Linux Mint's USB Image Writer (mintstick) is an easy to use and dependable means of creating bootable USBs.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Linux Mint
Ireland
EU
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
- 54 mintstick alternatives
49 ISO to USB alternativesISO to USB is a 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.
Platforms
- Windows
39 MeowUSB alternativesCreate Windows USB on a Mac MeowUSB simplifies the process of creating a bootable Windows USB on your Mac.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
A user-friendly, lightweight TUI wrapper for the dd command written in Rust that performs easy disk imaging and ISO burning with only a single command with graphs and rich confirmation dialogs.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Arch Linux
- Nix Package Manager
- Homebrew
- Global
Bootqt is a simple app for making a bootable USB drive from an ISO or IMG file. It is written in Python and uses Qt technologies to provide an easy to use graphical user interface.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
36 BartPE alternativesBarts PE Builder helps you build a BartPE (Bart Preinstalled Environment) bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from the original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD, very suitable for PC maintenance tasks.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
Netherlands- EU
IWantLinux is a simple, beginner-friendly tool for Windows that helps you get started with Linux. Choose a distro from a curated list, and IWantLinux will download it and write it to a USB drive — ready to boot.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
United States
Flash disk images onto your drives with ease. Select an image, insert your drive, and you're good to go!
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Linux Mobile
- Flathub
- GNOME
- United States
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
Deepin Boot Maker is a boot maker developed by Deepin Technology Team. It is simple in interface and easy to operate. It helps users to easily make deepin boot disk.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
45 SUSE Studio ImageWriter alternativesUtility for writing raw disk images & hybrid isos to USB keys.
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
37 SharpBoot alternativesSharpBoot is a small utility for creating multiboot ISO or USB. You just need to drag-n-drop some iso files inside, and it automatically adds description and category (for supported ISO files, not shown in the screenshot). It uses Syslinux for the menu and bootloader.
Platforms
- Windows
