A disk image is similar or the same as an ISO file. Same program on Linux (USB Image Writer) copies either. I mount the microSD card via a USB card reader on workstation, though laptop has a built-in card reader.
Traditionally an ISO made a boot CD.
It's the same principle. So disk managers or file copying usually don't work. You need a program that replaces existing microSD partition and format (They are shipped as FAT32 or exFAT) with the image file.
Carbon Copy I know was a DOS & Windows remote access program.
Mac OS seems to have Carbon Copy Cloner, but I think it might only be for copying MacOS.
A search suggests this works on Mac to copy .img or .iso files to an SD Card (or probably a USB memory stick).
https://etcher.balena.io/
I've not used a Mac since OS9!
Linux comes with such tools and there are many options for Windows.