Alcohol AlternativesTop ISO Creators & Disc Burners like Alcohol

Alcohol is described as 'Powerful Windows CD and DVD burning software that makes it easy to create backups of DVDs* and CDs. In addition, the program lets you store your most used CDs as images on your computer, so you can call them up at the click of a button' and is a very popular Disc Burner in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Alcohol for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, Mac and KDE Plasma apps. The best Alcohol alternative is WinCDEmu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Alcohol are DAEMON Tools, Virtual CloneDrive, K3b and UltraISO.

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  1. WinCDEmu icon

    WinCDEmu

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    WinCDEmu is an open-source CD/DVD/BD emulator - a tool that allows you to mount optical disc images by simply clicking on them in Windows Explorer. If you have downloaded an ISO image and want to use it without burning it to a blank disc, WinCDEmu is the easiest way to do it.

    39 WinCDEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about WinCDEmu as an Alternative to Alcohol
    Guest
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    Mounts images well, fast, installs in seconds, no reboot required. Gets the job done with no hassle.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    It is free, of course. And yeah it is easy to use, it is lightweight and yes, it is fast. However, I recently discovered a thing that this software can't do, which is, change an already mounted image with another image at the exact same drive letter, while it is in use.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think WinCDEmu is a great Alcohol alternative.

    • WinCDEmu is the most popular Windows alternative to Alcohol.

    • WinCDEmu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Alcohol.

    • WinCDEmu is Free and Open SourceAlcohol is Freemium and Proprietary
    • WinCDEmu is LightweightAlcohol is not according to our users
  2. DAEMON Tools icon

    DAEMON Tools

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    Comprehensive disc imaging software supporting VHDs, ZIP archives, and password protection. Offers optical media emulation, iSCSI access, encryption via TrueCrypt, and up to 32 virtual drives. Essential for creating TrueCrypt images, emulating devices, encrypting data, and integrating with Windows systems.

    45 DAEMON Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Almost everyone thinks DAEMON Tools is a great Alcohol alternative.

    • DAEMON Tools is the most popular Mac alternative to Alcohol.

    • DAEMON Tools is Freemium and ProprietaryAlcohol is also Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Virtual CloneDrive icon

    Virtual CloneDrive

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    Virtual CloneDrive works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive, however it exists only virtually. Image files of various formats (.iso, .bin, etc) can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or from a network drive and used in the same manner as inserting...

    32 Virtual CloneDrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Virtual CloneDrive as an Alternative to Alcohol
    Animalfox
    Negative
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    This program can't create iso files.

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    • Most users think Virtual CloneDrive is a great Alcohol alternative.

    • Virtual CloneDrive is Free and ProprietaryAlcohol is Freemium and Proprietary
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    PassFab for ISO

    This tool simplifies the creation of bootable USBs, CDs, and DVDs through a streamlined three-step process. Compatible with Windows 10 32-bit and 64-bit, it supports virtual drive mounting, language management, and facilitates OS...

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    K3b

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    K3b is a CD and DVD authoring application for the KDE desktop environment for Unix-like computer operating systems. It provides a graphical user interface to perform most CD/DVD burning tasks like creating an Audio CD from a set of audio files or copying a CD/DVD, as well as...

    52 K3b alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
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    • K3b is the most popular Linux alternative to Alcohol.

    • K3b is Free and Open SourceAlcohol is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. UltraISO icon

    UltraISO

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    Directly edit and extract ISO or DVD image files, manage directories and boot info, create images from hard drive or physical media, convert between formats, optimize file structure, integrate with shell, and handle virtual drives and bootable media.

    52 UltraISO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about UltraISO as an Alternative to Alcohol
    Animalfox
    Negative
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    Free version of program can not create iso files bigger than 300mb.

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    • UltraISO is the most popular commercial alternative to Alcohol.

    • UltraISO is Paid and ProprietaryAlcohol is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. PowerISO icon

    PowerISO

     166 likes
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    Powerful tool supporting a variety of disc image files, including ISO, BIN, and NRG. Enables ISO creation, editing, conversion, CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burning, and audio CD ripping. Features advanced DAA support for compression and encryption, allows bootable USB creation and ISO mounting.

    53 PowerISO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  10. AnyBurn icon

    AnyBurn

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    AnyBurn is a light weight but professional CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software that everyone must have. It provides a free and complete solution for burning.

    50 AnyBurn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Nero Burning ROM icon

    Nero Burning ROM

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    Powerful tool for disc burning and multimedia tasks with support for various formats, SecurDisc 4.0 protection, and ISO creation, offering professional-level security, conversion, and ripping features for flawless performance across CD, DVD, and Blu-ray.

    55 Nero Burning ROM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Nero Burning ROM as an Alternative to Alcohol
    Animalfox
    Negative
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    It's paid program. I can't use it.

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    • Some users think Nero Burning ROM is a great Alcohol alternative, some don't.

    • Nero Burning ROM is Paid and ProprietaryAlcohol is Freemium and Proprietary
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    ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver

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    ImDisk is a virtual disk driver for Windows NT through Windows 10. It can create virtual hard disk, RAM Disk, floppy or CD/DVD drives using image files or system memory.

    37 ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • BSD
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    Comments about ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver as an Alternative to Alcohol
    Animalfox
    Negative
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    This program cant create ISO images.

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    • ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver is Free and Open SourceAlcohol is Freemium and Proprietary
  13. AcetoneISO icon

    AcetoneISO

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    AcetoneISO, is a feature-rich and complete software application to manage CD/DVD images. Thanks to powerful open source tools such as fuseiso, AcetoneISO will let You mount typical proprietary images formats of the Windows world such as ISO BIN NRG MDF IMG and do plenty of other...

    43 AcetoneISO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. OSFMount icon

    OSFMount

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    OSFMount allows you to mount local disk image files (bit-for-bit copies of a disk partition) in Windows with a drive letter. You can then analyze the disk image file with PassMark OSForensics by using the mounted volume's drive letter.

    30 OSFMount alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  15. DVDFab Virtual Drive icon

    DVDFab Virtual Drive

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    Emulates up to 18 virtual DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD drives on Windows, mounts and unmounts .iso, .img, .miniso, .nrg, and other formats, integrates with Windows Explorer, supports shell context menu, offers auto-mount, auto-unmount, multilingual UI, and is free to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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