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{{See also|ISO image|Optical disc authoring software}} | {{See also|ISO image|Optical disc authoring software}} | ||
==Comparison== | |||
The following is a list of software programs that can read and/or write ''']''' files broken down by platform support and capability. Capability is defined as ability to create, mount, burn, and/or extract as follows: | |||
* '''Create''', the ability to create a new ISO file. | |||
* '''Edit''', the ability to manipulate the contents of an existing ISO file. | |||
* '''Mount''', the ability to mount an ISO image and emulate a disc volume. | |||
* '''Burn''', the ability to burn an ISO file to an ]. | |||
* '''Extract''', the ability to copy the contents of the ISO file to a hard disk. | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" | |||
|- | |||
! style="width:12em;" | Software | |||
! Create | |||
! Edit | |||
! Mount | |||
! Burn | |||
! Extract | |||
! input | |||
! output | |||
! ] | |||
! ] | |||
! comments | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| | |||
| File hierarchy | |||
| Cross-platform | |||
| ] | |||
| File archiver | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| Linux, BSD<br>Windows | |||
| ]<br>Commercial | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| File system | |||
| ISO | |||
| ]<br>Amiga | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| Part of the ] package | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| CD<br>DVD | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| CD and DVD authoring application for the ] | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>gzip<br>bzip<br>bzip2<br>compress<br>LZO<br>]s | |||
| ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>gzip<br>bzip<br>bzip2<br>compress<br>LZO | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| File archiver | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| ISO | |||
| | |||
| ] | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| List contents of an iso image; part of the ] package | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| ISO | |||
| | |||
| ] | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| Command:<br><code>mount -o loop -t iso9660 ''filename''.iso /mnt/iso</code><br>(assuming the directory /mnt/iso exists) | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] (for Linux) | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| ISO | |||
| ISO<br>BIN<br>DAA<br>... | |||
| ] | |||
| Free | |||
| Extract, list and convert image files | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| | |||
| ] | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| Built-in general disk utility | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| several types of<br>disk image files | |||
| | |||
| ] | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| Built-in utility | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| CD<br>DVD | |||
| ] | |||
| Commercial | |||
| Mastering program to burn CDs and DVDs with multisession support, duplicate disc, burn VIDEO_TS folders and create a ] as well as a searchable disc index. | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| many types of<br>disk images,<br>including both sides<br>of an HFS/ISO9660<br>hybrid image | |||
| | |||
| ] | |||
| Commercial | |||
| Mastering program | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| ISO<br>CD<br>DVD | |||
| ISO<br>CD<br>DVD | |||
| ] | |||
| Commercial | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| ISO<br>many other types<br>of image files | |||
| CD<br>DVD<br>Blu-ray | |||
| ] | |||
| Shareware | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| ISO,<br>UFD,<br>] (]) | |||
| ISO,<br>UFD,<br>] (]) | |||
| ] | |||
| Shareware | |||
| Owned by ] | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| ISO,<br>CD,<br>DVD,<br>Individual<br>DVD files | |||
| ISO,<br>CD,<br>DVD,<br>Individual<br>DVD files | |||
| ] | |||
| Shareware | |||
| Owned by ]<br>Available from ] | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
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| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| ISO | |||
| | |||
| ] | |||
| Commercial | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
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| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| ISO | |||
| | |||
| ] | |||
| Shareware | |||
| Extract ISOs, plus full CD descriptions in various modes, and handle and extract ISO and related files | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| ISO | |||
| ISO | |||
| ] | |||
| Shareware | |||
| From MagicISO, Inc. | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| ISO<br>File hierarchy | |||
| ISO<br>CD<br>DVD | |||
| Windows 2000<br>Windows XP | |||
| Commercial | |||
| Unable to mount ISO images in Vista; no support for any 64-bit environments | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{Yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{Yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| Many disk<br>image formats | |||
| Many disk<br>image formats | |||
| ] | |||
| Shareware | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| ISO<br>ISZ | |||
| ISO<br>ISZ | |||
| ] | |||
| Shareware | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| ISO,<br>hard disk<br>CD/DVD image | |||
| ISO,<br>hard disk<br>CD/DVD image | |||
| ] | |||
| Shareware | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| Many images<br>fileystem | |||
| Many images<br>fileystem | |||
| ] | |||
| Commercial | |||
| Fully-fledged disk-imaging suite | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| ISO | |||
| | |||
| ] | |||
| Shareware | |||
| File archiver | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| ISO | |||
| | |||
| ] | |||
| Free trial | |||
| Feature-limited edition of Alcohol 120%. Bundles a browser toolbar that they claim isn't spyware. | |||
|- | |||
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| {{no}} | |||
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| ] | |||
| {{?}} | |||
| Source code available | |||
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| {{yes}} | |||
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| {{no}} | |||
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| {{no}} | |||
| ISO<br>Files | |||
| CD<br>DVD | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| ISO<br>Optical disc | |||
| | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| Freeware version of ] Pro | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| DVD movies | |||
| ISO<br>DVD VIDEO_TS folder | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| Can decrease the size of the output at a lesser quality to copy onto a smaller sized medium | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
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| ISO | |||
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| ] | |||
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| {{no}} | |||
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| ISO | |||
| ISO<br>CD<br>DVD | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! {{rh}} | ISO Plugin for ] | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
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| ISO | |||
| File hierarchy | |||
| ] | |||
| Free | |||
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! {{rh}} | ] | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
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| ISO<br>other disk<br>image format | |||
| File hierarchy | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| File archiver | |||
|- | |||
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| {{yes}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
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| CD<br>DVD | |||
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| {{no}} | |||
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| ISO | |||
| CD<br>DVD | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| CD/DVD test program | |||
|- | |||
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| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
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| {{no}} | |||
| {{no}} | |||
| ISO only | |||
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| ] | |||
| Free | |||
| From Microsoft | |||
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| From SlySoft | |||
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| open source | |||
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==List== | |||
The following is a list of software that can read and/or write ] files. | The following is a list of software that can read and/or write ] files. |
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The following is a list of software that can read and/or write ISO image files.
Features
- Burn: the ability to burn an ISO file to an Optical Disc.
- Create: the ability to create a new ISO file.
- Edit: the ability to manipulate the contents of an existing ISO file.
- Extract: the ability to copy the contents of the ISO file to a hard disk.
- Mount: the ability to mount an ISO image and emulate a disc volume.
Name | Burn | Create | Edit | Extract | Mount | Software license | Description |
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7-zip | No | No | No | Yes | No | LGPL | An open source file archiver that can extract files/folders from ISO CD/DVD images. |
AcetoneISO | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | GPL | A Qt 4 software for linux to mount most common images. It uses PowerISO for converting images to ISO as back-end. |
Alcohol 120% | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Non-freeProprietary | A commercial CD/DVD burner and image mounting program that can also create ISO files from discs. |
Alcohol 52% FE | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Non-freeProprietary | A feature-limited edition of Alcohol 120%. Can create and mount ISO images. Cannot burn discs. |
Ashampoo Burning Studio | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Non-freeProprietary | A shareware program that can read, create and burn many types of image files, including ISO, to CD/DVD and even Blu-ray disks. |
Brasero | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | GPL | A CD and DVD burning program for Linux. |
CDBurnerXP | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Freeware | A freeware program that burns CDs and DVDs from files and ISO images. |
CloneDVD | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Non-freeShareware | From SlySoft, shareware DVD cloning software which is able to save the contents of the disc as an ISO image or as individual DVD files (i.e. in a VIDEO_TS directory). CloneDVD can also write a DVD from an ISO image and from a directory of individual DVD files, and it can process a folder of DVD files and convert it into an ISO image. |
cdrtools | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | CDDL, GPL | A suite of optical disc-authoring tools, its components can manipulate ISO image files. Amongst them:
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Daemon Tools | Partial Pro edition only | No | No | No | Yes | Non-freeProprietary | A utility to mount ISO images in Windows operating systems. It also has a freeware version, Daemon Tools Lite. |
dd | No | Yes | No | No | No | As OS itself | A built-in Linux/UNIX command for performing low-level file copies and conversions, and for generating ISO images from CDs. |
Disco | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Non-freeShareware | A commercial Mac OS X mastering program which allows users to burn CDs and DVDs with multisession support, disc duplication, burning VIDEO_TS folders, disc spanning as well as a searchable disc index. |
DiskImageMounter | No | No | No | No | Yes | Non-freeProprietary | A built-in utility for mounting several types of disk image files. |
Disk Utility | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Non-freeProprietary | Mac OS X's built-in general disk image utility. |
DVD Shrink | No | Yes | No | No | No | Non-freeProprietary | A freeware program that facilitates backing up DVD movies. The resulting output is an ISO file or a DVD VIDEO_TS folder, and it has the option to decrease the size of the output at a lesser quality (for copying onto a smaller sized medium). |
File Roller | No | No | No | Yes | No | GPL | A Unix frontend for extracting ISO files. |
FormatFactory | No | Yes | No | No | No | Freeware | A freeware file converter for Windows that has the ability to convert a CD or DVD into an ISO image file. |
Free Easy Burner | Yes Pro edition only | No | No | No | Yes | Freefreeware | |
Furius ISO Mount | No | No | No | No | Yes | GPL | Can mount ISO, IMG, BIN, MDF and NRG images. Can also burn ISO and IMG files |
ImDisk | No | No | No | No | Yes | Free software | Open source software that can mount CD/DVD images as well as hard disks and floppies on Microsoft Windows. |
ImgBurn | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Freeware | a freeware disc image recorder that can build and write ISO image files. |
InfraRecorder | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | GPL | A GPL-licensed free software utility for writing CD and DVD image files to disc. |
IsoBuster | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Non-freeShareware | A shareware program that can extract ISOs, plus full CD descriptions in various modes, and handle and extract ISO and related files. |
ISO Master | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | GPL | An open source Linux program to create and edit ISO images in Linux and BSD. Commercial version for Windows also available. |
ISO Recorder Power Toy | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Freeware | A free tool (power toy) for Windows XP, 2003, Vista and 7, that allows to burn CD and DVD images (DVD support is only available on Vista and above), copy disks, make images of the existing data CDs and DVDs and create ISO images from a content of a disk folder. |
IZArc | No | No | No | Yes | No | Freeware | A freeware file archiver for Microsoft Windows that can extract files from several disk image formats, including ISO files. |
K3b | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | GPL | A CD and DVD authoring application for the KDE desktop for Unix-like computer operating systems. |
MagicDisc | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Freeware | Freeware virtual drive counterpart to MagicISO (separate download needed to mount discs virtually). |
MagicISO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Non-freeShareware | A shareware utility from MagicISO, Inc., for working with ISO image files. |
mount | No | No | No | No | Yes | As OS itself | ISO files can be mounted directly in Linux with the single command: mount -o loop -t iso9660 filename.iso /mnt/iso (assuming the directory /mnt/iso exists and you have the required kernel options compiled).
|
Nero Burning ROM | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Non-freeProprietary | Nero Burning ROM version 8 is able to create, burn, and mount ISO images in a Windows 2000/XP environment. Nero 9 is necessary to mount ISO images in a Windows Vista environment(or 64-bit XP) |
Peazip | No | No | No | Yes | No | LGPL | This free utility can extract ISO image files on both Windows and Linux platforms. |
PowerISO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Non-freeShareware | This is a utility which can extract, list, convert, mount, create, and burn image files (including ISO, BIN, DAA, and other formats). |
Roxio Toast | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Non-freeProprietary | A commercial CD mastering program that can mount many types of disk images, including both sides of an HFS/ISO9660 hybrid image. |
UltraISO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Non-freeShareware | A shareware application for creating, modifying and converting ISO and notably, compressed ISO (ISZ) image files. |
Undisker | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Non-freeShareware | A shareware program that can create and edit several types of hard disk and CD/DVD image file formats, including ISO images. |
Virtual CloneDrive | No | No | No | No | Yes | Freeware | A freeware CD emulator from SlySoft. |
WinImage | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Non-freeShareware | A shareware disk-imaging suite for the creation, reading and editing of multiple image formats and filesystems. |
WinRAR | No | No | No | Yes | No | Non-freeProprietary | A shareware file archiver that can read & extract, ISO images. |
WinZip | No | No | No | Yes | No | Non-freeProprietary | A shareware file archiver that can read & extract, ISO images. |
Saturn Disk Image | No | No | No | No | No | Zlib License | An open source tool for either from a graphical user interface or from a build script (NAnt task). |