Etcher
Flash OS images to SD cards and USB drives, safely and easily
Free · Open sourceLatest versionMac
About Etcher
Etcher is an OS image flasher built with web technologies to make writing to an SD card or USB drive a pleasant and safe experience. It protects you from accidentally writing to your hard drives and checks that every byte of data was written correctly.
It can also flash Raspberry Pi devices that support USB device boot mode directly. Etcher supports Windows 10 and later, macOS 10.13 and later on both Intel and Apple Silicon, and most Linux distributions on 64-bit Intel.
Highlights
- Flashes OS images to SD cards and USB drives
- Guards against accidental writes to your hard drives
- Validates that every byte was written correctly
- Direct flashing for Raspberry Pi devices with USB device boot mode
- macOS support for both Intel and Apple Silicon
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- 2.1.7
- Updated
- Sep 18, 2026
- Size
- 148 MB to 159 MB
- License
- Apache License 2.0
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for v2.1.7
- Released
- Sep 18, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 34.5K
- Website
- etcher.io
Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.
License
PermissiveApache License 2.0
Use, change and share it freely, including in closed source apps, as long as the copyright notice stays. Includes a patent grant.
Read the full licenseHow this app was checked
AppsXi checks every version before it is listed.
Signed by Balena Ltd (66H43P8FRG)
Apple Developer ID team 66H43P8FRG
Notarized by Apple
Hardened Runtime on
File matches the hash GitHub published
SHA-256 7408b5c5d3382e337f27a81aec8cc122b875b47809aca9b60a5a513100292344
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 13, 2026
Install and behavior test in a virtual machine: not run yet
Coming soon for all listings.
2 technical notes
- allow-unsigned-executable-memory (allow-jit is safer)
- Electron fuses not hardened: RunAsNode on, EnableNodeOptionsEnvironmentVariable on, EnableNodeCliInspectArguments on, EnableEmbeddedAsarIntegrityValidation off, OnlyLoadAppFromAsar off
Versions
2.1.7checked
Checked Oct 13, 2026 · Mac
DMG · 148 MB, DMG · 159 MB
Questions about Etcher
Is Etcher free?
Yes. Etcher is free and open source under the Apache License 2.0. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.
Is Etcher safe to download?
AppsXi downloads every version of Etcher from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version 2.1.7 (checked Oct 13, 2026), the Mac download is signed by its developer and notarized by Apple, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.
Does Etcher run on Apple silicon Macs?
Yes. Etcher has a native Apple silicon build, and it runs on Intel Macs too.
What does Etcher need to run?
Etcher needs macOS Big Sur (11) or later.
Who makes Etcher?
Etcher is an open source project by balena on GitHub (balena-io/etcher). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.
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