Startup Disk Creator AlternativesBootable USB Creators and other similar apps like Startup Disk Creator

Startup Disk Creator is described as '(usb-creator) is an official tool to create Live USBs of Ubuntu from the Live CD or from an ISO image. The tool is included by default in all releases after Ubuntu 8.04' and is a bootable usb creator in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Startup Disk Creator for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, PortableApps.com and Nix Package Manager apps. The best Startup Disk Creator alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Startup Disk Creator are Ventoy, UNetbootin, YUMI exFAT and Universal USB Installer.

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  1. Rufus icon

    Rufus

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    Formats USB drives to FAT, NTFS, exFAT, and more, while creating bootable USBs from diverse ISOs. Supports MS-DOS/FreeDOS with no external files and offers BIOS or UEFI mode, including bad block check. Ideal for systems lacking an OS or flashing BIOS and lightweight, ad-free.

    72 Rufus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    • Rufus is the most popular Windows alternative to Startup Disk Creator.

    • Rufus is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Startup Disk Creator.

    • Rufus is Free and Open SourceStartup Disk Creator is also Free and Open Source
    • Rufus is Lightweight and Privacy focusedStartup Disk Creator is not according to our users
  2. Ventoy icon

    Ventoy

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    Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.

    54 Ventoy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Ventoy is the most popular Linux alternative to Startup Disk Creator.

    • Ventoy is Free and Open SourceStartup Disk Creator is also Free and Open Source
    • Ventoy is LightweightStartup Disk Creator is not according to our users
  4. UNetbootin icon

    UNetbootin

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    Cross-platform tool for making bootable USB and Live USB drives, featuring a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks, supporting BSD and various utilities. No installation required, it runs directly and offers compatibility and community support for many distributions.

    57 UNetbootin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    It doesn't function, you can not dowload from somewhere.

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    • UNetbootin is the most popular Mac alternative to Startup Disk Creator.

    • UNetbootin is Free and Open SourceStartup Disk Creator is also Free and Open Source
    • UNetbootin is Privacy focused and LightweightStartup Disk Creator is not according to our users
  5. YUMI exFAT icon

    YUMI exFAT

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    The YUMI exFAT (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) media creation tool can be used to automatically create an exFAT bootable USB flash drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more.

    48 YUMI exFAT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • WineBottler
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  6. Universal USB Installer icon

    Universal USB Installer

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    Universal USB Installer is a Live Linux USB Creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux Distributions to put on your USB Flash Drive. The Universal USB Installer is easy to use. Simply choose a Live Linux Distribution, the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, Click...

    46 Universal USB Installer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. WinUSB - multiboot icon

    WinUSB - multiboot

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. AutoBootDisk icon

    AutoBootDisk

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    Automatically make a live bootable usb with ease with AutoBootDisk, a open-source program

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Caligula icon

    Caligula

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    A user-friendly, lightweight TUI wrapper for the dd command written in Rust that performs easy disk imaging and ISO burning with only a single command with graphs and rich confirmation dialogs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
    Screenshot of the Caligula TUI verifying a disk
     
  12. TekDT USB Creator icon

    TekDT USB Creator

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    TekDT USB Creator is an automatic Windows installation USB/Hard drive creation free software. Help you install Windows for your computer as quickly, simply and as easily as possible.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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