Universal USB Installer AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Bootable USB Creators

The best Bootable USB Creator alternative to Universal USB Installer is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Universal USB Installer and many of them are Bootable USB Creators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Bootable USB Creator alternatives to Universal USB Installer are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, UNetbootin and YUMI exFAT.

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  1. Rufus icon
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    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.

    75 Rufus alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. Ventoy icon
     391 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.

    57 Ventoy alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. balenaEtcher icon
     657 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.

    58 balenaEtcher alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    balenaEtcher is really the easiest program to make bootable usb sticks: you select your iso/img, you select your usb stick and you let your computer do the rest of the magic and a few minutes later you are ready to go!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Does essentially the same thing - but a little easier to use!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • balenaEtcher is Free and Open SourceUniversal USB Installer is also Free and Open Source
    • balenaEtcher is LightweightUniversal USB Installer is not according to our users
  4. UNetbootin icon
     761 likes

    Cross-platform tool for making bootable USB and Live USB drives, featuring a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks, supporting BSD and various utilities. No installation required, it runs directly and offers compatibility and community support for many distributions.

    60 UNetbootin alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    It can create persistent bootable USBs.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • UNetbootin is Free and Open SourceUniversal USB Installer is also Free and Open Source
    • UNetbootin is Privacy focused and LightweightUniversal USB Installer is not according to our users
  5. YUMI exFAT icon
     285 likes

    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.

    50 YUMI exFAT alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • WineBottler
     
  6. MultiBootUSB icon
     73 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.

    46 MultiBootUSB alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. macUSB icon
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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.

    54 macUSB alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
     
  8. WoeUSB icon
     29 likes

    WoeUSB is a simple tool that enable you to create your own usb stick windows installer from an iso image or a real DVD. It is a fork of Congelli501 s WinUSB.

    34 WoeUSB alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  9. WinSetupFromUSB icon
     52 likes

    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.

    52 WinSetupFromUSB alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
  10. iVentoy icon
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    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.

    18 iVentoy alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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