dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.
Rufus AlternativesOnly apps categorised as ISO Creators
The best ISO Creator alternative to Rufus is dd, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Rufus and eight of them are ISO Creators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting ISO Creator alternatives to Rufus are UltraISO, PassFab for ISO, UUByte ISO Editor and TINU.
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- 41 dd alternatives
- 53 UltraISO alternatives
Directly edit and extract ISO or DVD image files, manage directories and boot info, create images from hard drive or physical media, convert between formats, optimize file structure, integrate with shell, and handle virtual drives and bootable media.
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- Proprietary
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- Discontinued
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- Windows

This tool simplifies the creation of bootable USBs, CDs, and DVDs through a streamlined three-step process. Compatible with Windows 10 32-bit and 64-bit, it supports virtual drive mounting, language management, and facilitates OS installations, upgrades, and reinstallation tasks efficiently.


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- 27 UUByte ISO Editor alternatives
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.
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows





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SharpBoot is a small utility for creating multiboot ISO or USB. You just need to drag-n-drop some iso files inside, and it automatically adds description and category (for supported ISO files, not shown in the screenshot). It uses Syslinux for the menu and bootloader.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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- Windows


Batch ISO Creator is a lightweight Windows utility that turns multiple folders into ISO images in a single click —no command line, no scripts, no bloat.


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It's the only one that seems to be able to create BSD flash drives