Alternatives to WoeUSB-ng

Create a Windows installer USB drive from Linux. 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 WoeUSB-ng.

  • Ventoy

    Prepare a USB stick once, then boot any ISO by copying the file onto it.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Ventoy runs on Windows and Linux and boots Windows installers plus many other ISOs copied onto one stick, keeping the rest usable as storage.

  • Rufus

    Writes a bootable USB drive from an ISO, and can strip the Windows 11 install requirements while doing it.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Rufus creates Windows installer USB drives but runs only on Windows, adding options to bypass Windows 11 requirements and preset a local account.

  • balenaEtcher

    Writes an OS image to a USB stick or SD card, verifies every byte, and refuses to target your hard drive.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    balenaEtcher runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and verifies every write, though it is an Electron app designed for one image per stick.

  • YUMI

    A multiboot USB creator that puts several operating systems and tools on one drive.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    YUMI Py runs on Windows and Linux and puts several installers and rescue tools on one stick behind a boot menu, though its variants can be confusing.

  • WinToUSB

    A Windows tool that creates portable Windows To Go installations and bootable Windows installer drives.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    WinToUSB creates bootable Windows installer drives and portable Windows To Go installations, but it is closed-source Windows software with some paid features.

Also worth comparing

These listings name WoeUSB-ng as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • MediaCreationTool.bat

    Script wrapper around Microsoft's Media Creation Tool for every Windows 10 and 11 build.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    WoeUSB-ng runs on Linux rather than Windows and writes a Windows installer USB, but requires you to already have a Windows installation image.

  • UNetbootin

    Writes Linux distribution ISOs to a USB drive on Windows, macOS and Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    WoeUSB-ng runs on Linux and targets Windows installer images specifically, rather than Linux distribution ISOs.

  • Windows Media Creation Tool

    Microsoft's official tool for downloading Windows 11 and writing it to a bootable USB drive.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    WoeUSB-ng creates a Windows installer USB drive from Linux with graphical and command-line interfaces, but needs a Windows image you already have.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.