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balenaEtcherWoeUSB-ng
Free

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

 Free

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Windows, macOS, Linux Linux
  • Hides system drives, so the classic wrong-disk accident is much harder
  • Verifies the write by reading the media back
  • Provides graphical and command-line interfaces for writing installation media.
  • An Electron app doing a job a 200 KB tool could do
  • No persistent storage or multi-boot; one image per stick
  • Requires a Windows installation image and overwrites the selected USB target.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: GPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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