Universal USB Installer Alternatives for Mac

Universal USB Installer is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. 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 25 alternatives to Universal USB Installer and ten of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Universal USB Installer are UNetbootin, ROSA Image Writer, Raspberry Pi Imager and Deepin Boot Maker.

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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balenaEtcher
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
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Linux
51 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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ROSA Image Writer
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
44 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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Deepin Boot Maker
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
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Linux
44 Deepin Boot Maker alternatives
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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Deepin Boot Maker Features
Support for Windows Hello
Multiple languages
Mac Linux USB Loader
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Paid • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Linux Distro
Mac
20 Mac Linux USB Loader alternatives
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.
- - Mac Linux USB Loader is the most popular commercial alternative to Universal USB Installer.
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Mac Linux USB Loader Features
Bluetooth Support
Persistent Storage
Comments about Mac Linux USB Loader as a Alternative to Universal USB Installer
Most users think Mac Linux USB Loader is a great Universal USB Installer alternative.
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The Mac loader sets the USB drive to work solely on the one mac. While the other tool works on all platforms.
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KDE ISO Image Writer
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
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Windows
Linux
51 KDE ISO Image Writer alternatives
Write an ISO Image to a USB Disk.
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Fedora Media Writer
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Free • Open Source
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Linux
50 Fedora Media Writer alternatives
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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TINU
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
50 TINU alternatives
The open tool to create bootable macOS installers.
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TINU Features
Create bootable Image
UUByte ISO Editor
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Paid • Proprietary
ISO Creator
Mac
Windows
22 UUByte ISO Editor alternatives
UUByte ISO Editor is a full ISO toolkit for burning, creation, extracting and editing. Powered by a simple user interface, it is quite easy to make a bootable USB or DVD in a few clicks.
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