balenaEtcher AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Linux Distros

The best Linux Distro alternative to balenaEtcher is Universal USB Installer, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to balenaEtcher and three of them are Linux Distros so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux Distro alternatives to balenaEtcher are Mac Linux USB Loader and Caligula.

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  1. Universal USB Installer is a Live Linux USB Creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux Distributions to put on your USB Flash Drive. The Universal USB Installer is easy to use. Simply choose a Live Linux Distribution, the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, Click...

    52 Universal USB Installer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Mac Linux USB Loader is an application that allows you to create bootable USB drives containing a Linux distribution that can boot natively on Apple's Macintosh computers using their EFI system, regardless of whether or not the selected distribution has UEFI support.

    27 Mac Linux USB Loader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    A user-friendly, lightweight TUI wrapper for the dd command written in Rust that performs easy disk imaging and ISO burning with only a single command with graphs and rich confirmation dialogs.

    50 Caligula alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Homebrew
    • Nix Package Manager
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