Open Source Win32 Disk Imager Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Win32 Disk Imager is Rufus. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Win32 Disk Imager and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Win32 Disk Imager are balenaEtcher, Clonezilla, UNetbootin and WinDiskWriter.

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Win32 Disk Imager alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be Disk Imaging Tools or Disk Cloning Tools.  Other popular filters includes Mac + Open Source and Mac + Disk Imaging. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Win32 Disk Imager.
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A utility that can write a raw backup image of your hard drive to a removable device or vice versa.

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Win32 Disk Imager alternatives page was last updated Sep 11, 2024
  1. Raspberry Pi Imager icon
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    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.

    20 Raspberry Pi Imager alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspbian
    Raspberry Pi Imager iconWin32 Disk Imager Icon

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  2. Popsicle icon
     3 likes

    Write an ISO or other image to multiple USB devices all at once. Easily preparing a bunch of flash drives of your favorite OS with just a couple of clicks.

    50 Popsicle alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Rust
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  3. mintstick icon
     7 likes

    Linux Mint's USB Image Writer (mintstick) is an easy to use and dependable means of creating bootable USBs.

    50 mintstick alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mint

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Writes images to SD/USB
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    Comments about mintstick as an Alternative to Win32 Disk Imager
     
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    Only writes, doesn't read.

    Negative commentDec 5, 2020
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    • mintstick is Free and Open SourceWin32 Disk Imager is also Free and Open Source
    • mintstick is LightweightWin32 Disk Imager is not according to our users
  4. Deepin Boot Maker icon
     14 likes

    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.

    45 Deepin Boot Maker alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Deepin Boot Maker Features

    1.  Support for Windows Hello
    2.  Multiple languages
    Deepin Boot Maker iconWin32 Disk Imager Icon

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  5. ROSA Image Writer icon
     13 likes

    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...

    45 ROSA Image Writer alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    ROSA Image Writer Features

    1.  Create bootable Image
    Discontinued

    Last update was in 2016.

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  6. Bootqt icon
     1 like

    Bootqt is a simple app for making a bootable USB drive from an ISO or IMG file. It is written in Python and uses Qt technologies to provide an easy to use graphical user interface.

    50 Bootqt alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  7. GNOME MultiWriter icon
     3 likes
    • GNOME MultiWriter can be used to write an ISO file to multiple USB devices at once. Supported drive sizes are between 1Gb and 32Gb.
    46 GNOME MultiWriter alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    GNOME MultiWriter Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Persistent Storage
    3.  Write ISO to SD card
    4.  Convert installation CD/DVD to USB
    5.  Validated Burning
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  8. Pardus Image Writer icon
     3 likes

    Piw is a software to create bootable media i.e USB disk. It is similar to UNetbootin or Rufus.

    46 Pardus Image Writer alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Pardus
    Discontinued

    The last release (0.1.9) is from December 2018.

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    Partimage is open source disk backup software. It saves partitions having a supported filesystem on a sector basis to an image file. Although it runs under Linux, Windows and most Linux filesystems are supported.

    21 Partimage alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Partimage Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
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