UNetbootin Alternatives
UNetbootin makes it super easy to create live USB drives for Linux distributions. It even lets you download various distributions right from within the app. Some users have unfortunately reported issues running it on modern systems so alternatives are helpful to have.
Some alternatives focus on copying rather than creating ISOs. You can easily filter those out of the list with the burn-iso feature. Creating a live USB drive is typically a one-time affair so installing an app to use it just once isn't really optimal. You can filter the list for portable apps that don't need installation.
These apps are overwhelmingly free, most being open-source. They're all desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux.
UNetbootin alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be Linux Distros or Disk Imaging Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of UNetbootin.Rufus
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
63 alternatives to Rufus- Windows
- PortableApps.com
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.
Rufus Features
Rufus vs UNetbootin opinions
Easy to use. I used it with tails 2.10 when unetbootin wouldn't work.
12it's also a USB formatter
0balenaEtcher
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
48 alternatives to balenaEtcher- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
balenaEtcher is a free and open-source image burner with support for Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux. It makes USB and SD card image burning as simple and fast as possible.
balenaEtcher Features
balenaEtcher vs UNetbootin opinions
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 :)
5cemagrActually seems to work under OS X unlike Unetbootin now
5Very simple and effective, creates a bootable USB key almost in a single click (very unusual considering everyone is struggling with UNetbootin since many years!)
0I 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!
-1onesnappWorks on more operating systems. Better language support. Truly open source and free.
2Ventoy
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
41 alternatives to Ventoy- Windows
- Linux
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.
Ventoy Features
Ventoy vs UNetbootin opinions
donateto_opensourceThis is the best tool to create a bootlable media, hands down.
0YUMI
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
42 alternatives to YUMI- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- Wine
- WineBottler
YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer), is the successor to our MultibootISOs. It can be used to create a Multiboot Bootable USB Flash Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more.
YUMI Features
YUMI vs UNetbootin opinions
RogueScholarYUMI 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.
6dd
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
28 alternatives to dd- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.
dd vs UNetbootin opinions
It's easier than GUI if you won't deal with UEFI stuff
2Not a full-featured GUI-application like the rest, but way more flexible, versatile and reliable for more tech-savvy users.
0its not a burning iso software..
-3PERCE_NEIGEFor the user who said that it's not for burning ISO, it's wrong.
0There's more to creating a bootable USB drive than moving blocks of bits.
-2Universal USB Installer
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
- Linux Distro
37 alternatives to Universal USB Installer- Windows
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...
Universal USB Installer Features
Universal USB Installer vs UNetbootin opinions
MultiBootUSB
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
39 alternatives to MultiBootUSB- Windows
- Linux
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.
MultiBootUSB Features
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 vs UNetbootin opinions
LinuxLive USB Creator
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
- Linux Distro
39 alternatives to LinuxLive USB Creator- Windows
LiLi USB Creator is a free software for Windows that allows you to create a bootable Live USB key with a Linux on it.
LinuxLive USB Creator Features
DiscontinuedThe program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 2.9.4, released in September 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website. The project has officially been abandonned on December, 22nd 2020 (announcement on their blog).
LinuxLive USB Creator vs UNetbootin opinions
Win32 Disk Imager
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Disk Imaging Tool
- Bootable USB Creator
36 alternatives to Win32 Disk Imager- Windows
A utility that can write a raw backup image of your hard drive to a removable device or vice versa.
Win32 Disk Imager Features
WinSetupFromUSB
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo43 alternatives to WinSetupFromUSB- Free • Proprietary
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
WinSetupFromUSB is a Windows program, which prepares multiboot USB flash or fixed disk to install any Windows versions since 2000/XP, boot various Linux and *BSD flavors, as well as many Windows, Linux, DOS based and other utilities. Since version 1.
WinSetupFromUSB Features