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balenaEtcherUSBImager
Free

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

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

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
  • Writes compressed images without unpacking first
  • Runs on Windows, Linux and macOS
  • An Electron app doing a job a 200 KB tool could do
  • No persistent storage or multi-boot; one image per stick
  • Deliberately minimal feature set
  • Writing to the wrong drive erases it
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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