Impression
A simple GNOME app for writing disk images to USB drives to make them bootable.
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About Impression
Impression is a small desktop app for the GNOME desktop that creates bootable drives from disk images. You choose an image file and a target drive, and it writes the image so the drive can be used to install or start an operating system.
It focuses on this single task with a minimal interface, which suits Linux users who want a straightforward alternative to more complex image-writing tools. The project is released under the GNU GPLv3.
Strengths
- Minimal interface focused on one task
- Fits in with the GNOME desktop
Limitations
- Linux only
- Fewer options than full-featured image writers
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPLv3.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- Khaleel Al-Adhami
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Linux users who want an easy way to make a bootable USB drive
- Categories
- Disk tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Impression
Compare allSoftware that can replace Impression for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
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Popsicle
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USBImager
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Fedora Media Writer
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Fedora Media Writer downloads Fedora images for you and can restore the stick, but is built around Fedora.
GNOME Disks
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GNOME Disks can write USB images alongside partitioning, SMART and benchmarking, in a broader GNOME utility.
UNetbootin
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Raspberry Pi Imager
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WoeUSB-ng
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WoeUSB-ng targets Windows installer USB drives from Linux, with graphical and command-line interfaces, rather than general images.
Impression as an alternative
Listings that name Impression as an alternative.
Win32 Disk Imager
A Windows tool for writing raw disk images to USB drives and SD cards, or backing them up.
Impression is a minimal GNOME app for writing images to USB drives, so moving to it means switching to Linux.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Ventoy
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GLIM
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Rufus
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ImageUSB
A free PassMark utility that writes an image to many USB flash drives at the same time.
