UNetbootin Alternatives 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 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 17 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to UNetbootin are dd, macUSB, KDE ISO Image Writer and WinDiskWriter.

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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

     654 likes

    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

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    • Windows
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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!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 7 comments
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    balenaEtcher icon

    • Almost everyone thinks balenaEtcher is a great UNetbootin alternative.

    • balenaEtcher is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
  2. dd icon

    dd

     100 likes

    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

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    • 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.
    PERCE_NEIGE
    Positive
    0

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

    3 of 5 comments
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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. macUSB icon

    macUSB

     7 likes

    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 (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  7. Fedora Media Writer icon

    Fedora Media Writer

     4 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...

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  10. Mac Linux USB Loader icon

    Mac Linux USB Loader

     10 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. TINU icon

    TINU

     1 like

    The open tool to create bootable macOS installers.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  12. Deepin Boot Maker icon

    Deepin Boot Maker

     14 likes

    Deepin Boot Maker is a boot maker developed by Deepin Technology Team. It is simple in interface and easy to operate. It helps users to easily make deepin boot disk.

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  13. DiskMaker X icon

    DiskMaker X

     16 likes

    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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  14. SYSGeeker WonderISO icon

    SYSGeeker WonderISO

     Like

    It's an all-in-one ISO Burner tool that lets you burn ,extract, crate and edit ISO image file straightforwardly! It also was called as a best Windows bootable USB tool since it could escape the complexity of selecting multiple options and settings.

    7 SYSGeeker WonderISO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    It provides user with 5 functions: Burn, Extract, Create, Edit and Copy ISO.
     
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