Alternatives to Disk Utility

Built-in macOS tool for creating disk images and managing volumes. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Disk Utility.

  • GNOME Disks

    A graphical disk utility for GNOME that partitions, formats, benchmarks and images drives on Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    GNOME Disks is an open-source Linux equivalent that partitions, formats, images drives and shows SMART data, instead of being built into macOS.

  • GParted

    The partition editor for Linux, usually run from its own live USB so it can resize the disk it is not booted from.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    GParted is a free open-source partition editor for Linux run from a live USB, offering broader filesystem resizing and moving but no macOS install.

  • GPT fdisk

    A set of text-mode partitioning tools for creating and editing GPT partition tables.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    GPT fdisk is a free, GPL-2.0 set of text-mode GPT partitioning tools that runs on macOS, Linux and Windows, without a graphical interface or imaging features.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Disk Utility as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • SD Memory Card Formatter

    The SD Association's official utility for formatting SD, SDHC, SDXC and SDUC memory cards to specification.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Disk Utility is built into macOS and manages volumes and disk images on any drive, though it is not described as formatting to the SD specification.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.