Kiso AlternativesISO Mounting Tools and other similar apps like Kiso

Kiso is described as 'KIso is a graphical user interface for KDE 3.x for creating, extracting and editing of ISO-Images' and is a ISO Mounting tool in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Kiso for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, Mac and Flathub apps. The best Kiso alternative is WinCDEmu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kiso are DAEMON Tools, Virtual CloneDrive, UltraISO and ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver.

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KIso is a graphical user interface for KDE 3.x for creating, extracting and editing of ISO-Images.

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Kiso alternatives page was last updated Dec 3, 2021
  1. WinCDEmu icon
     522 likes

    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
    WinCDEmu screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    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
    Discontinued

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

    WinCDEmu iconKiso Icon

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    • WinCDEmu is the most popular Windows alternative to Kiso.

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

    • WinCDEmu is Free and Open SourceKiso is also Free and Open Source
    • WinCDEmu is LightweightKiso is not according to our users
  2. DAEMON Tools icon
     984 likes

    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
    DAEMON Tools screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    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.  Keyboard navigation
    9.  Stream video to Android TV
    DAEMON Tools iconKiso Icon

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

    • DAEMON Tools is Freemium and ProprietaryKiso is Free and Open Source
  3. Virtual CloneDrive icon
     392 likes

    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
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Virtual CloneDrive Features

    1.  Virtual Disk
    Discontinued

    last updated: Feb 28th 2020, 15:16 GMThttps://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tools/Virtual-CD-DVD-Rom/Virtual-CloneDrive.shtml

    Virtual CloneDrive iconKiso Icon

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  4. UltraISO icon
     175 likes

    CD image files are easily created with UltraISO. Duplicate discs to a CD image, create bootable CDs and audio CD images - and UltraISO also handles DVD image files. If you need to know how to make a CD image or need to edit an ISO image file, UltraISO is the tool you need.

    63 UltraISO alternatives
    UltraISO screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    UltraISO Features

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

    The latest version (9.76) is from May 2021.

    UltraISO iconKiso Icon

    UltraISO VS Kiso

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    • UltraISO is the most popular commercial alternative to Kiso.

    • UltraISO is Paid and ProprietaryKiso is Free and Open Source
  5. ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver icon
     85 likes

    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.

    44 ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver alternatives
    ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • BSD

    ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver Features

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

    The latest version (2.1.1) is from December 2022.

    ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver iconKiso Icon

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  6. PowerISO icon
     163 likes

    PowerISO is a powerful CD/DVD image file processing tool, which allows you to open, extract, create, edit, compress, encrypt, split and convert ISO files, and mount these files with internal virtual drive. It can process almost all CD-ROM image files including ISO and BIN.

    58 PowerISO alternatives
    PowerISO screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    The installer contains ads. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

    PowerISO iconKiso Icon

    PowerISO VS Kiso

    Is PowerISO a good alternative to Kiso?
     
    • PowerISO is the most popular Linux alternative to Kiso.

    • PowerISO is Paid and ProprietaryKiso is Free and Open Source
    • PowerISO is LightweightKiso is not according to our users
  7. ImDisk Toolkit icon
     47 likes

    This all-in-one package includes the ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver and several tools and interfaces to mount many formats of image files and make a RamDisk available at Windows startup.

    31 ImDisk Toolkit alternatives
    ImDisk Toolkit screenshot 1
    ImDisk Toolkit screenshot 2

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ImDisk Toolkit Features

    1.  Virtual Disk
    ImDisk Toolkit iconKiso Icon

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  8. CDemu icon
     24 likes

    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.

    31 CDemu alternatives
    CDemu screenshot 1

    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 iconKiso Icon

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  9. AcetoneISO icon
     51 likes

    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...

    49 AcetoneISO alternatives
    AcetoneISO screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    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 iconKiso Icon

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  10. OSFMount icon
     25 likes

    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
    OSFMount screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Mounting drives
    OSFMount iconKiso Icon

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  11. PassFab for ISO icon
     1 like

    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.

    62 PassFab for ISO alternatives
    PassFab for ISO screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PassFab for ISO Features

    1.  Create bootable CD
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Create bootable Image
    PassFab for ISO iconKiso Icon

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  12. Cyberlink Power2Go icon
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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.

    95 Cyberlink Power2Go alternatives
    Cyberlink Power2Go screenshot 1

    License model

    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 iconKiso Icon

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