ROSA Image Writer AlternativesBootable USB Creators and other similar apps like ROSA Image Writer

ROSA Image Writer is described as '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' and is a bootable usb creator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ROSA Image Writer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and PortableApps.com apps. The best ROSA Image Writer alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ROSA Image Writer are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, UNetbootin and YUMI exFAT.

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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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
    • Rufus is the most popular Windows alternative to ROSA Image Writer.

    • Rufus is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ROSA Image Writer.

    • Rufus is Free and Open SourceROSA Image Writer is also Free and Open Source
    • Rufus is Lightweight and Privacy focusedROSA Image Writer is not according to our users
  2. Ventoy icon
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    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.

    54 Ventoy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Ventoy is the most popular Linux alternative to ROSA Image Writer.

    • Ventoy is Free and Open SourceROSA Image Writer is also Free and Open Source
    • Ventoy is LightweightROSA Image Writer is not according to our users
  3. balenaEtcher icon
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    A free, open-source tool for burning images to USB and SD cards. Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. Features validated burning, avoiding accidental wipes, offers a sleek interface, is lightweight and portable, making it ideal for users at any skill level.

    55 balenaEtcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • balenaEtcher is the most popular Mac alternative to ROSA Image Writer.

    • balenaEtcher is Free and Open SourceROSA Image Writer is also Free and Open Source
    • balenaEtcher is LightweightROSA Image Writer is not according to our users
  4. UNetbootin icon
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    Cross-platform tool for making bootable USB and Live USB drives, featuring a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks, supporting BSD and various utilities. No installation required, it runs directly and offers compatibility and community support for many distributions.

    57 UNetbootin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  5. YUMI exFAT icon
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    The YUMI exFAT (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) media creation tool can be used to automatically create an exFAT bootable USB flash drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more.

    48 YUMI exFAT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • WineBottler
     
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    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...

    46 Universal USB Installer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. MultiBootUSB icon
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    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.

    44 MultiBootUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. WinSetupFromUSB icon
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    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.

    49 WinSetupFromUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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