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dd is a command line tool in Linux distributions. You can use dd to make bootable media easily, but one need to be careful here..
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Supported platformsmacOS, Linux, *BSD, Unix
LicenseGNU GPLv3+
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Con Requires sudo upfront, and then doesn't have any safety
The /dev/sd devices are only accessible for the root user. Unfortunately, dd trains that “it's ok to just use sudo” in order to get root access. That, however, is a very bad thing from a security point of view.