Winbuilder Alternatives
Winbuilder is described as '"WinBuilder is an engine designed to build and customize boot disks (Live CDs) based on Microsoft Windows (WinPE). WinBuilder powers several projects that build customized boot disks according to the Windows source that you have available."' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Winbuilder for Windows, Linux, Wine, Windows Preinstallation Environment and Mac. The best Winbuilder alternative is BartPE, which is free. Other great apps like Winbuilder are Windows Preinstallation Environment, Win10XPE, Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit and AppleJack.
Winbuilder alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be System Cleaners or File Recovery Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Winbuilder.BartPE
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo33 BartPE alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Operating System
- Windows
Barts PE Builder helps you build a BartPE (Bart Preinstalled Environment) bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from the original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD, very suitable for PC maintenance tasks.
- - BartPE is the most popular Windows alternative to Winbuilder.
- - BartPE is the most popular free alternative to Winbuilder.
BartPE Features
DiscontinuedThe project has been removed from the posted site. Last version, 3.1.10a, released on February 17, 2006, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine
Windows Preinstallation Environment
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 Windows Preinstallation Environment alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
Windows Preinstallation Environment is a lightweight version of Windows used for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or install, deploy, and repair Windows while it is offline.
Windows Preinstallation Environment Features
Win10XPE
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 Win10XPE alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
Win10XPE will help you build a lightweight desktop Windows 10 or Windows 11 Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) for performing tasks or troubleshooting a Windows OS while it is Offline or for installing a Windows OS.
Win10XPE Features
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo10 Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) is a collection of tools that you can use to customize, assess, and deploy Windows operating systems to new computers.
AppleJack
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo255 AppleJack alternatives- Free • Open Source
- System Cleaner
- Mac
AppleJack is a user friendly troubleshooting assistant for Mac OS X. With AppleJack you can troubleshoot a computer even if you can't load the GUI, or don't have a startup CD handy. AppleJack runs in Single User Mode and is menu-based for ease of use.
- - AppleJack is the most popular Mac alternative to Winbuilder.
- - AppleJack is the most popular Open Source alternative to Winbuilder.
DiscontinuedThis project has not had an updated release since about 2010, and does not work on macOS Catalina
PEBakery
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo7 PEBakery alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
PEBakery is a script engine that specializes in customizing the Windows Preinstalled Environment (WinPE/WinRE).
PEBakery Features
AOMEI PE Builder
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Proprietary
- Bootable USB Creator
13 AOMEI PE Builder alternatives- Windows
- Windows Preinstallation Environment
AOMEI PE Builder is a freeware designed to make a Windows PE bootable USB drive or CD/DVD disc, which will boot into a complete Win32 environment for PC maintenance tasks.
BootMed
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Freemium • Proprietary
- File Recovery Tool
23 BootMed alternatives- Windows
- Linux
- Wine
The BootMed Live CD is an Ubuntu Remix for those new to Linux. It's main goal is to help the average Windows user to recover a computer that will not boot. BootMed can help you remove viruses from a computer that will not boot, recover deleted files and partitions.
- - BootMed is the most popular Linux alternative to Winbuilder.
BootMed Features
DiscontinuedOfficial site is offline.
Windows AIK
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 Windows AIK alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
The Windows® Automated Installation Toolkit (AIK) is a collection of tools and documentation designed to help IT Professionals deploy Windows.
DiscontinuedReplaced by Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK)For your consideration, AIK is the last version to support XP, and therefore might still be relevant.
Make-PE3 - Program to Create Portable Windows 7 PE.
Make_PE3 Features
LiveSystem pro
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo25 LiveSystem pro alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
LiveSystem pro is a proprietary freeware which provides the possibility to create a rescue system based
PhoenixPE is a WinPE Rescue/Recovery Environment based on Win10/Win11. It can be booted via USB, CD/DVD, PXE/Network, or hard disk.