YUMI Alternatives

YUMI is described as '(Your Universal Multiboot Installer), is the successor to our MultibootISOs. It can be used to create a Multiboot Bootable USB Flash Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more' and is a very popular bootable usb creator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to YUMI for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, PortableApps.com and Ubuntu. The best alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like YUMI are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, UNetbootin and MultiBootUSB.

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

This page was last updated

YUMI

273

Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator

Windows
PortableApps.com
Wine
WineBottler

YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer), is the successor to our MultibootISOs. It can be used to create a Multiboot...

Learn more about YUMI

Rufus
Do you think this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
PortableApps.com
63 alternatives to Rufus
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.
Suggest and vote on features
Rufus Features
1. LightweightRufus consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableRufus can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Burn iso
Windows To Go
UEFI Support
Write ISO to SD card
Create bootable Image
Create BIOS bootable drive
Create UEFI bootable drive
GNU/linux-libre
USB to FAT
Install DOS to USB
Rufus vs YUMI opinions
This alternative is disputed. Rufus is still a legitimate alternative to YUMI, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
all • positive • negative relevance • date
Guest
it really works but other apps not allways
Top positive comment•
-4

PERCE_NEIGE
Rufus alone doesn't, but used with the ISO by Multisystem allow to multiboot from an USB device.
Top positive comment•
-1

pereiradorogerio
It doesn't create Multiboot USB drives, it just creates one USB boot drive, with just one iso file.
Top negative comment•
2

Guest
Great utility, but no multiboot support
Negative comment•
3

cy6ernauti1us
Only writes ISO images to flash drives. Cannot create a multi-booting flash drive.
Negative comment•
2

Show more comments ▾
5 of 10 comments
Ventoy
Do you think this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
41 alternatives to Ventoy
Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.
Suggest and vote on features
Ventoy Features
1. PortableVentoy can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightVentoy consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Multi boot
Multiboot USB
Create Multiboot USB
UEFI Support
Persistent Storage
Multi-windows
VHD Boot
Ventoy vs YUMI opinions
arammys
Open Source, easy to use and excellent on his job
Positive comment•
1

Guest
can multiboot almost any iso/wim/ima file
Positive comment•
3

dgasaway
Very easy to add or remove boot images.
Positive comment•
2
balenaEtcher
Do you think this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
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.
Suggest and vote on features
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 YUMI opinions
This alternative is disputed. balenaEtcher is still a legitimate alternative to YUMI, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
Guest
Does not do multiple os boots on one drive
Negative comment•
21

Guest
balenaEtcher has no multi boot option.
Negative comment•
17

Guest
App works great but cannot make multi boot.
Positive comment•
12
UNetbootin
Do you think this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
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...
Suggest and vote on features
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 YUMI opinions
This alternative is disputed. UNetbootin is still a legitimate alternative to YUMI, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
Guest
Does not allow for multiboot options
Negative comment•
13

pereiradorogerio
It doesn't create Multiboot USB drives, it just creates one USB boot drive, with just one iso file.
Negative comment•
1
MultiBootUSB
Do you think this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
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.
Suggest and vote on features
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.

MultiBootUSB vs YUMI opinions
Almost everyone thinks MultiBootUSB is a great alternative to YUMI.
Guest
Works in BOTH Linux and Windows and linux. and is truly Multiboot with a menu
Positive comment•
2
Universal USB Installer
Do you think this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Linux Distro
Windows
37 alternatives to Universal USB Installer
Universal USB Installer is a Live Linux USB Creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux Distributions to put on your USB Flash Drive. The Universal USB Installer is easy to use. Simply choose a Live Linux Distribution, the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, Click...
Suggest and vote on features
Universal USB Installer Features
1. PortableUniversal USB Installer can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
No need to format
Portable Linux
Persistent Linux
Multiple languages
Universal USB Installer vs YUMI opinions
This alternative is disputed. Universal USB Installer is still a legitimate alternative to YUMI, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
Guest
Universal USB Installer is to make a one distro usb and yumi is multiboot
Negative comment•
15
WoeUSB
Do you think this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Linux
22 alternatives to WoeUSB
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.
Suggest and vote on features
WoeUSB Features
1. Command line interfaceWoeUSB either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Bootable Windows Flashdrive's
Create UEFI bootable drive
Graphical User Interface
WinSetupFromUSB
Do you think this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
43 alternatives to WinSetupFromUSB
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.
Suggest and vote on features
WinSetupFromUSB Features
1. PortableWinSetupFromUSB can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Multiboot USB
UEFI Support
Code Quality
Install Syslinux
Preinstalled Environment builder
Easy2Boot
Do you think this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
15 alternatives to Easy2Boot
Flexible and configurable USB drive multiboot solution which also supports UEFI booting.
Suggest and vote on features
Easy2Boot Features
1. PortableEasy2Boot can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Multiboot USB
Highly costomizable
UEFI Support
USB to NTFS
USB to FAT
Multi boot
Easy2Boot vs YUMI opinions
Most users think Easy2Boot is a great alternative to YUMI.
Guest
Full UEFI Support Baked-In
Positive comment•
1
MultiSystem
Do you think this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
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...
Suggest and vote on features
MultiSystem Features
Create multiple OS boot
Linux-based
Create Multiboot USB
Mutli-image handling
Multiboot USB
Multiple languages
MultiSystem vs YUMI opinions