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, YUMI exFAT, dd and Universal USB Installer.
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UNetbootin alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators, but if you're looking for Disk Imaging Tools or Linux Distros you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac + Create bootable USB. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to UNetbootin.- Bootable USB Creator
- Free • Open Source
- 67 Rufus alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
France
EU
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
Comments about Rufus as an Alternative to UNetbootin
- 53 balenaEtcher alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Comments about balenaEtcher as an Alternative to UNetbootin
Top Positive CommentDoing 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 :)
Most Recent CommentVery simple and effective, creates a bootable USB key almost in a single click (very unusual considering everyone is struggling with UNetbootin since many years!)
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!
- 46 YUMI exFAT alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- Wine
- WineBottler
Comments about YUMI exFAT as an Alternative to UNetbootin
Peter MelloYUMI 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.
- 37 dd alternatives
dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
dd Features
Comments about dd as an Alternative to UNetbootin
Top Positive CommentIt's easier than GUI if you won't deal with UEFI stuff
Top Negative CommentThere's more to creating a bootable USB drive than moving blocks of bits.
Most Recent CommentPERCE_NEIGEFor the user who said that it's not for burning ISO, it's wrong.
- 44 Universal USB Installer alternatives
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...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
Universal USB Installer Features
- 44 LinuxLive USB Creator alternatives
LiLi USB Creator is a free software for Windows that allows you to create a bootable Live USB key with a Linux on it.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
France
EU
Platforms
- Windows
DiscontinuedSite says app is no longer maintained.
- 43 MultiBootUSB alternatives
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.
DiscontinuedThe project seems no longer developed and the official website is no longer available. Last version, 9.2.0, released in April 2018, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
MultiBootUSB Features
- 15 iVentoy alternatives
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.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
China
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
iVentoy Features
Easy to use. I used it with tails 2.10 when unetbootin wouldn't work.