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What is the best free software for making bootable USBs?
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Best free software for making bootable USBs?
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License
Supported platforms
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Ventoy
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Rufus
Free
GNU GPLv3
chromebook os
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Etcher
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Apache-2.0
Windows, Linux, Mac
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USB Image Tool
Free
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dd
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GNU GPLv3+
macOS, Linux, *BSD, Unix
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Ventoy
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Capable of manually adding custom ISOs
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BastiaanB's Experience
FOSS, available on GitHub
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Create Multi-boot USB
Ventoy allows you to boot from multiple ISOs in the USB, unlike Rufus, which only allow booting from one ISO.
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Rufus
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Rufus
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Rufus
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Size
Rufus is small in size.
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Only can install 1 distro / USB
There is no way to install more than one distro on USB
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Academy Account's Experience
I use this tool for Windows installations. Did not have problems writing the iso.
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Specs
License:
GNU GPLv3
Supported platforms:
chromebook os
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Open source
https://github.com/pbatard/rufus
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Only runs on Windows
Although it can install all flavors of imaginable distros on a key, the software itself only has one official Windows version, effectively excluding Mac and Linux users.
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Simple but advanced
Has many options.
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Safe
Zero ways to screw up.
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GPT/UEFI Support with NTFS UEFI Support
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Automatic USB detection
Rufus finds your USB drive automatically. This minimizes the risk that you will accidentally format your hard drive.
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Very fast
Rufus is one of the fastest utilities in the category to complete create a bootable USB. Twice as fast as UNetbootin, Universal USB Installer and Windows 7 USB download tool.
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Multi-language support
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Etcher
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Etcher
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Etcher
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Specs
License:
Apache-2.0
Supported platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
Supported architectures:
x86, x86-64, armv7, armv8
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USB Image Tool
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USB Image Tool
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USB Image Tool
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Pros
1
Cons
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Needs .NET 4.7
The newest version needs .NET 4.7, you can however download an older version for .NET 4.0.
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Free
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RickZeeland's Experience
USB Image Tool creates images of USB drives and MP3 players. It allows you to make a backup image of your USB Stick or to switch between images.
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Platforms:
Windows
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Free
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dd
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dd
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dd
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4
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Many features
It can do anything.
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DetailedKul's Experience
nice and easy
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Specs
License:
GNU GPLv3+
Supported platforms:
macOS, Linux, *BSD, Unix
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Ported to almost any OS
There exist ports for Windows, Mac and even Android.
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SARDU Multiboot Creator
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SARDU Multiboot Creator
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SARDU Multiboot Creator
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3
Experiences
1
Pros
1
Cons
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Can add multiple ISOS
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You have to create a free account to download some stuff from the software itself
Although is free, you need a free account to be able to download the ISOs from the software itself, otherwise, you must add them manually
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BastiaanB's Experience
Nice to take SARDU into account,
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