Universal USB Installer Alternatives for Linux

Universal USB Installer is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Ventoy, 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 available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Universal USB Installer are balenaEtcher, UNetbootin, MultiBootUSB and WoeUSB.

Universal USB Installer alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be Linux Distros. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Universal USB Installer.

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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator

Universal USB Installer is a Live Linux USB Creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux Distributions to...

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Ventoy
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
44 Ventoy alternatives
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.
- - Ventoy is the most popular Linux alternative to Universal USB Installer.
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Ventoy Features
1. PortableVentoy can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightVentoy consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Multi boot
Multiboot USB
Create Multiboot USB
UEFI Support
Persistent Storage
Multi-windows
VHD Boot
balenaEtcher
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
52 balenaEtcher alternatives
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.
- - balenaEtcher is the most popular Mac alternative to Universal USB Installer.
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balenaEtcher Features
1. PortablebalenaEtcher can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightbalenaEtcher consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
User friendly
Graphical User Interface
Write ISO to SD card
Burn iso
Create bootable Image
Validated Burning
Material design
Electron based
Persistent Storage
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Comments about balenaEtcher as a Alternative to Universal USB Installer
Almost everyone thinks balenaEtcher is a great Universal USB Installer alternative.
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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!
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Does essentially the same thing - but a little easier to use!
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UNetbootin
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Linux Distro
Mac
Windows
Linux
PortableApps.com
53 UNetbootin alternatives
UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can load Linux and other distributions to a partition or USB drive. It loads distributions either by downloading listed Linux and BSD like distributions, a variety of system utilities and rescue disks ISO...
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UNetbootin Features
1. PortableUNetbootin can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Ad-freeUNetbootin doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Privacy focusedUNetbootin is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
4. LightweightUNetbootin consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Persistent Linux
Automatic downloading
Download ISO Images
Windows To Go
Burn iso
Portable Linux
Comments about UNetbootin as a Alternative to Universal USB Installer
Most users think UNetbootin is a great Universal USB Installer alternative.
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It can create persistent bootable USBs.
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MultiBootUSB
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
42 MultiBootUSB alternatives
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.
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MultiBootUSB Features
1. Command line interfaceMultiBootUSB either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Multiboot USB
Multi OS
Create Multiboot USB
Install Syslinux
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.

Opinions about MultiBootUSB as a Alternative to Universal USB Installer
Almost everyone thinks MultiBootUSB is a great Universal USB Installer alternative.
WoeUSB
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Linux
27 WoeUSB alternatives
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.
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WoeUSB Features
1. Command line interfaceWoeUSB either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Bootable Windows Flashdrive's
Create UEFI bootable drive
Graphical User Interface
Easy2Boot
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Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
48 Easy2Boot alternatives
Flexible and configurable USB drive multiboot solution which also supports UEFI booting.
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Easy2Boot Features
1. PortableEasy2Boot can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Multiboot USB
Highly costomizable
UEFI Support
USB to NTFS
USB to FAT
Multi boot
SARDU
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
38 SARDU alternatives
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.
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SARDU Features
1. PortableSARDU can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Persistent Linux
Multiboot USB
UEFI Support
Multi boot
Create bootable CD
SUSE Studio ImageWriter
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
42 SUSE Studio ImageWriter alternatives
Utility for writing raw disk images & hybrid isos to USB keys.
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SUSE Studio ImageWriter Features
Small-footprint
ROSA Image Writer
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
45 ROSA Image Writer alternatives
Optical drives are rapidly disappearing from our computers of all kinds, and consequently installing operating systems from USB flash disks is becoming increasingly popular. ISO images of the ROSA Linux distribution were originally intended for burning to DVD disks, but they can...
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ROSA Image Writer Features
Create bootable Image
Discontinued
Last update was in 2016.
Raspberry Pi Imager
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Raspbian
17 Raspberry Pi Imager alternatives
Use Raspberry Pi Imager for an easy way to install Raspberry Pi OS and other operating systems to an SD card ready to use with your Raspberry Pi.
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Startup Disk Creator
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Linux
Ubuntu
9 Startup Disk Creator alternatives
Startup Disk Creator (usb-creator) is an official tool to create Live USBs of Ubuntu from the Live CD or from an ISO image. The tool is included by default in all releases after Ubuntu 8.04.
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mintstick
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Linux
Linux Mint
49 mintstick alternatives
Linux Mint's USB Image Writer (mintstick) is an easy to use and dependable means of creating bootable USBs.
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mintstick Features
Writes images to SD/USB