LinuxLive USB Creator Alternatives for Linux

LinuxLive USB Creator is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is balenaEtcher, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to LinuxLive USB Creator and 17 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to LinuxLive USB Creator are UNetbootin, MultiBootUSB, MultiSystem and ROSA Image Writer.

LinuxLive USB Creator alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be Linux Distros or Operating Systems. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of LinuxLive USB Creator.

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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows

LiLi USB Creator is a free software for Windows that allows you to create a bootable Live USB key with a Linux on it.

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balenaEtcher
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
48 alternatives to balenaEtcher
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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balenaEtcher Features
1. PortablebalenaEtcher can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightbalenaEtcher consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
User friendly
Graphical User Interface
Write ISO to SD card
Burn iso
Create bootable Image
Validated Burning
Material design
Electron based
Persistent Storage
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
balenaEtcher vs LinuxLive USB Creator opinions
Most users think balenaEtcher is a great alternative to LinuxLive USB Creator.
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it works on mac so its amazing
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UNetbootin
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Linux Distro
Mac
Windows
Linux
PortableApps.com
50 alternatives to UNetbootin
UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can load Linux and other distributions to a partition or USB drive. It loads distributions either by downloading listed Linux and BSD like distributions, a variety of system utilities and rescue disks ISO...
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UNetbootin Features
1. PortableUNetbootin can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Ad-freeUNetbootin doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Privacy focusedUNetbootin is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
4. LightweightUNetbootin consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Persistent Linux
Automatic downloading
Download ISO Images
Windows To Go
Burn iso
Portable Linux
UNetbootin vs LinuxLive USB Creator opinions
Most users think UNetbootin is a great alternative to LinuxLive USB Creator.
MultiBootUSB
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
39 alternatives to MultiBootUSB
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.
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MultiBootUSB Features
1. Command line interfaceMultiBootUSB either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Multiboot USB
Multi OS
Create Multiboot USB
Install Syslinux
Boot HDD Partition
Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed and the official website is no longer available. Last version, 9.2.0, released in April 2018, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
MultiSystem
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Linux
37 alternatives to MultiSystem
MultiSystem is an awesome Linux tool for creating multiboot USB drives, developed by François Fabre (http://liveusb.info/dotclear/). It uses Grub2 instead of Grub Legacy, and can be run from within any Linux distribution to create a Custom Multiboot USB containing your...
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MultiSystem Features
Create multiple OS boot
Linux-based
Create Multiboot USB
Mutli-image handling
Multiboot USB
Multiple languages
ROSA Image Writer
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
40 alternatives to ROSA Image Writer
Optical drives are rapidly disappearing from our computers of all kinds, and consequently installing operating systems from USB flash disks is becoming increasingly popular. ISO images of the ROSA Linux distribution were originally intended for burning to DVD disks, but they can...
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ROSA Image Writer Features
Create bootable Image
Discontinued
Last update was in 2016.
SUSE Studio ImageWriter
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
37 alternatives to SUSE Studio ImageWriter
Utility for writing raw disk images & hybrid isos to USB keys.
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SUSE Studio ImageWriter Features
Small-footprint
SARDU
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
32 alternatives to SARDU
SARDU (short for Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility) creates a multiboot all-in-one USB drive, CD or DVD for free (personal and non commercial use). Hard disks, external hard disks and all removable media are supported.
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SARDU Features
1. PortableSARDU can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Persistent Linux
Multiboot USB
UEFI Support
Multi boot
Create bootable CD
Knoppix
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Free • Open Source
Operating System
Linux Distro
Linux
67 alternatives to Knoppix
Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB key (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any operating system. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed into a RAM drive.
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1. Privacy focusedKnoppix is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Portable Linux
Booting from USB
Add a screenshot

Knoppix vs LinuxLive USB Creator opinions
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Because Knoppix is a Linux-based OS, and LinuxLive USB Creator is not.

I have no doubt that you can use Knoppix to create a bootable USB device, but that's not its primary purpose.
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Raspberry Pi Imager
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Raspbian
13 alternatives to Raspberry Pi Imager
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.

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mintstick
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Linux
Linux Mint
45 alternatives to mintstick
Linux Mint's USB Image Writer (mintstick) is an easy to use and dependable means of creating bootable USBs.
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mintstick Features
Writes images to SD/USB