WinDiskFlash AlternativesDisk Imaging Tools & Bootable USB Creators like WinDiskFlash

WinDiskFlash is described as 'A tool for easily flashing or creating raw disk images (aka dd images) under Windows' and is a Disk Imaging tool in the backup & sync category. There are more than 25 alternatives to WinDiskFlash for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best WinDiskFlash alternative is balenaEtcher, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinDiskFlash are Macrium Reflect, Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, Win32 Disk Imager and USBImager.

WinDiskFlash alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be Disk Imaging Tools or Disk Cloning Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of WinDiskFlash.

WinDiskFlash

Free • Open Source
Disk Imaging Tool

A tool for easily flashing or creating raw disk images (aka dd images) under Windows.

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balenaEtcher
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
52 balenaEtcher alternatives
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 Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to WinDiskFlash.
- - balenaEtcher is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WinDiskFlash.
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balenaEtcher Features
1. PortablebalenaEtcher can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightbalenaEtcher consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
User friendly
Graphical User Interface
Write ISO to SD card
Burn iso
Create bootable Image
Validated Burning
Material design
Electron based
Persistent Storage
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Macrium Reflect
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Paid • Proprietary
Disk Imaging Tool
Disk Cloning Tool
System Restore Tool
Windows
84 Macrium Reflect alternatives
Protect your data, upgrade your hard disk or try new operating systems in the safe knowledge that everything is securely saved in an easily recovered backup file. Macrium Reflect supports backup to local, network and USB drives.
- - Macrium Reflect is the most popular commercial alternative to WinDiskFlash.
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Macrium Reflect Features
1. Schedule BackupMacrium Reflect supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
2. Differential BackupMacrium Reflect supports differential backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last FULL backup).
3. Incremental BackupMacrium Reflect supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
4. NTFS Partition RecoveryMacrium Reflect can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
5. Command line interfaceMacrium Reflect either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
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Paid • Proprietary
System Restore Tool
Disk Imaging Tool
Disk Cloning Tool
Mac
Windows
Online
Android
iPhone
154 Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office alternatives
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office is a software product produced by Acronis that provides data protection including, backup, archive, access and recovery for Microsoft, macOS, iOS and Android operating systems.
- - Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office is the most popular Web-based, Android & iPhone alternative to WinDiskFlash.
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Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office Features
1. Incremental BackupAcronis Cyber Protect Home Office supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
2. Differential BackupAcronis Cyber Protect Home Office supports differential backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last FULL backup).
3. Schedule BackupAcronis Cyber Protect Home Office supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
Clone to smaller disks
Ransomware Protection
Data Protection
Intuitive Interface
Win32 Disk Imager
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Disk Imaging Tool
Windows
42 Win32 Disk Imager alternatives
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 Features
1. PortableWin32 Disk Imager can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightWin32 Disk Imager consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Disk to image file conversion
USBImager
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Disk Imaging Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Raspberry Pi
15 USBImager alternatives
USBImager is a really really simple GUI application that writes compressed disk images to USB drives and creates backups.
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USBImager Features
1. Ad-freeUSBImager doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. PortableUSBImager can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. LightweightUSBImager consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Write ISO to SD card
ARM support
Raspberry Pi Development
ApplePi-Baker v2
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Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
15 ApplePi-Baker v2 alternatives
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.
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ApplePi-Baker v2 Features
Writes images to SD/USB
Cleaning unwanted partitioning
Format a SD to NOOBS-compatible format
Easy2Boot
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Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
48 Easy2Boot alternatives
Flexible and configurable USB drive multiboot solution which also supports UEFI booting.
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Easy2Boot Features
1. PortableEasy2Boot can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Multiboot USB
Highly costomizable
UEFI Support
USB to NTFS
USB to FAT
Multi boot
mintstick
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Linux
Linux Mint
49 mintstick alternatives
Linux Mint's USB Image Writer (mintstick) is an easy to use and dependable means of creating bootable USBs.
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mintstick Features
Writes images to SD/USB
Deepin Boot Maker
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
44 Deepin Boot Maker alternatives
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.
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Deepin Boot Maker Features
Support for Windows Hello
Multiple languages
ROSA Image Writer
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
43 ROSA Image Writer alternatives
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...
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ROSA Image Writer Features
Create bootable Image
Discontinued
Last update was in 2016.
WinToUSB
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Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
52 WinToUSB alternatives
WinToUSB is a free software that allows you to install and run Windows operating system on a USB hard drive or USB flash drive, using an ISO image or CD/DVD drive as the source of installation. WinToUSB also support creating bootable WinPE USB drive, it can help you to transfer...
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WinToUSB Features
Persistent Storage
OS installation
DriveImage XML
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Disk Imaging Tool
System Restore Tool
Windows
48 DriveImage XML alternatives
DriveImage XML is a reliable program for easy imaging and backing up partitions and logical drives. Image creation uses Microsofts Volume Shadow Services (VSS), allowing you to create safe "hot images" even from drives currently in use.
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DriveImage XML Features
1. Incremental BackupDriveImage XML supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
2. LightweightDriveImage XML consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Discontinued
The last version is from November 2016.