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RufusbalenaEtcher
Free

Free and open source under GPLv3; no bundled software in the installer.

 Free

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

Windows Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Creates Windows 11 installation drives for PCs without TPM or Secure Boot
  • Sets up out-of-box experience options automatically, including a local account and privacy choices
  • Hides system drives, so the classic wrong-disk accident is much harder
  • Verifies the write by reading the media back
  • Windows only
  • One image per drive, unlike a multiboot tool
  • 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 September 20, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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