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EtchDroid is a GPLv3+ open-source tool for writing disk images to USB drives from Android without root. Version 2.0 brings a new Material You interface, automatic recovery from write failures with reconnection prompts, and post-write verification to check for corruption. Note that DMG support has been removed in this release.
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About this app
Для создания загрузочной флешки в Андроиде. EtchDroid is a copylefted libre GPLv3+ app helping you write images to USB drives. Use it to make a bootable GNU/Linux USB drive when your laptop is dead and you're in the middle of nowhere.
Features: • Supports raw disk images and most GNU/Linux distributions ISOs • Supports Raspberry Pi images (extract the ZIP file first; use a SD to USB adapter, the internal SD slot is not supported) • Supports most DMG disk images (beta) • No root - everything is done within the bounds of the Android API • Free as in freedom
Planned: • Write common GNU/Linux distro in streaming from the Internet without storing it on the device • Support for Windows installation ISO (will likely require root) • Support for Unetbootin-style image flashing
What's new
- Major rewrite of EtchDroid!
- New Material You UI, much more intuitive and easier to use! • EtchDroid will now recover from most write failures and ask you to unplug and reconnect your USB drive • After writing the image, it will also be verified to ensure it didn't get corrupted • The DMG functionality has been removed; use an older version if you still need it
About this version
- Version
- 2.0 (25)
- Size
- 8.11 MB
- Requires Android
- 5.0
- Target SDK
- 21
- Architecture
- arm64-v8a
- Downloads
- 204
- Updated
- Feb 9, 2026
- Package
- eu.depau.etchdroid
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