Comparison of disc image software
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This article is a comparison of notable software applications that can access or manipulate disk image files. It compares their disk image handling features.
Comparison criteria
This article compares two features: Supported file formats and capabilities of the software as to how they treat the image format.
Capabilities
- "Creates?"
- Specifies whether the application can create a new disc image file, either by capturing the image of an actual disc, by composing a disc image file from locally stored files or an empty disc image.
- "Modifies?"
- Specifies whether the application is able to manipulate the contents of an existing disc image file, including adding, changing or deleting files within or modifying disc image metadata.
- "Mounts?"
- Specifies whether the application can emulate an optical disc drive. Such an application treats a disc image file like a virtual disc and virtually inserts it into that emulated virtual drive.
- "Restores?"
- Specifies whether the application can write the contents of a disk image file onto a physical media (such as an optical disc, a floppy disk, a hard disk drive or a USB flash drive) and create a physical replica.
- "Extracts?"
- Specifies whether the application can copy some or all of the files within a disc image file to somewhere else.
Supported file formats
- "Input"
- Specifies the types of disc image formats that the application can open.
- "Output"
- Specifies the types of disc image formats that the application can save to.
The comparison
| Software | Creates? | Modifies? | Mounts? | Restores? | Extracts? | Burns? | Input | Output | OS | License | Last_Update_Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Zip | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ? | CramFS, DMG, FAT, HFS, MBR, NTFS, ISO, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM[1] | WIM | Windows, Linux, Mac OS | Free software (GPL) | 18.05
01/05/2018 |
| AcetoneISO | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | CD, DVD, ISO, BIN, MDF, IMG, NRG, CUE, TOC, DMG | CD, DVD, ISO, BIN | Linux | Free software (GPL) | |
| Acronis True Image | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | TIB, VHD | TIB, VHD | Windows | Shareware | |
| Alcohol 120% | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ISO, B5T, B6T, BWT, CCD, CDI, CUE, MDS, NRG, ISZ | MDS/MDF, ISO | Windows | Trialware | |
| Alcohol 52% FE | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ? | ISO | — | Windows | Adware | |
| AnyDVD HD | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | — | ISO | Windows | Shareware | |
| Archive Manager | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | ISO | — | Unix-like | Free software (GPL) | |
| Ashampoo Burning Studio | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ISO, BIN/CUE | ISO, BIN/CUE | Windows | Shareware[a] | |
| BlindWrite | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | B5T, B6T, BWA, BWI, BWS, BWT, CUE/BIN, ISO, MDS/MDF | B5T, B6T, BWA, BWI, BWS, BWT, CUE/BIN, ISO, MDS/MDF | Windows | Shareware | |
| Brasero | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ISO, CUE | CD, DVD | Linux | Free software (GPL) | |
| Burnatonce | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ISO, CUE, TOC | — | Windows | Freeware | |
| CDBurnerXP | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ISO, MDS/MDF, NRG, BIN/CUE | ISO, MDS/MDF | Windows | Freeware | |
| CDemu | No | No | Yes | No | No | ? | CSO, ECM, GBI, GZ, XZ, ISZ, DMG, ISO, UDF, NRG, CDI, CCD, SUB, IMG, CUE/BIN, TOC, B5T, B6T, MDS, MDX, CIF, C2D, DAA | — | Linux | Free software (GPL v2) | |
| genisoimage | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | — | Linux, Unix |
Free software (GPL) | ||
| isoinfo | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | — | Unix, Linux, Amiga Windows, Mac OS X |
Free software (GPL) | ||
| mkisofs | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | — | Unix, Linux, Amiga Windows, Mac OS X |
Free software (GPL) | ||
| CDRoller | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ISO | ISO | Windows | Shareware | |
| CDRWIN | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | CUE, BIN | CUE, BIN | Windows | Shareware | |
| CloneCD | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | — | ISO, UFD, IMG (CloneCD)[verification needed] | Windows | Shareware | |
| CloneDVD | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ISO | ISO | Windows | Shareware | |
| CopyCatX | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | DMG | DMG | Mac OS X | Shareware | |
| Daemon Tools | Yes | All editions except Lite |
Yes | Yes[b] | All editions except Lite |
? | BIN+CUE, B5T, B6T, BWT, CCD, CDI, ISO, ISZ, MDF+MDS, MDX, NRG, VHD, VMDK and TrueCrypt[c] | ISO, MDS+MDF, MDX – VHD and TrueCrypt in Ultra edition | Windows | Freemium[d] | |
| DeepBurner | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ISO | ISO | Windows | Freemium | |
| Disco | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | CDR, ISO, DMG | CDR, ISO, DMG | Mac OS X | Freeware | |
| DiscJuggler | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | CDI, ISO | CDI | Windows | Shareware | |
| Disk Utility | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | DMG, ISO | DMG, ISO | Mac OS X | Integral part of Mac OS X |
|
| DiskImageMounter | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | DMG, ISO | DMG, ISO | Mac OS X | Integral part of Mac OS X |
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| DVD Shrink | Yes | No | No | No | Yes[e] | ? | ISO, NRG, IMG, MDS/Ixx | ISO | Windows | Freeware | |
| Exact Audio Copy | Yes[f] | No | No | No | No | ? | CUE | CUE/audio file types | Windows | Free software | |
| Furius ISO Mount | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ISO, IMG, BIN, MDF, NRG | ? | Linux | Free software (GPL) | |
| Image for Windows | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | TBI, VHD, VMDK | TBI, VHD, VMDK | Windows | Shareware | |
| ImgBurn | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | APE, BIN, CDI, CDR, CUE, DI (Atari Disk Image), DVD, FLAC, GCM, GI, IBQ, IMG, ISO, LST, MDS, NRG, PDI, UDI, WV | ISO, IMG, BIN/CUE | Windows | Freeware contains malware / adware | |
| InfraRecorder | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ISO | ISO | Windows | Free software (GPL) | |
| ISO Master[7] [8] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | ISO | ISO | Linux | Free software (GPL) | |
| ISO Recorder | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ISO | ISO | Windows | Free software (BSD license) | |
| IsoBuster | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ? | DAO, TAO, ISO, BIN, IMG, CCD, CIF, FCD, NRG, GCD, P01, C2D, CUE, CDI, CD, GI, PXI, MDS/MDF, VC4/000, B5T/B5I, DMG, IBP, IBQ, NCD, FLP, E01/S01/L01, RMG | ISO, TAO, BIN, CUE, IBP and IBQ | Windows | Shareware | |
| IsoCreator | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | — | ISO | Windows | Free software (AFL) | |
| K3b | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ISO | — | Unix-like | Free software (GPL) | |
| libguestfs | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | raw, qcow2, VMDK, VHD | raw, qcow2, VMDK, VHD | Linux | Free software (LGPL) | |
| Loop device[9] | No | No | Single volume only | No | No | ? | Raw image | — | Linux, FreeBSD | Free software | |
| MagicISO | Yes | Yes | With MagicDisc | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported by both MagicISO and MagicDisc: ISO, BIN/CUE, IMA/IMG, CIF, NRG, IMG/CCD, MDF/MDS, VCD, VaporCD, P01/MD1/XA, VC4/000, VDI, C2D, BWI/BWT, CDI, TAO/DAO, PDI.[10][11] Supported by MagicISO only: DMG, FLP, DSK, BFI, BIF, WBT[10] | ISO, BIN/CUE, UIF, NRG, DMG[12] | Windows | Shareware[g][13] | 5.5 (build 281)
2/21/2010 |
| mount | No | No | Yes | No | No | ? | ISO | — | Linux | Free software (GPL) | |
| Nero Multimedia Suite | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ISO, NRG | ISO, NRG | Windows | Shareware | |
| Nero Burning ROM | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ISO, NRG | ISO, NRG | Windows | Template:Software license | |
| Nero Linux | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ISO, NRG | ISO, NRG | Linux | Shareware (Discontinued) | |
| Norton Ghost | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | GHO, GHS, VMDK, V2I, IV2I, PQI | GHO, GHS, VMDK | Windows | Shareware | |
| OSFmount | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | IMG, DD, ISO, BIN/CUE, 00n, NRG, SDI, AFF(v3), AFM, AFD, VMDK, E01, S01, VHD | ? | Windows | Freeware | |
| Partimage | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | Compressed file system image: Ext2, Ext3, Reiserfs, FAT16, FAT32, HPFS, JFS, Xfs, UFS, HFS and NTFS | Ext2, Ext3, Reiserfs, FAT16, FAT32, HPFS, JFS, Xfs, UFS, HFS and NTFS | Linux | Free software (GPL) | |
| PeaZip | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | DMG, ISO, VHD, WIM[14] | — | Windows, Linux | Free software (LGPL v3) | |
| Roxio Creator[15] | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ISO, C2D, BIN/CUE, GI | ISO, GI | Windows | Proprietary commercial |
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| Roxio Toast[16] | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ISO, BIN/CUE, IMG, DMG, CDR, NRG | — | Mac OS X | Proprietary commercial |
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| UltraISO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | BIN/CUE, BWI/BWT/B5T/B5I/B6T/B6I, C2D, CDI, CIF, DAA, DMG, FCD, G2D, GCD/GI, IMA, IMG/CCD, IML, ISO/ISZ, LCD, MDF/MDS, NCD, NRG, P01/MD1/XA, PDI, PXI, TAO/DAO, UIF, VaporCD, VC4/000, VCD, VDI, XMD/XMF [17] | BIN/CUE, CCD/IMG/SUB, ISO/ISZ, MDF/MDS, NRG | Windows | Trialware | 9.7.1.3519
24/01/2018 |
| Virtual CloneDrive | No | No | Yes | No | No | ? | ISO, BIN, IMG, UDF, DVD, CCD | — | Windows | Freeware | |
| Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel | No | No | Yes | No | No | ? | ISO | — | Windows | Freeware | |
| VirtualDrive Pro | No | No | Yes | No | No | ? | — | — | Windows | Shareware | |
| WADK | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | WIM, WSM | WIM, WSM | Windows NT | Freeware; DISM component is included with Windows | |
| WinCDEmu | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ? | ISO, BIN, NRG, MDS/MDF, CCD, IMG | — | Windows | Free software (LGPL) | |
| Windows Explorer | VHD only | ? | Yes | ISO only | {? | ? | ISO,[18][19] VHD[20] | VHD | Windows NT | Part of Windows | |
| WinRAR | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | ISO | — | Windows | Shareware | |
| WinZip | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | ISO | — | Windows | Shareware | |
| Software | Creates? | Modifies? | Mounts? | Restores? | Extracts? | Input? | Output? | OS | License |
See also
- Disk image
- Disk partitioning
- Optical disc authoring
- List of optical disc authoring software
- Comparison of disc authoring software
- List of disk cloning software
- Comparison of disk cloning software
Notes
- ^ Past version are made available as freeware from time to time
- ^ Lite editions requires Astroburn[2]
- ^ Daemon Tools supports the following non-image formats: ZIP, APE+CUE, FLAC+CUE, WAV+CUE
- ^ All editions are trialware, except Lite edition, which is only shareware in Korea but freeware elsewhere.[3][4][5][6]
- ^ Opens DVD images (File menu or Ctrl-I)
- ^ Audio tracks only. Leaves an ISO placeholder for the data track in the CUE for mixed-mode discs.
- ^ MagicDisc is Freeware
References
- ^ http://www.7-zip.org/
- ^ "Main window and toolbar". Daemon Tools documentation. Daemon Tools. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "FAQ: Is DAEMON Tools software free or not?". daemon-tools.cc. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
DAEMON Tools Lite is free for home and non-business use. In case you want to use DAEMON Tools in any organization, you need to buy a license.
- ^ "Installation". DAEMON Tools Lite Help. DAEMON Tools. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
[Inside third screenshot] Support is provided only for Paid License users.
- ^ "Daemon tool lite license problem".
Due to some changes in marketing strategy Korea is no longer among the countries for which a Free version of DAEMON Tools Lite available.
- ^ "DAEMON Tools Lite (Korean)".
- ^ "ISO Master Homepage".
- ^ "ISO Master Debian sid".
- ^ Lawton, Kevin; Denney, Bryce; Guarneri, N. David; Ruppert, Volker; Bothamy, Christophe. Calabrese, Michael; Shwartsman, Stanislav (eds.). "8.8. Mounting a disk image using the loop device". Bochs User Manual. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ a b "MagicISO Features".
- ^ "MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD-ROM Overview".
- ^ "MagicISO FAQ : How to convert ISO to DMG file for Mac OS with MagicISO?".
- ^ "MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD-ROM Overview".
MagicDisc is freeware.
- ^ "Supported formats". Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Minimum System Requirements". Roxio NXT Pro portal. Roxio. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
Disc image formats: read ISO, C2D, BIN/CUE and GI; write ISO and GI
- ^ "System Requirements". Roxio Toast 11 Titanium portal. Roxio. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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- ^ "Burn a CD or DVD from an ISO file". windows.microsoft.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Accessing data in ISO and VHD files | Building Windows 8". blogs.msdn.microsoft.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Create and Use a Virtual Hard Disk on Windows 7". technet.microsoft.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.