IWantLinux Alternatives

Apps similar to IWantLinux include Rufus, which is free and open source. Other options are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, UNetbootin and YUMI exFAT. Bootable USB Creators like IWantLinux are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac and Android.

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  1. MultiBootUSB icon
     73 likes

    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.

    48 MultiBootUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. USBImager icon
     25 likes

    USBImager is a really really simple GUI application that writes compressed disk images to USB drives and creates backups.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  3. WinDiskWriter icon
     15 likes

    Prepare bootable USB drives for Windows on macOS with support for UEFI and Legacy BIOS modes. Patches Windows 11 to bypass TPM and Secure Boot requirements, requires just an image file and USB. Offers a quick, user-friendly process for PCs and Intel Macs.

    44 WinDiskWriter alternatives

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    • Mac
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  4. ApplePi-Baker v2 icon
     148 likes

    Restore/Backup Utility, initially intended for Raspberry Pi users, but very suitable for all SD cards and external disks. More compression formats, no more sudo passwords, enable SSH, Auto Eject, restore to multiple disks, size check, shrink, etc.

    20 ApplePi-Baker v2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Use Raspberry Pi Imager for an easy way to install Raspberry Pi OS and other operating systems to an SD card ready to use with your Raspberry Pi.

    28 Raspberry Pi Imager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi OS
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  6. Lufus icon
     3 likes

    A rufus clone designed to work with linux, burn ISO Windows/Linux images to external flash drives like USB devices or TF cards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Python
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  7. WoeUSB icon
     30 likes

    WoeUSB is a simple tool that enable you to create your own usb stick windows installer from an iso image or a real DVD. It is a fork of Congelli501 s WinUSB.

    37 WoeUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. WinSetupFromUSB icon
     52 likes

    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.

    51 WinSetupFromUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Popsicle icon
     5 likes

    Write an ISO or other image to multiple USB devices all at once. Easily preparing a bunch of flash drives of your favorite OS with just a couple of clicks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. dd-Etcher icon
     2 likes

    A minimal image flasher for macOS (and soon Linux). Think Balena Etcher, but without the telemetry, the bloat, or the bundled Chromium. It wraps the reliable dd(1) shell tool directly under the hood.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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