XBoot Alternatives for Linux

XBoot is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Ventoy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to XBoot and 16 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to XBoot are balenaEtcher, UNetbootin, MultiBootUSB and Easy2Boot.

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

XBoot

Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator

XBoot is a easy-to-use utility for creating Multiboot USB/ISO.You may have seen many bootable ISO files like Linux live CDs...

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Ventoy
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
45 Ventoy alternatives
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.
- - Ventoy is the most popular Linux alternative to XBoot.
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Ventoy Features
1. PortableVentoy can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightVentoy consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Command line interfaceVentoy either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Multi boot
Multiboot USB
Create Multiboot USB
UEFI Support
Persistent Storage
Multi-windows
VHD Boot
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 Mac alternative to XBoot.
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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
UNetbootin
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
PortableApps.com
55 UNetbootin alternatives
UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can load Linux and other distributions to a partition or USB drive. It loads distributions either by downloading listed Linux and BSD like distributions, a variety of system utilities and rescue disks ISO...
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UNetbootin Features
1. PortableUNetbootin can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Ad-freeUNetbootin doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Privacy focusedUNetbootin is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
4. LightweightUNetbootin consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Persistent Linux
Automatic downloading
Download ISO Images
Windows To Go
Burn iso
Portable Linux
Comments about UNetbootin as a Alternative to XBoot
Almost everyone thinks UNetbootin is a great XBoot alternative.
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It works equal, actualy it works even better!!!
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MultiBootUSB
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
42 MultiBootUSB alternatives
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.
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MultiBootUSB Features
1. Command line interfaceMultiBootUSB either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Multiboot USB
Multi OS
Create Multiboot USB
Install Syslinux
Boot HDD Partition
Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed and the official website is no longer available. Last version, 9.2.0, released in April 2018, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
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
SARDU
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
38 SARDU alternatives
SARDU (short for Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility) creates a multiboot all-in-one USB drive, CD or DVD for free (personal and non commercial use). Hard disks, external hard disks and all removable media are supported.
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SARDU Features
1. PortableSARDU can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Persistent Linux
Multiboot USB
UEFI Support
Multi boot
Create bootable CD
SUSE Studio ImageWriter
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
41 SUSE Studio ImageWriter alternatives
Utility for writing raw disk images & hybrid isos to USB keys.
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SUSE Studio ImageWriter Features
Small-footprint
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.
KDE ISO Image Writer
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
51 KDE ISO Image Writer alternatives
Write an ISO Image to a USB Disk.
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GNOME MultiWriter
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Linux
45 GNOME MultiWriter alternatives
- GNOME MultiWriter can be used to write an ISO file to multiple USB devices at once. Supported drive sizes are between 1Gb and 32Gb.
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GNOME MultiWriter Features
1. PortableGNOME MultiWriter can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Persistent Storage
Write ISO to SD card
Convert installation CD/DVD to USB
Validated Burning