Alternatives to YUMI

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

  • Ventoy

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Ventoy lets you copy ISO files onto a prepared stick instead of adding them through a guided interface, with over 1300 tested images and broad UEFI support.

  • Easy2Boot

    A free multiboot USB kit that boots many ISO, IMG and VHD files from one drive.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Easy2Boot is a Windows-hosted multiboot kit with three boot menu systems including Ventoy, plus VHD and DOS support, but it is closed source and more complex.

  • GLIM

    A set of GRUB2 configuration files that boots many Linux live ISOs from one USB stick.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    GLIM boots many Linux live ISOs from a plain VFAT stick using GRUB2 configuration, set up from a Linux command line and not aimed at Windows installers.

  • UNetbootin

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    UNetbootin runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with an optional persistence file, but writes one Linux ISO per drive and fails with several hybrid ISOs.

  • Rufus

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Rufus is a Windows-only writer that puts one image per drive instead of a multiboot menu, adding Windows 11 requirement removal and checksums.

  • 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 writes and verifies one image per stick on Windows, macOS and Linux, with no multiboot or persistent storage.

Also worth comparing

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

  • WoeUSB-ng

    Create a Windows installer USB drive from Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    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.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.