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ISO Image WriterbalenaEtcher
Free

Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.

 Free

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

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Single-purpose tool for writing ISO images to USB
  • Graphical alternative to dd
  • Hides system drives, so the classic wrong-disk accident is much harder
  • Verifies the write by reading the media back
  • Fewer options than full-featured USB writers
  • Linux build on Flathub only, according to the research
  • 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: GPL-3.0 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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