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 2, 2023
  1. SYSGeeker WonderISO icon
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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.

    7 SYSGeeker WonderISO alternatives
    It provides user with 5 functions: Burn, Extract, Create, Edit and Copy ISO.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  2. TINU icon
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    The open tool to create bootable macOS installers.

    49 TINU alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac

    TINU Features

    1.  Create bootable Image
    Discontinued

    Last commit was in June 2022 and last release was in October 2021

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  3. QemuBootTester icon
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    Utility QemuBootTester, at the base QEMU, from Ameda Buddha, with support for x86 / x64 UEFI mode. All possibilities, in general, are visible on the screen.

    39 QemuBootTester alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    QemuBootTester Features

    1.  Built-in Screen Capture
    QemuBootTester iconRufus Icon

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    This utility creates a bootable FAT filesystem and populates it with files and boot tools. It is mainly designed to create bootable USB and Fixed disk for the AdvanceCD project.

    6 Makebootfat alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Makebootfat Features

    1.  USB to FAT
    2.  Filesystem
    3.  Install DOS to USB
    Discontinued

    Hasn't been updated in years.

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  5. Image Writer icon
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    An application to write .raw .iso or .img files to USB disks. Easy to use. No install is needed. Raspberry Pi sd cards or Hackintosh USBs can be made with this.

    29 Image Writer alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Image Writer Features

    1.  Create UEFI bootable drive
    2.  Create BIOS bootable drive
    Discontinued

    Last update in 2018 and Sourceforge says "Warning! Malware detected. Download at your own risk."

    Image Writer iconRufus Icon

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  6. Install Disk Creator icon
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    Install Disk Creator simplifies creating a bootable OS X installer.

    10 Install Disk Creator alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. IsoDumper icon
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    IsoDumper is a tool primarily for writing downloaded bootable ISO images to a USB stick.

    34 IsoDumper alternatives
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    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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