Makebootfat AlternativesBootable USB Creators and other similar apps like Makebootfat

Makebootfat is described as 'This utility creates a bootable FAT filesystem and populates it with files and boot tools. It is mainly designed to create bootable USB and Fixed disk for the AdvanceCD project' and is a bootable usb creator in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to Makebootfat for Windows, Linux, PortableApps.com and Mac. The best Makebootfat alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Makebootfat are WinDiskWriter, WinUSB - multiboot, Mtools and Dosfstools.

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  1. Rufus icon
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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
    • Rufus is the most popular Windows alternative to Makebootfat.

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

    • Rufus is Free and Open SourceMakebootfat is also Free and Open Source
    • Rufus is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMakebootfat is not according to our users
  2. WinDiskWriter icon
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    A macOS app that creates bootable USB drives for Windows. Patches Windows 11 to bypass TPM and Secure Boot requirements.

    52 WinDiskWriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • WinDiskWriter is the most popular Mac alternative to Makebootfat.

    • WinDiskWriter is Free and Open SourceMakebootfat is also Free and Open Source
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    WinUSB - simple, portable and lightweight tool, lets you create multiple Windows bootable USB flash drive using ISOs or DVDs. Formatting drive is not required when free space is enough. Boot with NTFS flash drive in UEFI system supported for most PC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Mtools is a collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks from GNU and Unix without mounting them. It supports Win'95 style long file names, OS/2 Xdf disks and 2m disks (store up to 1992k on a high density 3 1/2 disk).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Mtools is the most popular Linux alternative to Makebootfat.

    • Mtools is Free and Open SourceMakebootfat is also Free and Open Source
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    The dosfstools package includes the mkdosfs (aka mkfs.dos and mkfs.vfat) and dosfsck (aka fsck.msdos and fsck.vfat) utilities, which respectively make and check MS-DOS FAT filesystems on hard drives or on floppies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Automatically make a live bootable usb with ease with AutoBootDisk, a open-source program

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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