Rufus Alternatives

Rufus is described as 'Utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc' and is a leading bootable usb creator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Rufus for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flatpak and Flathub apps. The best Rufus alternative is Ventoy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Rufus are UNetbootin, balenaEtcher, YUMI exFAT and dd.

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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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Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.

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Rufus alternatives page was last updated Feb 3, 2025
  1. Popsicle icon
     3 likes

    Write an ISO or other image to multiple USB devices all at once. Easily preparing a bunch of flash drives of your favorite OS with just a couple of clicks.

    50 Popsicle alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Rust
    Popsicle iconRufus Icon

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  2. ROSA Image Writer icon
     13 likes

    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...

    45 ROSA Image Writer alternatives
    ROSA Image Writer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    ROSA Image Writer Features

    1.  Create bootable Image
    Discontinued

    Last update was in 2016.

    ROSA Image Writer iconRufus Icon

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    Comments about ROSA Image Writer as an Alternative to Rufus
     
    Guest

    Easy to use, multi-platform

    Positive commentJan 8, 2017
    0
    Guest

    its quick stable & versatile no errors on any I made

    Positive commentFeb 6, 2020
    -3
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    • Most users think ROSA Image Writer is a great Rufus alternative.

    • ROSA Image Writer is Free and Open SourceRufus is also Free and Open Source
  3. SUSE Studio ImageWriter icon
     19 likes

    Utility for writing raw disk images & hybrid isos to USB keys.

    43 SUSE Studio ImageWriter alternatives
    SUSE Studio ImageWriter screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    SUSE Studio ImageWriter Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Small-footprint
    Discontinued

    The last update is from Sept 2020.

    SUSE Studio ImageWriter iconRufus Icon

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    Guest

    Good but some cannot write some isos, including windows server

    Positive commentMar 14, 2019
    1
    Guest

    Excellent Image writer in USB

    Positive commentJun 25, 2017
    1
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    • Most users think SUSE Studio ImageWriter is a great Rufus alternative.

    • SUSE Studio ImageWriter is Free and Open SourceRufus is also Free and Open Source
  4. KDE ISO Image Writer icon
     7 likes

    Write an ISO Image to a USB Disk.

    51 KDE ISO Image Writer alternatives
    KDE ISO Image Writer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • KDE
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.0.0) is from May 2023.

    KDE ISO Image Writer iconRufus Icon

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  5. mintstick icon
     7 likes

    Linux Mint's USB Image Writer (mintstick) is an easy to use and dependable means of creating bootable USBs.

    50 mintstick alternatives
    mintstick screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mint

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Writes images to SD/USB
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  6. mkusb icon
     3 likes

    (Straight up rufus for Linux users ) The mkusb tool was developed to make it simpler and safer to create boot drives with the method to flash or clone an iso image or a compressed image file. It is using dd under the hood.

    50 mkusb alternatives
    mkusb screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    mkusb Features

    1.  Multiboot USB
    Discontinued

    Last release and commit in February 2022

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  7. USBImager icon
     23 likes

    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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