macUSB Alternatives

macUSB is described as 'Free and open-source macOS app for creating bootable USB media for macOS, Linux, and Windows. It is designed as an all-in-one tool that guides the user through the entire process step by step, while supporting both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs' and is a bootable usb creator in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 50 alternatives to macUSB for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best macUSB alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like macUSB are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, UNetbootin and YUMI exFAT.

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  1. IsoDumper icon
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    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
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    • 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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    • Linux
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  2. dd-Etcher icon
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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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  3. 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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. 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...

    47 ROSA Image Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Utility QemuBootTester, at the base QEMU, from Ameda Buddha, with support for x86 / x64 UEFI mode. All possibilities, in general, are visible on the screen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Automatically make a live bootable usb with ease with AutoBootDisk, a open-source program

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  7. MeowUSB icon
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    Create Windows USB on a Mac MeowUSB simplifies the process of creating a bootable Windows USB on your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. BartPE icon
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    Barts PE Builder helps you build a BartPE (Bart Preinstalled Environment) bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from the original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD, very suitable for PC maintenance tasks.

    36 BartPE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. SharpBoot icon
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    SharpBoot is a small utility for creating multiboot ISO or USB. You just need to drag-n-drop some iso files inside, and it automatically adds description and category (for supported ISO files, not shown in the screenshot). It uses Syslinux for the menu and bootloader.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Piw is a software to create bootable media i.e USB disk. It is similar to UNetbootin or Rufus.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Pardus
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  11. USBWriter icon
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    USBWriter is tiny Windows tool that lets you write an image file directly to an USB drive. It requires no installation and depends on no bloated framework, it's just a little program that you may put on your desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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