balenaEtcher
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balenaEtcher is a free and open-source image burner with support for Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux. It makes USB and SD card image burning as simple and fast as possible.
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balena.ioLicensing
Open Source (Apache-2.0) and Free product.Written in
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- 29,939 Stars
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- 485 Open Issues
- Updated Oct 10, 2024
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Little is to say that I am just satisfied. I am amazed. I was looking for an alternative to Rufus on Windows. It is true that it does not have all the options Rufus has (actually, it has none), but it has simplicity and speed. Highly recommended!
Like Rufus, but with an easy-to-use GUI.
Do not work with Windows ISOs on Linux
It doesn't allow you to choose a partition from the usb, just the full usb.
This is a good app for SDCards, but there are a lot of negative reports for bootable usb drives. Rufus is mentioned as "the best alternative", but Rufus only works in Windows, not MacOS, Linux or Android. There is an alternative fork now in GitHub, Etcher-ng-classic , which has less of the nice looking, but somewhat unweildy GUI.
This app destroyed 2 of my USB sticks. Before I discovered this app is faulty. I don't get the positive comments here. There is something serious wrong with Belena. Their forum (and other forums) are full with complaints of people who experience the same. It seems to work fine, but once the img is flashed the USB stick is simply dead. Tested on multiple computers on W10 and Linux. See yourself about the dozens of people who got distroyed USB sticks after using this app.
https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-destroyed-3-new-usb-drives/360608/7
I think every time I used this it broke the USB I used it on.
Your USB is probably fine, however you may lack the knowledge to repartition it for other uses.
Reply written Dec 21, 2023
He is right. This is a serious problem that dozens of others experience too. My USB sticks got destroyed as well. Balena forum is full of people who got destroyed USB-sticks as well. @axcqhsbsadoukciozt It would be helpful if you share your knowledge to repair a such drive. Because hundreds of people are searching for a way to repair their expensive sticks now
Reply written Jan 5, 2024