USBWriter Alternatives
USBWriter is described as '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' and is a bootable usb creator in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 25 alternatives to USBWriter for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, PortableApps.com and Wine apps. The best USBWriter alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like USBWriter are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, UNetbootin and YUMI.
USBWriter alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be Linux Distros or Partition Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of USBWriter.Rufus
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo62 Rufus alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.
- - Rufus is the most popular Windows alternative to USBWriter.
- - Rufus is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to USBWriter.
Rufus Features
Ventoy
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo44 Ventoy alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
- Linux
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 USBWriter.
Ventoy Features
balenaEtcher
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo51 balenaEtcher alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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 USBWriter.
balenaEtcher Features
UNetbootin
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
- Linux Distro
53 UNetbootin alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
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...
UNetbootin Features
YUMI
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
45 YUMI alternatives- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- Wine
- WineBottler
YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer), is the successor to our MultibootISOs. It can be used to create a Multiboot Bootable USB Flash Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more.
YUMI Features
Universal USB Installer
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo42 Universal USB Installer alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
- Linux Distro
- Windows
Universal USB Installer is a Live Linux USB Creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux Distributions to put on your USB Flash Drive. The Universal USB Installer is easy to use. Simply choose a Live Linux Distribution, the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, Click...
Universal USB Installer Features
LinuxLive USB Creator
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo44 LinuxLive USB Creator alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
- Linux Distro
- Windows
LiLi USB Creator is a free software for Windows that allows you to create a bootable Live USB key with a Linux on it.
LinuxLive USB Creator Features
DiscontinuedThe program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 2.9.4, released in September 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website. The project has officially been abandonned on December, 22nd 2020 (announcement on their blog).
MultiBootUSB
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo41 MultiBootUSB alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
- Linux
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.
MultiBootUSB Features
DiscontinuedThe 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.
WinSetupFromUSB
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo45 WinSetupFromUSB alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
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.
WinSetupFromUSB Features
Easy2Boot
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo47 Easy2Boot alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
- Linux
Flexible and configurable USB drive multiboot solution which also supports UEFI booting.
Easy2Boot Features
WinToFlash
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo40 WinToFlash alternatives- Freemium • Proprietary
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
WinToFlash starts a wizard that will help to make USB bootable and pull over the contents of a windows installation CD or DVD and prep the USB drive to become a replacement for the optical drive. It can also do this with your LiveCD or DOS.
WinToFlash Features
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RMPrepUSB
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo19 RMPrepUSB alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
RMPrepUSB allows the Windows user to easily and quickly 'roll their own' multiboot USB drive.
RMPrepUSB Features