Gizmo Drive AlternativesISO Mounting & Disk Imaging Tools like Gizmo Drive

Gizmo Drive is described as 'Virtual device simulator which allows you to create password protected hard disk images with its proprietary GDRIVE format. Gizmo Drive also supports a number of standard image formats including: ISO, VHD, BIN, IMG, NRG, CCD, MDS, and MDF' and is a ISO Mounting tool in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Gizmo Drive for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Gizmo Drive alternative is VeraCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Gizmo Drive are Clonezilla, WinCDEmu, DAEMON Tools and Virtual CloneDrive.

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Gizmo Drive alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. VeraCrypt icon
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    Ensure your data's security by encrypting entire partitions, storage devices, or system drives with VeraCrypt. Benefit from transparent and automatic real-time encryption, hardware acceleration on modern processors, and robust security algorithms that are resistant to brute-force attacks.

    62 VeraCrypt alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Encrypted storage container
    2.  Local file encryption
    3.  Portable
    4.  AES Encryption
    5.  Multiplatform
    6.  AES-256 Encryption

    VeraCrypt VS Gizmo Drive

     
    • VeraCrypt is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Gizmo Drive.

    • VeraCrypt is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Gizmo Drive.

    • VeraCrypt is Free and Open SourceGizmo Drive is Free and Proprietary
    • VeraCrypt is Privacy focusedGizmo Drive is not according to our users
  2. Clonezilla icon
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    Discover a free, open-source solution for disk imaging and cloning. Clonezilla ensures efficient large-scale deployment by simultaneously cloning over 40 computers. Supports unicasting and multicasting for versatile backup, based on Partclone and more for enhanced speed. Ideal for tech pros.

    68 Clonezilla alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top Clonezilla Features

    1.  Disk Cloning
    2.  Live booting from usb
    3.  Disk Imaging
    4.  Fast cloning
    5.  Portable
    6.  Linux-based
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Encrypted Backup
    12.  Schedule Backup

    Clonezilla VS Gizmo Drive

     
  3. 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 Gizmo Drive

     
  4. 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.

    44 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 Gizmo Drive

     
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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 Gizmo Drive

     
  6. 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.

    53 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 Gizmo Drive

     
    • UltraISO is the most popular commercial alternative to Gizmo Drive.

    • UltraISO is Paid and ProprietaryGizmo Drive is Free and Proprietary
  7. 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 Gizmo Drive

     
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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.

    38 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 Gizmo Drive

     
  9. 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 Gizmo Drive

     
  10. CDemu icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    CDemu Features

    1.  Virtual Disk
    2.  Emulation
    3.  Sits in the System Tray
    4.  Linux-based
    5.  Low resource footprint
    6.  Works at kernel level

    CDemu VS Gizmo Drive

     
  11. 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...

    43 AcetoneISO alternatives

    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 Gizmo Drive

     
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    Comprehensive backup solution for Windows, securing OS, files, disks through automatic backups, sync methods. Restore data on new hardware; manage disk space efficiently.

    60 MiniTool ShadowMaker alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MiniTool ShadowMaker Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
    2.  Disaster Recovery
    3.  Backups and Disaster Recovery

    MiniTool ShadowMaker VS Gizmo Drive

     
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