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balenaEtcherBeagleBoard Imaging Utility
Free

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

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

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

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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