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 14 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Rufus are balenaEtcher, dd, ROSA Image Writer and Deepin Boot Maker.

Rufus alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be Disc Burners or CD Burners. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Rufus.

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Rufus

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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator

Windows
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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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UNetbootin
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Linux Distro
Mac
Windows
Linux
PortableApps.com
50 alternatives to UNetbootin
UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can load Linux and other distributions to a partition or USB drive. It loads distributions either by downloading listed Linux and BSD like distributions, a variety of system utilities and rescue disks ISO...
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UNetbootin Features
1. PortableUNetbootin can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Ad-freeUNetbootin doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Privacy focusedUNetbootin is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
4. LightweightUNetbootin consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Persistent Linux
Automatic downloading
Download ISO Images
Windows To Go
Burn iso
Portable Linux
UNetbootin vs Rufus opinions
Most users think UNetbootin is a great alternative to Rufus.
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Kandi
Easy to use. Supports a huge variety of platforms
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Guest
Fast, easy to use and in a few clicks you're good to go
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cvanelli
Cannot write Windows ISOs
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Guest
does not do UEFI mode does not recognize external hdd/ sdd does not do windows bootable drives and have issues even with some linux distros does not do multiple booting images on single drive
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Guest
UNetbootin is for Linux Distributions. Rufus is for creating bootable USBs in general, independant from the target OS.
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balenaEtcher
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
48 alternatives to balenaEtcher
balenaEtcher is a free and open-source image burner with support for Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux. It makes USB and SD card image burning as simple and fast as possible.
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balenaEtcher Features
1. PortablebalenaEtcher can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightbalenaEtcher consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
User friendly
Graphical User Interface
Write ISO to SD card
Burn iso
Create bootable Image
Validated Burning
Material design
Electron based
Persistent Storage
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
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Most users think balenaEtcher is a great alternative to Rufus.
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Guest
Can make bootable usb for linux not windows.
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espectalll
It's simple, it's easy, it's slick, and it's multiplatform, May not be for everyone, but surely is for most people.
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Guest
Cannot select between gpt and mbr partition styles
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VinayMalhotra
Stable secure less confusing Easy and Fast
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0DayExploit
Easy to use , User Friendly Interface
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dd
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Linux
BSD
28 alternatives to dd
dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.
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dd Features
1. Command line interfacedd either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Burn iso
Write ISO to SD card
Create image
Add a screenshot

dd vs Rufus opinions
Almost everyone thinks dd is a great alternative to Rufus.
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Guest
It's the only one that seems to be able to create BSD flash drives
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Guest
Considering this has been developed since 1974, it is very good at what it does.
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cvanelli
crappy command line only program.
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Guest
It works very well, only for the non Dufus.
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Guest
allows use of the command line
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ROSA Image Writer
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
40 alternatives to ROSA Image Writer
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...
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ROSA Image Writer Features
Create bootable Image
Discontinued
Last update was in 2016.

ROSA Image Writer vs Rufus opinions
Most users think ROSA Image Writer is a great alternative to Rufus.
Guest
Easy to use, multi-platform
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Guest
its quick stable & versatile no errors on any I made
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Deepin Boot Maker
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
41 alternatives to Deepin Boot Maker
Deepin Boot Maker is a boot maker developed by Deepin Technology Team. It is simple in interface and easy to operate. It helps users to easily make deepin boot disk.
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Deepin Boot Maker Features
Support for Windows Hello
Multiple languages
Deepin Boot Maker vs Rufus opinions
Most users think Deepin Boot Maker is a great alternative to Rufus.
Guest
easy to use and run perfectly on mac
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Install Disk Creator
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Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
10 alternatives to Install Disk Creator
Install Disk Creator simplifies creating a bootable OS X installer.

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Install Disk Creator vs Rufus opinions
Most users think Install Disk Creator is a great alternative to Rufus.
Disk Utility
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Free • Proprietary
Partition Manager
Disk Imaging Tool
Disk Cloning Tool
Mac
37 alternatives to Disk Utility
Disk Utility is the name of a utility created by Apple for performing disk-related tasks in Mac OS X. These tasks include:
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Disk Utility Features
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Mounting drives
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Guest
Cannot flash/burn iso into flash drive
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Guest
You cannot flash an iso image to a flash drive
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Raspberry Pi Imager
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Raspbian
13 alternatives to Raspberry Pi Imager
Use Raspberry Pi Imager for an easy way to install Raspberry Pi OS and other operating systems to an SD card ready to use with your Raspberry Pi.

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Mac Linux USB Loader
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Paid • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Linux Distro
Mac
15 alternatives to Mac Linux USB Loader
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.
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Mac Linux USB Loader Features
Bluetooth Support
Persistent Storage
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camck
This only makes USB drives bootable on mac.
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KDE ISO Image Writer
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
48 alternatives to KDE ISO Image Writer
Write an ISO Image to a USB Disk.

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