Rufus AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Disk Imaging Tools

The best Disk Imaging alternative to Rufus is dd, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Rufus and nine of them are Disk Imaging Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Disk Imaging Tool alternatives to Rufus are Win32 Disk Imager, USBImager, Disk Utility and Impression (GTK).

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Rufus alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be Disk Imaging Tools or Disc Burners.  Other popular filters includes Windows + Free and Windows + Free + Create bootable USB. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Rufus.
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Formats USB drives to various file systems and creates bootable USBs from ISOs. Supports MS-DOS/FreeDOS bootable sticks and offers BIOS or UEFI options.

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Rufus alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
  1. dd icon
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    dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.

    37 dd alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    dd Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Burn iso
    3.  Write ISO to SD card
    4.  Create image
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    Guest

    It's the only one that seems to be able to create BSD flash drives

    Top positive commentDec 10, 2019
    3
    cvanelli

    crappy command line only program.

    Negative commentJun 26, 2021
    -14
    Guest

    Considering this has been developed since 1974, it is very good at what it does.

    Positive commentAug 16, 2019
    1
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    • Most users think dd is a great Rufus alternative.

    • dd is Free and Open SourceRufus is also Free and Open Source
  2. Win32 Disk Imager icon
     84 likes

    A utility that can write a raw backup image of your hard drive to a removable device or vice versa.

    45 Win32 Disk Imager alternatives
    Win32 Disk Imager screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Disk to image file conversion
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  3. USBImager icon
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    USBImager is a really really simple GUI application that writes compressed disk images to USB drives and creates backups.

    18 USBImager alternatives
    Linux

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Disk Imaging
    2.  Write ISO to SD card
    3.  ARM support
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Portable
    6.  Raspberry Pi Development
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  4. Disk Utility icon
     46 likes

    Disk Utility is the name of a utility created by Apple for performing disk-related tasks in Mac OS X. These tasks include:

    39 Disk Utility alternatives
    Disk Utility partitioning a disk

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Disk Utility Features

    1.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
    2.  Mounting drives
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    Guest

    Cannot flash/burn iso into flash drive

    Negative commentMay 17, 2020
    0
    Guest

    You cannot flash an iso image to a flash drive

    Negative commentMar 6, 2020
    -1
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    • This alternative is disputed. Disk Utility is a legitimate Rufus alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Disk Utility is Free and ProprietaryRufus is Free and Open Source
  5. Impression (GTK) icon
     4 likes

    Flash disk images onto your drives with ease. Select an image, insert your drive, and you're good to go!

    50 Impression (GTK) alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Rust
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  6. IsoDumper icon
     1 like

    IsoDumper is a tool primarily for writing downloaded bootable ISO images to a USB stick.

    34 IsoDumper alternatives
    IsoDumper screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    IsoDumper Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiple languages
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.32) is from November 2014.

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  7. USB Image Tool icon
     24 likes

    USB Image Tool can create images of USB flash drives and MP3 players, that are mounted as USB drives. It allows you switch between images with different music styles on your MP3 Player or to make an exact backup image of your USB Stick.

    20 USB Image Tool alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    USB Image Tool Features

    1.  Command line interface
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