(Straight up rufus for Linux users ) The mkusb tool was developed to make it simpler and safer to create boot drives with the method to flash or clone an iso image or a compressed image file. It is using dd under the hood.
Platforms
- Linux
USBWriter Alternatives
USBWriter has been discontinued. Similar apps include Rufus, which is free and open source. Other options are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, UNetbootin and YUMI exFAT. You're spoiled for choice with Bootable USB Creators like USBWriter: we list more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux and Mac.
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Flash disk images onto your drives with ease. Select an image, insert your drive, and you're good to go!
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Linux Mobile
- Flathub
- GNOME
United States
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
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 (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
46 SUSE Studio ImageWriter alternativesUtility for writing raw disk images & hybrid isos to USB keys.
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Platforms
- Mac
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47 FlashBoot alternativesFlashBoot is a tool to create an installable clone of Windows 7/8.x/10 (including all your apps and data) on the USB thumbdrive/HDD and instantly transfer your entire OS to another computer, even with dissimilar hardware:
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Russia
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48 ROSA Image Writer alternativesOptical 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...
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- GNOME MultiWriter can be used to write an ISO file to multiple USB devices at once. Supported drive sizes are between 1Gb and 32Gb.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- United States
Piw is a software to create bootable media i.e USB disk. It is similar to UNetbootin or Rufus.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Pardus
Türkiye
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Linux
57 WinUSB - multiboot alternativesWinUSB - simple, portable and lightweight tool, lets you create multiple Windows bootable USB flash drive using ISOs or DVDs. Formatting drive is not required when free space is enough. Boot with NTFS flash drive in UEFI system supported for most PC.
Platforms
- Windows
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