CDemu AlternativesISO Mounting Tools and other similar apps like CDemu

CDemu is described as 'CDEmu is a CD/DVD-ROM device emulator for linux, licensed under GPL v2 or later. It is a from-scratch rewrite of the legacy CDEmu project, which was started by Robert Penz' and is a ISO Mounting tool in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 25 alternatives to CDemu for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best CDemu alternative is WinCDEmu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CDemu are DAEMON Tools, Virtual CloneDrive, UltraISO and PowerISO.

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  1. WinCDEmu icon
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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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • EE flagEstonia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 4.1, released on September 29, 2015, can be still downloaded from GitHub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Mounting ISO
    2.  Disk Imaging
    3.  Mounting drives
    4.  Emulation
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Virtual Disk
    7.  Portable
    8.  CD Burner
    9.  Multiple languages

    WinCDEmu VS CDemu

     
    • WinCDEmu is the most popular Windows alternative to CDemu.

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

    • WinCDEmu is Free and Open SourceCDemu is also Free and Open Source
    • WinCDEmu is LightweightCDemu is not according to our users
  2. DAEMON Tools icon
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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.

    43 DAEMON Tools alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    DAEMON Tools Features

    1.  Disk Imaging
    2.  Disc Burner
    3.  CD Burner
    4.  Virtual Disk
    5.  ISO Editing
    6. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Stream video to Android TV

    DAEMON Tools VS CDemu

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

    • DAEMON Tools is Freemium and ProprietaryCDemu is Free and Open Source
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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

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Virtual CloneDrive Features

    1.  Virtual Disk

    Virtual CloneDrive VS CDemu

     
  4. UltraISO icon
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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.

    55 UltraISO alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The latest version (9.7.6.3860) was released in July 2023.

    UltraISO Features

    1.  Create bootable USB
    2.  ISO Editing
    3.  Convert Img to ISO
    4.  Burn iso
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  ISO ripping
    7.  IT Asset Management
    8.  Create bootable CD
    9.  Windows XP Compatibility
    10.  Based on Arch Linux

    UltraISO VS CDemu

     
    • UltraISO is the most popular commercial alternative to CDemu.

    • UltraISO is Paid and ProprietaryCDemu is Free and Open Source
  5. PowerISO icon
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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.

    52 PowerISO alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Bundleware

    The installer contains ads. Be careful during the installation.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  ISO Editing
    4.  Convert Img to ISO
    5.  Emulation
    6.  Virtual Disk

    PowerISO VS CDemu

     
    • PowerISO is the most popular Linux alternative to CDemu.

    • PowerISO is Paid and ProprietaryCDemu is Free and Open Source
    • PowerISO is LightweightCDemu is not according to our users
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    ImDisk is a virtual disk driver for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 or Windows Server 2003/2008/2012. It can create virtual hard disk, RAM Disk, floppy or CD/DVD drives using image files or system memory. The install package installs a console-mode control program called imdisk.

    40 ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • BSD
    Discontinued

    The latest version (2.1.1) is from December 2022.

    ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Virtual Disk
    3.  Support for UDF extension
    4.  Multiple languages

    ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver VS CDemu

     
  7. Alcohol icon
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    Alcohol is a 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.

    37 Alcohol alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Bundleware

    The free version of Alcohol 52% contains an optional adware toolbar bundled. It also installs Smart File Advisor without allowing you to uncheck this option during setup.

    Alcohol Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Built-in Burner
    3.  DVD Burner
    4.  CD/DVD Burning
    5.  Virtual Disk

    Alcohol VS CDemu

     
  8. AcetoneISO icon
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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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    AcetoneISO Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Copyright-free
    3.  Copywriting
    4.  Copy & paste actions
    5.  Virtual Disk
    6.  Convert DVD to AVI

    AcetoneISO VS CDemu

     
  9. OSFMount icon
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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.

    31 OSFMount alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Mounting drives

    OSFMount VS CDemu

     
  10. WinArchiver icon
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    WinArchiver is a powerful archive utility, which can open, create, and manage archive files. It supports almost all archive formats, including zip, rar, 7z, iso, and other popular formats. WinArchiver can also mount the archive to a virtual drive without extraction.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WinArchiver Features

    1.  Supports RAR files
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  Virtual Disk

    WinArchiver VS CDemu

     
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    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 installations, upgrades, and reinstallation tasks efficiently.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PassFab for ISO Features

    1.  Create bootable CD
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Create bootable Image

    PassFab for ISO VS CDemu

     
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    Cyberlink Power2Go is a software solution for disc burning, media conversion, movie disc authoring, and backup. It supports numerous disc and mobile formats and allows drag and drop files for data or movie burning.

    87 Cyberlink Power2Go alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Lossless Audio
    5.  Support for 4K
    6.  Differential Backup
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  CD Burner
    9.  Virtual Disk
    10.  DVD Burner

    Cyberlink Power2Go VS CDemu

     
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