dd Alternatives

dd is described as 'That stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data' and is a very popular bootable usb creator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to dd for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best dd alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like dd are balenaEtcher, Clonezilla, UNetbootin and macUSB.

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  1. Bootqt icon

    Bootqt

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    Bootqt is a simple app for making a bootable USB drive from an ISO or IMG file. It is written in Python and uses Qt technologies to provide an easy to use graphical user interface.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  2. dd-Etcher icon

    dd-Etcher

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    A minimal image flasher for macOS (and soon Linux). Think Balena Etcher, but without the telemetry, the bloat, or the bundled Chromium. It wraps the reliable dd(1) shell tool directly under the hood.

    51 dd-Etcher alternatives

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    • Mac
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  4. mintstick icon

    mintstick

     8 likes

    Linux Mint's USB Image Writer (mintstick) is an easy to use and dependable means of creating bootable USBs.

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    • Linux
    • Linux Mint
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    • European Union flagEU
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    MiniTool ShadowMaker

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  6. WinToUSB icon

    WinToUSB

     16 likes

    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...

    53 WinToUSB alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. IsoDumper icon

    IsoDumper

     1 like

    IsoDumper is a tool primarily for writing downloaded bootable ISO images to a USB stick.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    IsoDumper screenshot 1
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    AutoBootDisk

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    Automatically make a live bootable usb with ease with AutoBootDisk, a open-source program

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    AutoBootDisk screenshot 1
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  10. TINU icon

    TINU

     2 likes

    The open tool to create bootable macOS installers.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TINU screenshot 1
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  11. Impression (GTK) icon

    Impression (GTK)

     4 likes

    Flash disk images onto your drives with ease. Select an image, insert your drive, and you're good to go!

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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  12. WinUSB - multiboot icon

    WinUSB - multiboot

     3 likes

    WinUSB - simple, portable and lightweight tool, lets you create multiple Windows bootable USB flash drive using ISOs or DVDs. Formatting drive is not required when free space is enough. Boot with NTFS flash drive in UEFI system supported for most PC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Caligula icon

    Caligula

     2 likes

    A user-friendly, lightweight TUI wrapper for the dd command written in Rust that performs easy disk imaging and ISO burning with only a single command with graphs and rich confirmation dialogs.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
    • Global
    Screenshot of the Caligula TUI verifying a disk
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    IWantLinux

     1 like

    IWantLinux is a simple, beginner-friendly tool for Windows that helps you get started with Linux. Choose a distro from a curated list, and IWantLinux will download it and write it to a USB drive — ready to boot.

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    • Windows
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  15. GNOME MultiWriter icon

    GNOME MultiWriter

     3 likes
    • GNOME MultiWriter can be used to write an ISO file to multiple USB devices at once. Supported drive sizes are between 1Gb and 32Gb.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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