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 Jun 14, 2023
  1. UUByte ISO Editor icon
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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.

    24 UUByte ISO Editor alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  2. WintoUSB Pro icon
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    WintoUSB Pro is a dedicated program to create Windows To Go USB without limitation. It is easy to create a portable Windows drive so you can run Windows 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7 from external SSD or USB.

    5 WintoUSB Pro alternatives
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    • Windows
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  3. WINToBootic icon
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    WiNToBootic is free program, has the sole function of creating boot disks using ISO images. It is a standalone small and portable tool of only 600KB. Super User Friendly. Good for use where you do not have CD drive (like laptop) and have to install the OS.

    40 WINToBootic alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

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    • Windows

    WINToBootic Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Preinstalled Environment builder
    3.  USB to NTFS
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.2.1, released in March 2014, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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  4.  7 likes

    Tuxboot helps you to create a bootable Live USB drive for Clonezilla live, DRBL live, GParted live and Tux2live. It is modified from UNetbootin and runs on both MS Windows and GNU/Linux. You can choose to download the latest version of Clonezilla live, DRBL live, or GParted live...

    10 Tuxboot alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.8) is from December 2014.

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  5. Pardus Image Writer icon
     3 likes

    Piw is a software to create bootable media i.e USB disk. It is similar to UNetbootin or Rufus.

    46 Pardus Image Writer alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Pardus
    Discontinued

    The last release (0.1.9) is from December 2018.

    Pardus Image Writer iconRufus Icon

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  6. HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool icon
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    HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool utility will format any USB flash drive, with your choice of FAT, FAT32, or NTFS partition types. You can also make the disk bootable by specifying a file location.

    9 HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool Features

    1.  USB to NTFS
    2.  USB to FAT
    Discontinued

    No longer updated. It seems the latest version is 2.2.3 from 2013 (according to CNET), or 2014 (Softpedia).

    HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool iconRufus Icon

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    Comments about HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool as an Alternative to Rufus
     
    Guest

    it wont create bootable usb flash

    Negative commentSep 7, 2015
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    • This alternative is disputed. HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is a legitimate Rufus alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is Free and ProprietaryRufus is Free and Open Source
  7. Mac Linux USB Loader icon
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    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.

    23 Mac Linux USB Loader alternatives
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    • Mac

    Mac Linux USB Loader Features

    1.  Bluetooth Support
    2.  Persistent Storage
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    Comments about Mac Linux USB Loader as an Alternative to Rufus
     
    camck

    This only makes USB drives bootable on mac.

    Negative commentNov 25, 2017
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    • Most users think Mac Linux USB Loader is a great Rufus alternative.

    • Mac Linux USB Loader is Paid and ProprietaryRufus is Free and Open Source
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