balenaEtcher

io.balena.etcher · Developer Tools · v1.7.3

Native Version Spotted 95 devices · 238.0 MB · Impact: 53/100

Native Version Spotted

Apple Silicon version latest seen at v2.1.6 · Reported by 230 Macs in the community.

All sighted native versions (13):

v2.1.0 ×12 v2.1.4 ×105 v2.1.6 ×67 v1.19.21 ×4 v1.19.25 ×22 v2.1.2 ×13 v2.1.5 ×1 v1.14.3 ×1 v1.5.81 ×1 v1.18.11 ×1 v1.5.121 (Universal) ×1 v1.7.3 ×1 v1.5.120 (Universal) ×1

Sighting data is community-sourced — version availability and pricing should be verified with the developer.

About This App

balenaEtcher is a free, open-source cross-platform tool for safely flashing OS images onto SD cards and USB drives. It's widely used by makers, developers, and system administrators who need to write disk images to removable media — such as installing Linux distributions, Raspberry Pi OS, or other operating systems on single-board computers and external drives. The app handles the low-level details automatically, reducing the risk of accidentally overwriting the wrong disk. Its simple, intuitive interface makes it accessible to both beginners and advanced users.

Versions Seen 28 versions

v2.1.6 v2.1.4 v2.1.2 v2.1.0 v1.7.9 v1.7.8 v1.7.3 v1.7.0 v1.5.86 v1.5.81 v1.5.80 v1.5.79 v1.5.71 v1.5.56 v1.5.51 v1.5.45 v1.5.24 v1.5.122 v1.5.116 v1.5.115 v1.5.109 v1.4.9 v1.19.25 v1.19.21 v1.18.4 v1.18.11 v1.14.3 v1.13.1

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Good news: balenaEtcher already has a native Apple Silicon version available. You should update to version 2.1.4 or later, which includes a confirmed native arm64 build. This version has been verified running on multiple Mac devices in the Rosetta Check community. Simply download the latest release from the official site or via Homebrew Cask (`brew install balenaetcher`) to get the native version — no Rosetta translation needed.