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 typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Raspberry Pi
- Global
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mkusb Alternatives
mkusb has been discontinued. Similar apps include Rufus, which is free and open source. Other options are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, UNetbootin and YUMI exFAT. Bootable USB Creators like mkusb are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac and Android.
Alternatives list
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Windows
Germany
EU
44 WinDiskWriter alternativesPrepare 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
20 ApplePi-Baker v2 alternativesRestore/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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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28 Raspberry Pi Imager alternativesUse 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Raspberry Pi OS
United Kingdom
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37 WoeUSB alternativesWoeUSB 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Global
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
51 WinSetupFromUSB alternativesWinSetupFromUSB 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.
Platforms
- Windows
53 Popsicle alternativesWrite 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
United States
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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
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Switzerland
A tool to create a bootable live USB drive with an edition of Fedora. Not only can Fedora Media Writer write an image to your flash drive, it can also download it for you. It offers official editions (Server, Workstation), Fedora spins (KDE Plasma Desktop, Xfce Desktop, Cinnamon...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- United States
53 WinToUSB alternativesWinToUSB is a free software that allows you to install and run Windows operating system on a USB hard drive or USB flash drive, using an ISO image or CD/DVD drive as the source of installation. WinToUSB also support creating bootable WinPE USB drive, it can help you to transfer...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
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