Rufus AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Disk Imaging Tools for Linux

Rufus is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux Disk Imaging Tool alternative 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 five of them are Disk Imaging Tools available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux Disk Imaging Tool alternatives to Rufus are USBImager, Impression (GTK), IsoDumper and Caligula.

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Rufus alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators, but if you're looking for Disk Imaging Tools or ISO Creators you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Windows, Android, Windows + Free, Mac + Create bootable USB and Ubuntu + Create bootable USB. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Rufus.
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  1. dd icon
     101 likes

    dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.

    41 dd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    dd vs Rufus Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    3

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    cvanelli
    Negative
    -15

    crappy command line only program.

    Guest
    Positive
    1

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 6 comments
    • dd is Free and Open SourceRufus is also Free and Open Source
  2. Flash disk images onto your drives with ease. Select an image, insert your drive, and you're good to go!

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  3. IsoDumper icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Caligula icon
     1 like

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
     
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