Alternatives to Easy2Boot
A free multiboot USB kit that boots many ISO, IMG and VHD files from one drive. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Easy2Boot
A free multiboot USB kit that boots many ISO, IMG and VHD files from one drive.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Easy2Boot.
Ventoy
Prepare a USB stick once, then boot any ISO by copying the file onto it.
Ventoy is a free, GPL-3.0 multiboot tool for Windows and Linux where you copy images onto the stick, with over 1300 tested images and a simpler single boot menu.
YUMI
A multiboot USB creator that puts several operating systems and tools on one drive.
YUMI is a free, open-source multiboot USB creator with a guided interface, and YUMI Py runs on both Windows and Linux, though its several variants can confuse.
GLIM
A set of GRUB2 configuration files that boots many Linux live ISOs from one USB stick.
GLIM is a free, open-source set of GRUB2 configs for booting many Linux live ISOs from one VFAT stick, set up from Linux and not aimed at Windows installers.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Rufus
Writes a bootable USB drive from an ISO, and can strip the Windows 11 install requirements while doing it.
Hiren's BootCD PE
Bootable Windows PE rescue environment full of diagnostic and repair tools.
balenaEtcher
Writes an OS image to a USB stick or SD card, verifies every byte, and refuses to target your hard drive.
Parted Magic
A bootable disk utility for partitioning, cloning, rescuing, benchmarking and securely erasing drives from a USB stick.
WinToUSB
A Windows tool that creates portable Windows To Go installations and bootable Windows installer drives.
PowerISO
A Windows tool for creating, editing, burning and mounting disc images and writing bootable USB drives.
