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USBImager vs ISO Image Writer: catalog facts
USBImager	ISO Image Writer
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Writes compressed images without unpacking first Runs on Windows, Linux and macOS	Single-purpose tool for writing ISO images to USB Graphical alternative to dd
Deliberately minimal feature set Writing to the wrong drive erases it	Fewer options than full-featured USB writers Linux build on Flathub only, according to the research
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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