Win32 Disk Imager Alternatives

Win32 Disk Imager is described as 'A utility that can write a raw backup image of your hard drive to a removable device or vice versa' and is a popular bootable usb creator in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Win32 Disk Imager for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best Win32 Disk Imager alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Win32 Disk Imager are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, Clonezilla and UNetbootin.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
Get a badge for your siteWin32 Disk Imager alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. dd-Etcher icon
     2 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  2. PC Backup Utilities supplies the most complete and professional backup solution for enterprise users. It could assist companies to manage all computer backup missions ranging from local hard drive backup, PC to PC migration, massive Windows system installation to large scale...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  3. ODIN icon
     3 likes

    ODIN (Open Disk Imager in a Nutshell) is a utility for easy backup of hard drive volumes or complete hard drives under Windows. A disk image can be created or restored. Only used clusters can be backuped, compression on the fly is possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  4.  2 likes

    Partimage is open source disk backup software. It saves partitions having a supported filesystem on a sector basis to an image file. Although it runs under Linux, Windows and most Linux filesystems are supported.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
    • 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  5. TINU icon
     2 likes

    The open tool to create bootable macOS installers.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  6. Paragon Backup & Recovery is a complete disk imaging tool for complete backup and recovery.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  7.  2 likes

    CopyWipe is a free hard drive copy and secure wipe utility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  8. MeowUSB icon
     7 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  9. IWantLinux icon
     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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
You are at page 4 of Win32 Disk Imager alternatives