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XBoot alternatives

  • Rufus

  • The Reliable USB Formatting Utility

    tags: Portable bios burn-iso check-for-bad-blocks create-bios-drive
  • UNetbootin

  • UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can create Live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install various Linux distributions and other operating systems without a CD.

    tags: Portable create-bootable-usb linux-operating-systems live-cd live-usb
  • Etcher

  • Etcher is a free and open-source image burner with support for Windows, OS X and GNU/Linux. It makes USB and SD card image burning as simple and fast as possible.

    tags: Portable bootable-media burning-validation create-bootable-usb fast-and-easy-setup
  • YUMI

  • YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer), is the successor to MultibootISOs. It can be used to create a Multiboot USB Flash Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more. Contrary to MultiBootISO's which used grub to boot ISO files directly from USB, YUMI uses syslinux to boot extracted distributions stored on the USB device, and reverts to using grub to Boot Multiple ISO files from USB, if necessary.

    tags: Portable create-bootable-usb iso multi-windows multiboot-usb
  • Universal USB Installer

  • Universal USB Installer is a Live Linux USB Creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux Distributions to put on your USB Flash Drive. The Universal USB Installer is easy to use. Simply choose a Live Linux Distribution, the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, Click Install. Other features include; Persistence (if available), and the ability to fat32 format the flash drive (recommended) to ensure a clean install. Upon completion, you should have a ready to run bootable USB Flash Drive with your select Linux version installed. ยป

    tags: Portable create-bootable-usb linux-on-usb linux-operating-systems live-cd
  • LinuxLive USB Creator

  • LiLi USB Creator is a free software for Windows that allows you to create a bootable Live USB key with a Linux on it.

    tags: create-bootable-usb linux-operating-systems live-cd live-usb portable-linux
  • MultiBootUSB

  • MultiBootUSB is a software to create multi boot live Linux on a removable media i.e USB disk. It is similar to UNetbootin but many distros can be installed, provided you have enough space on the disk. MultiBootUSB also provides an option to uninstall distro(s) at any time, if you wish.

    tags: boot-hdd-partition create-bootable-usb install-syslinux multiboot-usb
  • WinToFlash

  • WinToFlash starts a wizard that will help to make USB bootable and pull over the contents of a windows installation CD or DVD and prep the USB drive to become a replacement for the optical drive. It can also do this with your LiveCD or DOS.

    tags: Portable Bundleware create-bootable-cd create-bootable-usb flash-drive
  • SARDU

  • SARDU (short for Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility) creates a multiboot all-in-one USB drive, CD or DVD for free (personal and non commercial use). Hard disks, external hard disks and all removable media are supported.The bootable device can include comprehensive collections of antivirus rescue cd, utilities and popular live distributions of Linux. Windows PE can also be included, as well as recovery disks and install media for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Seven and Windows Eight.The multiboot USB supports and manage USB stick, pendrive, hard disks and all removables media. ยป

    tags: Portable create-bootable-cd create-bootable-usb data-recovery liveusb
  • MultiSystem

  • Multisystem is an awesome tool created by LiveUSB.info, that works similar to our Windows based MultiBootISOs USB creator, but was created for use within Linux. It also uses Grub2 instead of Grub Legacy, and can be run from within Ubuntu Linux to create a Custom Multiboot UFD containing your favorite Bootable Live Linux Distributions. (via http://www.pendrivelinux.com/multiboot-create-a-multiboot-usb-from-linux/ )

    tags: create-bootable-usb create-multiple-os-boot fat fat32 flash-drive
  • LiveUSB Install

  • LiveUSB Install is a free software for GNU/Linux and Windows.

    tags: create-bootable-usb create-presistent decision-making install-syslinux live-cd
  • SUSE Studio ImageWriter

  • Utility for writing raw disk images & hybrid isos to USB keys.

    tags: create-bootable-usb flash-drive live-usb usb-install
  • BartPE

  • Barts PE Builder helps you build a BartPE (Bart Preinstalled Environment) bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from the original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD, very suitable for PC maintenance tasks.

    tags: Discontinued bootable live-cd operating-system pc-maintenance
  • ZOTAC WinUSB Maker

  • ZOTAC WinUSB Maker was made to be the simplest and functional application to make a USB Bootable. With less than 500KB, an impressive GUI and responsive user interaction, Josh Cell Softwares presents the ZOTAC International version of the WinUSB Maker software.

    tags: Discontinued create-bootable-usb drag-and-drop live-usb liveusb
  • EasyBoot

  • EasyBoot makes creating a bootable CD or bootable DVD a straightforward process. Whether you want to make a MultiBoot CD that starts up in your language or you need bootable CDs with the company logo, EasyBoot meets your requirements. If you want to know how to create a bootable CD, EasyBoot is the answer.

    tags: create-bootable-cd multiboot-cd