Ventoy
USB & ISO tools
Copy multiple ISO files to one USB and choose which to boot.
Open Source
Available for Windows, Linux
Best software for IT professionals
Diagnostic, networking and USB tools every IT technician should carry.
By the Aptorise editorial team · 8 min read · Updated 26 September 2026
Bootable USB toolkit
Ventoy holds many ISOs on one drive; Rufus is best for single Windows installers.
Rufus
USB & ISO tools
Creates bootable USB drives from ISO files quickly and reliably.
Open Source Editor's pick
Available for Windows
Imaging and recovery
Rescuezilla and Clonezilla back up, restore and clone whole drives.
Rescuezilla
USB & ISO tools
Point-and-click disk imaging and recovery from a bootable USB.
Open Source
Available for Windows, macOS, Linux
Clonezilla
USB & ISO tools
Powerful bootable disk cloning and imaging for pros.
Open Source
Available for Windows, macOS, Linux
GParted
USB & ISO tools
Partition editor, also available as a bootable live USB.
Open Source
Available for Linux
Hardware diagnostics
Check drive health and temperatures before anything else.
CrystalDiskInfo
IT tools
Checks the health and temperature of your hard drives and SSDs.
Open Source
Available for Windows
HWiNFO
IT tools
In-depth hardware information and live sensor monitoring.
Free
Available for Windows
CPU-Z
IT tools
Shows detailed information about your processor, memory and motherboard.
Free
Available for Windows, Android
Networking and remote access
Connect to devices, move files and analyse traffic on networks you are authorised to work on.
PuTTY
Networking
Classic SSH and serial client for connecting to servers and switches.
Open Source
Available for Windows, Linux
WinSCP
Networking
Transfer files securely between your PC and servers.
Open Source
Available for Windows
Wireshark
Networking
Network protocol analyser for capturing and inspecting traffic.
Open Source
Available for Windows, macOS, Linux
Nmap
Networking
Network scanner that discovers hosts, ports and services.
Open Source
Available for Windows, macOS, Linux
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