Etcher (software)

{{Short description|Computer tool for writing Operating System image files to storage media}}

{{notability|Products|date=November 2018}}

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| logo = Etcher-icon.png

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| developer = Balena

| operating_system = Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux)

| license = Apache License 2.0

| programming language = Electron (JavaScript, HTML, Node.js)

| platform = Electron / Node.js

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balenaEtcher (commonly referred to and formerly known as Etcher) is a free and open-source utility used for writing image files such as .iso and .img files, as well as zipped folders onto storage media to create live SD cards and USB flash drives. It is developed by Balena,{{Cite web |title=BalenaEtcher |url=https://balenaetcher.dev/ |access-date=2022-01-30 |website=balenaEcher.dev |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228071324/https://balenaetcher.dev/ |archive-date=2023-02-28 |language=en |url-status=unfit}} and licensed under Apache License 2.0.{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/blob/master/LICENSE|title=balena-io/etcher|website=GitHub|language=en|access-date=2018-07-23}} Etcher allows users to write images to portable storage media such as USB flash drives and SD cards. Etcher was developed using the Electron framework and supports Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.{{Cite web|url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/pi-sd-etcher/|title=Burn SD cards with Etcher|last=|first=|date=|website=Rasberrypi.org (Magpi)|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/05/how-to-install-etcher-on-ubuntu|title=How to Install Etcher, the open-source USB writer tool, on Ubuntu|last=Sneddon|first=Joey|date=13 May 2017|website=Omgubuntu|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=https://lifehacker.com/etcher-is-the-easiest-way-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-sd-car-1790879312|title=Etcher Is the Easiest Way to Make a Raspberry Pi SD Card|last=Klosowski|first=Thorin|date=6 January 2017|website=Lifehacker|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fossmint.com/etcher-usb-sd-card-bootable-image-creator-for-linux/|title=Etcher – A Modern USB and SD Card Image Writer Tool for Linux|last=Kili|first=Aaron|date=17 May 2016|website=Fossmint|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=http://osxdaily.com/2018/01/11/write-img-to-sd-card-mac-etcher/|title=How to Write an .img to SD Card on Mac the Easy Way with Etcher|last=|first=|date=11 January 2018|website=OSxdaily|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}{{Cite journal|title = Design of a Security System Based on Raspberry Pi with Motion Detection|journal = Digital Technologies and Applications|url = https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-02447-4_44}} balenaEtcher was originally called Etcher, but its name was changed on October 29, 2018, when Resin.io changed its name to Balena.{{Cite web|url=http://resin.io/blog/resin-io-changes-name-to-balena-releases-open-source-edition/|title=Resin.io changes name to balena, releases open source edition|date=2018-10-29|website=balena.io|access-date=2018-12-10}}