Alternatives to GParted

The partition editor for Linux, usually run from its own live USB so it can resize the disk it is not booted from. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • 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

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as GParted.

  • GNOME Disks

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

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    GNOME Disks is a simpler Linux graphical tool that adds SMART data, benchmarks and image writing, but has fewer advanced partitioning options.

  • MiniTool Partition Wizard

    Windows partition manager for resizing, moving, merging and converting volumes.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    MiniTool Partition Wizard installs on Windows as closed-source freemium software, converting MBR to GPT without deleting partitions, with cloning and migration paid.

  • AOMEI Partition Assistant

    Windows partition manager with resizing, formatting and conversion.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    AOMEI Partition Assistant runs inside Windows and queues operations needing a reboot, but is closed source with cloning and migration paid.

  • EaseUS Partition Master

    Partition manager for Windows with cloning, conversion and health checks.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    EaseUS Partition Master installs on Windows with guided wizards for resizing and cloning, but is closed source and pushes paid upgrades persistently.

  • Macrorit Partition Expert

    Portable Windows partition manager with no bundled extras.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Macrorit Partition Expert is a portable closed-source Windows partition manager with no bundled extras, with server editions and some conversions paid.

  • DiskGenius

    Combined partition manager, data recovery tool and backup utility for Windows.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    DiskGenius is a freemium Windows tool combining partition editing with file and partition recovery, though larger recovery needs a paid licence.

  • Paragon Hard Disk Manager

    Commercial suite for partitioning, backup, migration and secure wiping.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    Paragon Hard Disk Manager is a paid Windows suite adding imaging, migration and wiping, and it builds its own bootable recovery medium.

  • Disk Utility

    Built-in macOS tool for creating disk images and managing volumes.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

    Disk Utility is the built-in closed-source macOS tool for managing volumes and disk images, with less flexible partition operations.

Also worth comparing

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

  • GNU Parted

    A command-line program and library for creating, resizing and editing disk partition tables.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    GParted is a graphical front end built on Parted, adding a live ISO and a queue of operations shown before applying them.

  • GPT fdisk

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    GParted adds a graphical Linux interface and live ISO for resizing and moving partitions, rather than text-mode editing.

  • Hiren's BootCD PE

    Bootable Windows PE rescue environment full of diagnostic and repair tools.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    GParted is a free, GPL-licensed Linux live ISO focused on partitioning that doubles as a rescue disk, without the wider set of Windows PE diagnostic tools.

  • KDE Partition Manager

    A KDE application for creating, resizing, moving and backing up disk partitions on Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    GParted is a GTK partition editor usually run from its own live ISO, which lets it resize the disk it is not booted from.

  • Parted Magic

    A bootable disk utility for partitioning, cloning, rescuing, benchmarking and securely erasing drives from a USB stick.

    PaidProprietaryLinux

    GParted is a free GPL-2.0 live ISO for resizing, moving and checking partitions that doubles as a rescue disk, but it has no NIST secure erase or cloning suite.

  • SD Memory Card Formatter

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

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    GParted is a GPL-2.0 Linux partition editor that handles many filesystems on any disk, with more complexity and no stated SD specification formatting.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.