Universal USB Installer Alternatives for Mac

Universal USB Installer is not available for Mac but there are plenty of 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 13 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Universal USB Installer are UNetbootin, WinDiskWriter, KDE ISO Image Writer and Mac Linux USB Loader.

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  1. balenaEtcher icon

    balenaEtcher

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • 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!

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    Does essentially the same thing - but a little easier to use!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks balenaEtcher is a great Universal USB Installer alternative.

    • balenaEtcher is the most popular Mac alternative to Universal USB Installer.

    • 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
  2. UNetbootin icon

    UNetbootin

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    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.

    57 UNetbootin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    It can create persistent bootable USBs.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think UNetbootin is a great Universal USB Installer alternative.

    • 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
  6. Mac Linux USB Loader icon

    Mac Linux USB Loader

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    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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    The Mac loader sets the USB drive to work solely on the one mac. While the other tool works on all platforms.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Mac Linux USB Loader is a great Universal USB Installer alternative.

    • Mac Linux USB Loader is the most popular commercial alternative to Universal USB Installer.

    • Mac Linux USB Loader is Paid and ProprietaryUniversal USB Installer is Free and Open Source
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    macUSB

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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.

    51 macUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  10. Fedora Media Writer icon

    Fedora Media Writer

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    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...

    48 Fedora Media Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  11. Deepin Boot Maker icon

    Deepin Boot Maker

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. ROSA Image Writer icon

    ROSA Image Writer

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    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...

    46 ROSA Image Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  13. UUByte ISO Editor icon

    UUByte ISO Editor

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    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.

    25 UUByte ISO Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  14. TINU icon

    TINU

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    The open tool to create bootable macOS installers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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