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The best 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 eight of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Universal USB Installer are LinuxLive USB Creator, macUSB, EtchDroid and SARDU.

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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

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. macUSB icon
     9 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.

    54 macUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. SARDU icon
     37 likes

    SARDU (short for Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility) creates a multiboot all-in-one USB drive, CD or DVD for free (personal and non commercial use). Hard disks, external hard disks and all removable media are supported.

    42 SARDU alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. mintstick icon
     8 likes

    Linux Mint's USB Image Writer (mintstick) is an easy to use and dependable means of creating bootable USBs.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mint
     
  5. USBWriter icon
     3 likes

    USBWriter is tiny Windows tool that lets you write an image file directly to an USB drive. It requires no installation and depends on no bloated framework, it's just a little program that you may put on your desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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