SARDU Alternatives

SARDU is described as '(short for Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility) creates a multiboot all-in-one USB drive, CD or DVD for free (personal and non commercial use). Hard disks, external hard disks and all removable media are supported' and is a bootable usb creator in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 25 alternatives to SARDU for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and PortableApps.com apps. The best SARDU alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SARDU are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, UNetbootin and YUMI exFAT.

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SARDU (short for Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility) creates a multiboot all-in-one USB drive, CD or DVD for free (personal and non commercial use). Hard disks, external hard disks and all removable media are supported.

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SARDU alternatives page was last updated Jun 14, 2023
  1. XBoot icon
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    XBoot is a easy-to-use utility for creating Multiboot USB/ISO.You may have seen many bootable ISO files like Linux live CDs , Antivirus rescue CDs etc. XBoot can combine these ISO files in to one Multiboot ISO file or create Multiboot USB in just few clicks.

    40 XBoot alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    XBoot Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiboot USB
    3.  Create bootable CD
    4.  Drag and Drop
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed since 2013. Last version, 1.0 Beta 14, released in July 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    XBoot iconSARDU Icon

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    Comments about XBoot as an Alternative to SARDU
     
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    It has inbuilt test of created iso file

    Positive commentOct 23, 2022
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    • XBoot is Free and ProprietarySARDU is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. Media Creation Tool icon
     5 likes

    Create Windows 10 installation media.

    50 Media Creation Tool alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
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  3. FlashBoot icon
     6 likes

    FlashBoot is a tool to create an installable clone of Windows 7/8.x/10 (including all your apps and data) on the USB thumbdrive/HDD and instantly transfer your entire OS to another computer, even with dissimilar hardware:

    42 FlashBoot alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    FlashBoot Features

    1.  Install DOS to USB
    2.  Convert installation CD/DVD to USB
    3.  Preinstalled Environment builder
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  4. GNOME MultiWriter icon
     3 likes
    • GNOME MultiWriter can be used to write an ISO file to multiple USB devices at once. Supported drive sizes are between 1Gb and 32Gb.
    46 GNOME MultiWriter alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    GNOME MultiWriter Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Persistent Storage
    3.  Write ISO to SD card
    4.  Convert installation CD/DVD to USB
    5.  Validated Burning
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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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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Pardus
    Discontinued

    The last release (0.1.9) is from December 2018.

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  6. WINToBootic icon
     7 likes

    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
    WINToBootic screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • 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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  7. EasyBoot icon
     6 likes

    EasyBoot makes creating a bootable CD or bootable DVD a straightforward process. Whether you want to make a MultiBoot CD that starts up in your language or you need bootable CDs with the company logo, EasyBoot meets your requirements.

    18 EasyBoot alternatives
    EasyBoot screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    EasyBoot Features

    1.  Create bootable CD
    Discontinued

    Last update from September 23, 2015

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    • EasyBoot is the most popular commercial alternative to SARDU.

    • EasyBoot is Paid and ProprietarySARDU is Free Personal and Proprietary
  8. WinUSB - multiboot icon
     3 likes

    WinUSB - simple, portable and lightweight tool, lets you create multiple Windows bootable USB flash drive using ISOs or DVDs. Formatting drive is not required when free space is enough. Boot with NTFS flash drive in UEFI system supported for most PC.

    54 WinUSB - multiboot alternatives
    Choose USB flash drive.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WinUSB - multiboot Features

    1.  Create UEFI bootable drive
    2.  Multiboot USB
    WinUSB - multiboot iconSARDU Icon

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  9. IsoDumper icon
     1 like

    IsoDumper is a tool primarily for writing downloaded bootable ISO images to a USB stick.

    34 IsoDumper alternatives
    IsoDumper screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    IsoDumper Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiple languages
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.32) is from November 2014.

    IsoDumper iconSARDU Icon

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  10. SharpBoot icon
     4 likes

    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.

    36 SharpBoot alternatives
    SharpBoot screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SharpBoot Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiboot USB
    3.  Install Syslinux
    4.  Multi boot
    5.  Emulation
    Discontinued

    Last release in January 2020 and last commit in December 2019

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  11.  3 likes

    NIMMI, Nehul's ISO MultiBoot Manager and Installer, is an ISO installer-manager for Pen-Drive,USB Hard-Drive.It is very easy to use.And also is has been published under GNU license.

    37 NIMMI alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    NIMMI Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiboot USB
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 3.0.2.4, released in April 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

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  12. 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
    QemuBootTester screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    QemuBootTester Features

    1.  Built-in Screen Capture
    QemuBootTester iconSARDU Icon

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