mintstick AlternativesBootable USB Creators and other similar apps like mintstick

mintstick is described as 'Linux Mint's USB Image Writer (mintstick) is an easy to use and dependable means of creating bootable USBs' and is a bootable usb creator in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 50 alternatives to mintstick for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and PortableApps.com apps. The best mintstick alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mintstick are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, UNetbootin and YUMI exFAT.

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  1. Rufus icon
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    Formats USB drives to FAT, NTFS, exFAT, and more, while creating bootable USBs from diverse ISOs. Supports MS-DOS/FreeDOS with no external files and offers BIOS or UEFI mode, including bad block check. Ideal for systems lacking an OS or flashing BIOS and lightweight, ad-free.

    72 Rufus alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
    • Rufus is the most popular Windows alternative to mintstick.

    • Rufus is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to mintstick.

    • Rufus is Free and Open Sourcemintstick is also Free and Open Source
  2. Ventoy icon
     381 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.

    55 Ventoy alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Ventoy is the most popular Linux alternative to mintstick.

    • Ventoy is Free and Open Sourcemintstick is also Free and Open Source
  3. balenaEtcher icon
     653 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.

    55 balenaEtcher alternatives

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

    • balenaEtcher is Free and Open Sourcemintstick is also Free and Open Source
  4. UNetbootin icon
     759 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.

    57 UNetbootin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  5. 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

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • WineBottler
     
  6. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
  7. 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
     
  8. macUSB icon
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    The easiest way to create legacy macOS bootable drives on modern Macs. Revive old Intel Macs using your Apple Silicon machine — no terminal knowledge required.

    51 macUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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

    23 EtchDroid alternatives

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

    • EtchDroid is Free and Open Sourcemintstick is also Free and Open Source
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