UNetbootin AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Bootable USB Creators for Mac

There are many alternatives to UNetbootin for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac Bootable USB Creator alternative is balenaEtcher, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to UNetbootin and 15 are Bootable USB Creators available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac Bootable USB Creator alternatives to UNetbootin are dd, WinDiskWriter, Fedora Media Writer and KDE ISO Image Writer.

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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 Linux, Mac, Mac + Create bootable USB and Create bootable USB. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to UNetbootin.
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  1. balenaEtcher icon

    balenaEtcher

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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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about balenaEtcher as an Alternative to UNetbootin
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    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 :)

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    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!)

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    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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    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
     
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    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
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    It's easier than GUI if you won't deal with UEFI stuff

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

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    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
  5. Fedora Media Writer icon

    Fedora Media Writer

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    A tool to create a bootable live USB drive with an edition of Fedora. Not only can Fedora Media Writer write an image to your flash drive, it can also download it for you. It offers official editions (Server, Workstation), Fedora spins (KDE Plasma Desktop, Xfce Desktop, Cinnamon...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    macUSB

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    The easiest way to create legacy macOS bootable drives on modern Macs. Revive old Intel Macs using your Apple Silicon machine — no terminal knowledge required.

    51 macUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  10. Mac Linux USB Loader icon

    Mac Linux USB Loader

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    Mac Linux USB Loader is an application that allows you to create bootable USB drives containing a Linux distribution that can boot natively on Apple's Macintosh computers using their EFI system, regardless of whether or not the selected distribution has UEFI support.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Most users think Mac Linux USB Loader is a great UNetbootin alternative.

    • Mac Linux USB Loader is the most popular commercial alternative to UNetbootin.

    • Mac Linux USB Loader is Paid and ProprietaryUNetbootin is Free and Open Source
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    TINU

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    The open tool to create bootable macOS installers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    DiskMaker X

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    DiskMaker X (formerly Lion DiskMaker) is an application built with AppleScript that you can use with many versions of OS X/macOS to build a bootable drive from OS X/macOS installer program (the one you download from the App Store).

    12 DiskMaker X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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