WinToUSB AlternativesBootable USB Creators and other similar apps like WinToUSB

WinToUSB is described as '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' and is a bootable usb creator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to WinToUSB for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best WinToUSB alternative is Ventoy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinToUSB are balenaEtcher, UNetbootin, YUMI exFAT and Universal USB Installer.

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  1. Ventoy icon
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    Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.

    54 Ventoy alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    A tool to create USB drive is something completely different to an Operating system running from USB drive. You can run this tool on the latter.

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    • Ventoy is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to WinToUSB.

    • Ventoy is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WinToUSB.

    • Ventoy is Free and Open SourceWinToUSB is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Ventoy is LightweightWinToUSB is not according to our users
  2. balenaEtcher icon
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    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.

    55 balenaEtcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • balenaEtcher is the most popular Mac alternative to WinToUSB.

    • balenaEtcher is Free and Open SourceWinToUSB is Freemium and Proprietary
    • balenaEtcher is LightweightWinToUSB is not according to our users
  3. UNetbootin icon
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    Cross-platform tool for making bootable USB and Live USB drives, featuring a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks, supporting BSD and various utilities. No installation required, it runs directly and offers compatibility and community support for many distributions.

    57 UNetbootin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  4. YUMI exFAT icon
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    The YUMI exFAT (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) media creation tool can be used to automatically create an exFAT bootable USB flash drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more.

    48 YUMI exFAT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • WineBottler
     
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    Universal USB Installer is a Live Linux USB Creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux Distributions to put on your USB Flash Drive. The Universal USB Installer is easy to use. Simply choose a Live Linux Distribution, the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, Click...

    46 Universal USB Installer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
  6. dd icon
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    dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.

    39 dd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. MultiBootUSB icon
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    MultiBootUSB is a software to create multi boot live Linux on a removable media i.e USB disk. It is similar to UNetbootin but many distros can be installed, provided you have enough space on the disk.

    44 MultiBootUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. iVentoy icon
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    With iVentoy you can boot and install OS on multiple machines at the same time through the network. iVentoy is extremely easy to use, without complicated configuration, just put the ISO file in the specified location and select PXE boot in the client machine.

    16 iVentoy alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. EtchDroid icon
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    Small Program for Android, which burns isos.

    23 EtchDroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
    • EtchDroid is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to WinToUSB.

    • EtchDroid is Free and Open SourceWinToUSB is Freemium and Proprietary
    • EtchDroid is LightweightWinToUSB is not according to our users
  10. WinSetupFromUSB icon
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    WinSetupFromUSB is a Windows program, which prepares multiboot USB flash or fixed disk to install any Windows versions since 2000/XP, boot various Linux and *BSD flavors, as well as many Windows, Linux, DOS based and other utilities. Since version 1.

    49 WinSetupFromUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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