Rufus Alternatives for Mac

Rufus is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is UNetbootin, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Rufus and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Rufus are balenaEtcher, dd, Deepin Boot Maker and macUSB.

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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. MeowUSB icon

    MeowUSB

     7 likes

    Create Windows USB on a Mac MeowUSB simplifies the process of creating a bootable Windows USB on your Mac.

    9 MeowUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. UUByte ISO Editor icon

    UUByte ISO Editor

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    UUByte ISO Editor is a full ISO toolkit for burning, creation, extracting and editing. Powered by a simple user interface, it is quite easy to make a bootable USB or DVD in a few clicks.

    27 UUByte ISO Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    UUByte ISO Editor screenshot 1
     
  4. TINU icon

    TINU

     2 likes

    The open tool to create bootable macOS installers.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TINU screenshot 1
     
  5. SYSGeeker WonderISO icon

    SYSGeeker WonderISO

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    It's an all-in-one ISO Burner tool that lets you burn ,extract, crate and edit ISO image file straightforwardly! It also was called as a best Windows bootable USB tool since it could escape the complexity of selecting multiple options and settings.

    11 SYSGeeker WonderISO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    It provides user with 5 functions: Burn, Extract, Create, Edit and Copy ISO.
     
  6. Mac Linux USB Loader icon

    Mac Linux USB Loader

     10 likes

    Mac Linux USB Loader is an application that allows you to create bootable USB drives containing a Linux distribution that can boot natively on Apple's Macintosh computers using their EFI system, regardless of whether or not the selected distribution has UEFI support.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Mac Linux USB Loader screenshot 1
     
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    Mac Linux USB Loader vs Rufus Comments
    camck
    Negative
    -2

    This only makes USB drives bootable on mac.

    • Mac Linux USB Loader is Paid and ProprietaryRufus is Free and Open Source
  9. DiskMaker X icon

    DiskMaker X

     16 likes

    DiskMaker X (formerly Lion DiskMaker) is an application built with AppleScript that you can use with many versions of OS X/macOS to build a bootable drive from OS X/macOS installer program (the one you download from the App Store).

    12 DiskMaker X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    DiskMaker X screenshot 1
     
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    DiskMaker X vs Rufus Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    7

    Rufus turns any CD Image to Bootable USB, while Diskmaker X works only with OS X disk images.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Only good to create OS X images - hence not an alternative as Rufus can create bootable USB from ANY image of ANY OS

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    only makes OS X bootable disks

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • DiskMaker X is Free and ProprietaryRufus is Free and Open Source
  10. Caligula icon

    Caligula

     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
    Screenshot of the Caligula TUI verifying a disk
     
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