The Best UNetbootin AlternativesTop Bootable USB Creators and other similar apps like UNetbootin

UNetbootin is described as 'Cross-platform utility to create bootable USB drives or Live USBs, with a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks' and is a leading bootable usb creator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to UNetbootin for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best UNetbootin alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like UNetbootin are balenaEtcher, Ventoy, YUMI exFAT and dd.

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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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    Comments about Rufus as an Alternative to UNetbootin
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    Positive
    12

    Easy to use. I used it with tails 2.10 when unetbootin wouldn't work.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Rufus is a great UNetbootin alternative.

    • Rufus is the most popular Windows alternative to UNetbootin.

    • Rufus is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to UNetbootin.

    • Rufus is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
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    balenaEtcher

     650 likes
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    A free, open-source tool for burning images to USB and SD cards. Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. Features validated burning, avoiding accidental wipes, offers a sleek interface, is lightweight and portable, making it ideal for users at any skill level.

    55 balenaEtcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about balenaEtcher as an Alternative to UNetbootin
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    5

    Doing a Arch bootable key was a nightmare on a Mac with UNetbootin, no way to make it working. With Etcher one try and it was perfectly ok :)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Very simple and effective, creates a bootable USB key almost in a single click (very unusual considering everyone is struggling with UNetbootin since many years!)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    I have a 64GB USB key, and UNetbootin kept insisting on creating an odd FAT32 partition that always failed to boot properly. Also, Windows and Mac had trouble identifying and/or reading it. Etcher worked the first time. No confusing setup options, just select the .iso and burn. Simple like it should be!

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    • Almost everyone thinks balenaEtcher is a great UNetbootin alternative.

    • balenaEtcher is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to UNetbootin.

    • balenaEtcher is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Ventoy as an Alternative to UNetbootin
    donateto_opensource
    Positive
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    This is the best tool to create a bootlable media, hands down.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Ventoy is a great UNetbootin alternative.

    • Ventoy is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
  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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    Comments about YUMI exFAT as an Alternative to UNetbootin
    Peter Mello
    Positive
    6

    YUMI is the only app I've found that makes reliable USB installers for UEFI systems (GPT partition table, FAT32 partitions) and its multiboot features with persistence for the Ubuntu family of distributions is extremely useful.

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    • Most users think YUMI exFAT is a great UNetbootin alternative.

    • YUMI exFAT is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
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    dd

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    dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.

    39 dd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Comments about dd as an Alternative to UNetbootin
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    2

    It's easier than GUI if you won't deal with UEFI stuff

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    -2

    There's more to creating a bootable USB drive than moving blocks of bits.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    0

    For the user who said that it's not for burning ISO, it's wrong.

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    • Most users think dd is a great UNetbootin alternative.

    • dd is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
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    Universal USB Installer

     180 likes
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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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    MultiBootUSB

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    MultiBootUSB is a software to create multi boot live Linux on a removable media i.e USB disk. It is similar to UNetbootin but many distros can be installed, provided you have enough space on the disk.

    44 MultiBootUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    iVentoy

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    With iVentoy you can boot and install OS on multiple machines at the same time through the network. iVentoy is extremely easy to use, without complicated configuration, just put the ISO file in the specified location and select PXE boot in the client machine.

    16 iVentoy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    EtchDroid

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    Small Program for Android, which burns isos.

    23 EtchDroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    • EtchDroid is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to UNetbootin.

    • EtchDroid is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
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