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BeagleBoard Imaging UtilitybalenaEtcher
Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

 Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence. Balena sells separate commercial device…

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Downloads and writes operating system images for Beagle devices
  • Can configure image options such as networking and credentials
  • Hides system drives, so the classic wrong-disk accident is much harder
  • Verifies the write by reading the media back
  • Focused on BeagleBoard devices and their software images
  • An Electron app doing a job a 200 KB tool could do
  • No persistent storage or multi-boot; one image per stick
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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