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CaligulabalenaEtcher
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

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

macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Interactive terminal interface instead of raw dd commands
  • Progress display while writing
  • Hides system drives, so the classic wrong-disk accident is much harder
  • Verifies the write by reading the media back
  • No graphical interface
  • No Windows support indicated
  • 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 not stated License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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