balenaEtcher

Balena Ltd and contributors · Free, open-source OS image writer for SD cards and USB drives, with target-drive safeguards and post-write validation.

CaskFiles and StorageApple silicon · Intel

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30-day installs2,067#111 in App

1-year installs34.2KLast 365 days

Latest version2.1.73 days ago · Oct 7

Download size155MBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg

Release cadenceIrregular1 release in 30 days

2.1.7
LatestPatchOct 7 · Wed
OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Sep 18 18:40
Hardens macOS signing entitlements and updates packaged copyright metadata.
macOS
Gives the privileged disk-writing helper restrictive signing entitlements.Removes unnecessary entitlement exceptions from the main app.
Metadata
Updates packaged copyright metadata to 2016–2026.
2.1.6
PatchMay 13 · Wed
OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew May 13 19:14
Fixes the Intel macOS build by moving its GitHub build workflow to the macos-14-large runner.
macOS build
Switches Intel Mac CI builds to the macos-14-large GitHub runner.This is a build-infrastructure fix, not a new flashing feature.
2.1.4
PatchJul 29, 2025 · Tue
OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Jul 29, 2025 12:43
Refactors permission handling and fixes Windows and Ubuntu 24 build and flashing issues.
Permissions
Refactors permission and privilege-handling code.
Windows
Adjusts Windows flasher runtime and updates the build runner.Updates winusb-driver-generator to 2.1.9.
Linux
Updates Electron to 37.2.4 and Electron Forge to 7.8.1.Stops producing the broken AppImage while fixing Ubuntu 24 issues.