What are the best rufus alternatives for use in Linux environment?

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Best rufus alternatives for use in Linux environment	Price	Last Updated
-- Etcher	-	Feb 21, 2020
-- UNetbootin	Free	Feb 20, 2020
-- WoeUSB	-	Feb 6, 2020
-- ROSA Image Writer	-	Jan 22, 2020
-- SUSE image writer	-	Apr 25, 2019

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Etcher

Top Pro

Cross platform

Supports Linux, Windows and Mac. See More

Top Con

Messes with partitions

Partitioned my USB into 3 drives and wrote no data that I could see. Back to Rufus. See More

Top Pro

Relatively fast

Flashes/burns images relatively fast. See More

Top Con

Runs hot

Heats up USB to levels nearing shut down with USB 3.0. See More

Top Pro

Extremely user friendly

By far, the most user-friendly and straight-forward UI ever seen in an application like this. See More

Top Con

Large file size

Much larger file size in comparison to something like rufus. See More

Top Pro

Open source

Free to use and modify. Apache license. Repository link: https://github.com/resin-io/etcher See More

Top Con

Lacking in settings

Compared to its competitors, while trying to keep the software as user-friendly and clean as possible, it also lacks the ability to perform more advanced tweaking, available in something like Rufus. See More

Top Pro

Polished GUI

The gui looks great and is easy to use. See More

Top Con

Sends data to balena by default

It is enabled by default, hidden in the settings and you have to turn it manually off. See More

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UNetbootin

Top Pro

Automatically detects USB flash drives

UNetbootin automatically detects all the USB drives in the computer, this helps the interface be much more fluid, and protects inexperienced users from accidentally corrupting their hard drive. See More

Top Con

There's a chance it will destroy your USB

Not only is the performance of the software subpar, there is a high likelihood that it will corrupt your USB in the process. See More

Top Pro

Cross-platform

The fact that UNetbootin is cross platform means it can be used on any computer one has lying around, to create a bootable USB stick from a proper ISO file. It also makes it more viable as a tool since it can be recommended to anyone without having to worry about what operating system they are running. See More

Top Con

Might not work sometimes

For example UNetbootin has some troubles with the Hiren's Boot CD ISO file. See More

Top Pro

Supports most common distros for download

Although you can override this setting by selecting any ISO file of your choice, UNetbootin offers a simple interface in which you can choose to automatically download almost any mainstream operating system. This can save users the hassle of browsing through web pages in search of a download. See More

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WoeUSB

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ROSA Image Writer

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SUSE image writer

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Drag and drop image

Drag and drop from file explorer a novel way to select iso, don't need to navigate all the directories again to select an image. See More

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What are the best rufus alternatives for use in Linux environment?

5 Options Considered

Etcher

My Recommendation for Etcher

My Recommendation for Etcher

Cross platform

Messes with partitions

Relatively fast

Runs hot

Extremely user friendly

Large file size

Open source

Lacking in settings

Polished GUI

Sends data to balena by default

UNetbootin

My Recommendation for UNetbootin

My Recommendation for UNetbootin

Automatically detects USB flash drives

There's a chance it will destroy your USB

Cross-platform

Might not work sometimes

Supports most common distros for download

WoeUSB

My Recommendation for WoeUSB

My Recommendation for WoeUSB

ROSA Image Writer

My Recommendation for ROSA Image Writer

My Recommendation for ROSA Image Writer

SUSE image writer

My Recommendation for SUSE image writer

My Recommendation for SUSE image writer

Drag and drop image

Lacks advance features/options

Simple

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