balenaEtcher for Windows

Balena Ltd. <[email protected]> · Open source

balenaEtcher is an open-source system tool designed to write OS images such as ISO and IMG files to SD cards and USB drives. Its streamlined interface guides users through drive selection safely, preventing accidental overwriting of hard drives.

Download for Windows

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✓ Official source (winget)
✓ SHA256 taken from the official repository
✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026
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Version: 2.1.9
Release date: Oct. 22, 2026
License: Apache-2.0
Installer type: exe

Install from the command line

How do I use this?

Type Terminal in the Start menu and open it, paste the command (Ctrl+V or right-click) and press Enter. It uses winget, Windows' own package manager, to install the program from its official source.

winget install --id Balena.Etcher -e

SHA256 (file verification)

3fa63ea453e75c0338f8f1444b511f38decdd002e17922a910aec5e29b85b751

How to install

Click the official download button on this page to get the installer.
Launch the downloaded file and follow the standard installation prompts.
Alternatively, run 'winget install --id Balena.Etcher -e' in your command prompt.

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