WinDiskFlash AlternativesBootable USB Creators & Disk Cloning Tools like WinDiskFlash

WinDiskFlash is described as 'A tool for easily flashing or creating raw disk images (aka dd images) under Windows' and is a bootable usb creator in the backup & sync category. There are more than 25 alternatives to WinDiskFlash for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best WinDiskFlash alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinDiskFlash are balenaEtcher, Macrium Reflect, Acronis True Image and Win32 Disk Imager.

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  1. Rufus icon
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    Formats USB drives to FAT, NTFS, exFAT, and more, while creating bootable USBs from diverse ISOs. Supports MS-DOS/FreeDOS with no external files and offers BIOS or UEFI mode, including bad block check. Ideal for systems lacking an OS or flashing BIOS and lightweight, ad-free.

    75 Rufus alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. balenaEtcher icon
     655 likes

    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.

    58 balenaEtcher alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Macrium Reflect icon
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    Offering robust backup, disk imaging, and cloning, the tool supports secure, easily recovered back-ups on local, network, and USB drives, catering to both personal and commercial needs. The subscription model provides varied rate plans for home, workstation, and server uses, ensuring comprehensive data protection.

    87 Macrium Reflect alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  4. Full image and file backups, disk cloning, and partition management across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android with ransomware protection, cloud storage, fast recovery, web-based remote management, and mobile device support for flexible, secure data protection.

    157 Acronis True Image alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. macUSB icon
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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.

    54 macUSB alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
     
  6. ApplePi-Baker v2 icon
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    Restore/Backup Utility, initially intended for Raspberry Pi users, but very suitable for all SD cards and external disks. More compression formats, no more sudo passwords, enable SSH, Auto Eject, restore to multiple disks, size check, shrink, etc.

    17 ApplePi-Baker v2 alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  7. 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...

    51 Fedora Media Writer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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