UNetbootin Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to UNetbootin for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux 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 many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to UNetbootin are Ventoy, dd, MultiBootUSB and iVentoy.

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UNetbootin alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be Disk Imaging Tools or Linux Distros.  Other popular filters includes Mac + Create bootable USB. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of UNetbootin.
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Cross-platform tool to create bootable USB drive or create Live USB drives with built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks.

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UNetbootin alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2024
  1. balenaEtcher icon
     622 likes

    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.

    52 balenaEtcher alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  User friendly
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Create bootable USB
    2.  Graphical User Interface
    3.  Write ISO to SD card
    4.  Portable
    5.  Burn iso
    6.  Create bootable Image
    7.  Validated Burning
    8.  Material design
    9.  Electron based
    10.  Persistent Storage
    11.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
    12.  Convert installation CD/DVD to USB
    balenaEtcher iconUNetbootin Icon

    balenaEtcher VS UNetbootin

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    Comments about balenaEtcher as an Alternative to UNetbootin
     
       
    Guest

    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 :)

    Top positive commentJul 7, 2016
    5
    Guest

    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!)

    Positive commentJun 2, 2018
    0
    Guest

    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!

    Positive commentMar 8, 2018
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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
    • balenaEtcher is LightweightUNetbootin is not according to our users
  2. Ventoy icon
     316 likes

    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.

    47 Ventoy alternatives
    Ventoy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Multi boot
    2.  Create bootable USB
    3.  Multiboot USB
    4.  Create Multiboot USB
    5.  UEFI Support
    6.  Persistent Storage
    7.  Portable
    8.  Multi-windows
    9.  VHD Boot
    10.  Command line interface
    11.  Ad-free
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    Ventoy VS UNetbootin

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    Comments about Ventoy as an Alternative to UNetbootin
     
    donateto_opensource

    This is the best tool to create a bootlable media, hands down.

    Positive commentSep 26, 2021
    0
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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
    • Ventoy is LightweightUNetbootin is not according to our users
  3. dd icon
     97 likes

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

    35 dd alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    dd Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Burn iso
    3.  Write ISO to SD card
    4.  Create image
    dd iconUNetbootin Icon

    dd VS UNetbootin

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    Comments about dd as an Alternative to UNetbootin
     
       
    Guest

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

    Top positive commentMay 27, 2017
    2
    Guest

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

    Top negative commentJul 31, 2018
    -2
    PERCE_NEIGE

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

    Positive commentFeb 27, 2020
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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
  4. MultiBootUSB icon
     72 likes

    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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    MultiBootUSB Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Multiboot USB
    3.  Multi OS
    4.  Create Multiboot USB
    5.  Install Syslinux
    6.  Boot HDD Partition
    Discontinued

    The 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 iconUNetbootin Icon

    MultiBootUSB VS UNetbootin

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  5. iVentoy icon
     7 likes

    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.

    15 iVentoy alternatives
    iVentoy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    iVentoy Features

    1.  Network Tools
    iVentoy iconUNetbootin Icon

    iVentoy VS UNetbootin

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  6. Fedora Media Writer icon
     3 likes

    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...

    47 Fedora Media Writer alternatives
    Fedora Media Writer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Fedora Media Writer iconUNetbootin Icon

    Fedora Media Writer VS UNetbootin

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  7. KDE ISO Image Writer icon
     7 likes

    Write an ISO Image to a USB Disk.

    51 KDE ISO Image Writer alternatives
    KDE ISO Image Writer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • KDE
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.0.0) is from May 2023.

    KDE ISO Image Writer iconUNetbootin Icon

    KDE ISO Image Writer VS UNetbootin

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  8. Impression (GTK) icon
     4 likes

    Flash disk images onto your drives with ease. Select an image, insert your drive, and you're good to go!

    50 Impression (GTK) alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Rust
    Impression (GTK) iconUNetbootin Icon

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