ISO to USB AlternativesBootable USB Creators and other similar apps like ISO to USB

ISO to USB is described as 'Free and small software that can burn the ISO image file directly to the USB drives, these USB drives include USB flash drives, memory sticks and other USB storage devices, it also supports to create a bootable USB disk with Windows operating systems' and is a bootable usb creator in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ISO to USB for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and PortableApps.com apps. The best ISO to USB alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ISO to USB are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, UNetbootin and YUMI exFAT.

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  1. Rufus icon

    Rufus

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    Formats USB drives to FAT, NTFS, exFAT, and more, while creating bootable USBs from diverse ISOs. Supports MS-DOS/FreeDOS with no external files and offers BIOS or UEFI mode, including bad block check. Ideal for systems lacking an OS or flashing BIOS and lightweight, ad-free.

    72 Rufus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Simple, open source, easy to use, powerful!

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    • Most users think Rufus is a great ISO to USB alternative.

    • Rufus is the most popular Windows alternative to ISO to USB.

    • Rufus is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ISO to USB.

    • Rufus is Free and Open SourceISO to USB is Free and Proprietary
    • Rufus is Lightweight and Privacy focusedISO to USB is not according to our users
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    Ventoy

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    Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.

    55 Ventoy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Ventoy is the most popular Linux alternative to ISO to USB.

    • Ventoy is Free and Open SourceISO to USB is Free and Proprietary
    • Ventoy is LightweightISO to USB is not according to our users
  4. balenaEtcher icon

    balenaEtcher

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    A free, open-source tool for burning images to USB and SD cards. Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. Features validated burning, avoiding accidental wipes, offers a sleek interface, is lightweight and portable, making it ideal for users at any skill level.

    55 balenaEtcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • balenaEtcher is the most popular Mac alternative to ISO to USB.

    • balenaEtcher is Free and Open SourceISO to USB is Free and Proprietary
    • balenaEtcher is LightweightISO to USB is not according to our users
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    UNetbootin

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    Cross-platform tool for making bootable USB and Live USB drives, featuring a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks, supporting BSD and various utilities. No installation required, it runs directly and offers compatibility and community support for many distributions.

    57 UNetbootin alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  6. YUMI exFAT icon

    YUMI exFAT

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    The YUMI exFAT (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) media creation tool can be used to automatically create an exFAT bootable USB flash drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more.

    48 YUMI exFAT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • WineBottler
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    Universal USB Installer

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    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...

    46 Universal USB Installer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  10. MultiBootUSB icon

    MultiBootUSB

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    MultiBootUSB is a software to create multi boot live Linux on a removable media i.e USB disk. It is similar to UNetbootin but many distros can be installed, provided you have enough space on the disk.

    44 MultiBootUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. macUSB icon

    macUSB

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    The easiest way to create legacy macOS bootable drives on modern Macs. Revive old Intel Macs using your Apple Silicon machine — no terminal knowledge required.

    51 macUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    EtchDroid

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    Small Program for Android, which burns isos.

    23 EtchDroid alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    • EtchDroid is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to ISO to USB.

    • EtchDroid is Free and Open SourceISO to USB is Free and Proprietary
    • EtchDroid is LightweightISO to USB is not according to our users
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    WinSetupFromUSB

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    WinSetupFromUSB is a Windows program, which prepares multiboot USB flash or fixed disk to install any Windows versions since 2000/XP, boot various Linux and *BSD flavors, as well as many Windows, Linux, DOS based and other utilities. Since version 1.

    49 WinSetupFromUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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