SARDU Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to SARDU for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Ventoy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to SARDU and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to SARDU are balenaEtcher, UNetbootin, iVentoy and MultiBootUSB.

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SARDU alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be Linux Distros or Disk Imaging Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of SARDU.

SARDU

Bootable USB Creator
Free Personal • Proprietary

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 Sep 11, 2024

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.
46 Deepin Boot Maker alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Deepin Boot Maker Features
Support for Windows Hello
Multiple languages
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SUSE Studio ImageWriter
Utility for writing raw disk images & hybrid isos to USB keys.
44 SUSE Studio ImageWriter alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
SUSE Studio ImageWriter Features
Portable
Small-footprint
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Discontinued
The last update is from Sept 2020.

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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...
46 ROSA Image Writer alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
ROSA Image Writer Features
Create bootable Image
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Discontinued
Last update was in 2016.

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Bootqt
Bootqt is a simple app for making a bootable USB drive from an ISO or IMG file. It is written in Python and uses Qt technologies to provide an easy to use graphical user interface.
51 Bootqt alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
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GNOME MultiWriter
GNOME MultiWriter can be used to write an ISO file to multiple USB devices at once. Supported drive sizes are between 1Gb and 32Gb.
47 GNOME MultiWriter alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
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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Pardus Image Writer
Piw is a software to create bootable media i.e USB disk. It is similar to UNetbootin or Rufus.
47 Pardus Image Writer alternatives
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License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Pardus
Discontinued
The last release (0.1.9) is from December 2018.

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IsoDumper
IsoDumper is a tool primarily for writing downloaded bootable ISO images to a USB stick.
34 IsoDumper alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Bootable USB Creator
- Disk Imaging Tool
Platforms
- Linux
IsoDumper Features
Portable
Multiple languages
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Discontinued
The last version (0.32) is from November 2014.

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mkusb
(Straight up rufus for Linux users ) The mkusb tool was developed to make it simpler and safer to create boot drives with the method to flash or clone an iso image or a compressed image file. It is using dd under the hood.
51 mkusb alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Linux
mkusb Features
Multiboot USB
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Discontinued
Last release and commit in February 2022

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