balenaEtcher
balenaEtcher is a free, open-source data recovery and backup tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. It has 34,608 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at balena-io/etcher.
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About balenaEtcher
Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. Etcher is a powerful OS image flasher built with web technologies to ensure flashing an SDCard or USB drive is a pleasant and safe experience. It protects you from accidentally writing to your hard-drives, ensures every byte of data was written correctly, and much more. It can also directly flash Raspberry Pi devices that support USB device boot mode.
Install balenaEtcher
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
choco install etcherAUR (Arch Linux)
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Is balenaEtcher free and open source?
Yes. balenaEtcher's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install balenaEtcher?
Chocolatey: choco install etcher and the AUR package balena-etcher. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v2.1.9).
Is balenaEtcher still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 22, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.