Free WinToUSB Alternatives for Linux

WinToUSB is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best free Linux alternative is Ventoy, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinToUSB and many of them are free and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Linux alternatives to WinToUSB are balenaEtcher, UNetbootin, dd and MultiBootUSB.

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  1. Ventoy icon
     395 likes

    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.

    57 Ventoy alternatives

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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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Ventoy is Free and Open SourceWinToUSB is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Ventoy is LightweightWinToUSB is not according to our users
  2. balenaEtcher icon
     660 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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  3. UNetbootin icon
     763 likes

    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.

    60 UNetbootin alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  4. dd icon
     101 likes

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

    41 dd alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. WoeUSB icon
     29 likes

    WoeUSB is a simple tool that enable you to create your own usb stick windows installer from an iso image or a real DVD. It is a fork of Congelli501 s WinUSB.

    34 WoeUSB alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  6. 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.

    18 iVentoy alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  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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    • Flathub
     
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