MagicISO AlternativesISO Mounting Tools & ISO Creators like MagicISO

MagicISO is described as 'Powerful CD/DVD image file creating/editing/extracting tool. It can open / create / edit /extract CD/DVD image files, and it can convert bin to iso and back, as well as make ISO file from DVD/CD-ROM or hard disk, and handle bootable information at meanwhile' and is a very popular ISO Mounting tool in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MagicISO for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best MagicISO alternative is WinCDEmu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MagicISO are ImgBurn, DAEMON Tools, Virtual CloneDrive and UltraISO.

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  1. WinCDEmu icon
     523 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.

    40 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 iconMagicISO Icon

    WinCDEmu VS MagicISO

    Is WinCDEmu a good alternative to MagicISO?
     
    • Most users think WinCDEmu is a great MagicISO alternative.

    • WinCDEmu is the most popular Windows alternative to MagicISO.

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

    • WinCDEmu is Free and Open SourceMagicISO is Freemium and Proprietary
    • WinCDEmu is LightweightMagicISO is not according to our users
  2. ImgBurn icon
     1520 likes

    ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application (39 languages) that everyone should have in their toolkit. ImgBurn supports a wide range of image file formats. It can burn Audio CDs from any file type supported via DirectShow / ACM.

    67 ImgBurn alternatives
    ImgBurn screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  DVD Burner
    2.  CD Burner
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  CD/DVD Burning
    Discontinued

    The last version 2.5.8.0 is from June 2013.

    ImgBurn iconMagicISO Icon

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  3. DAEMON Tools icon
     985 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.

    44 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.  Stream video to Android TV
    DAEMON Tools iconMagicISO Icon

    DAEMON Tools VS MagicISO

    Is DAEMON Tools a good alternative to MagicISO?
     
    • Some users think DAEMON Tools is a great MagicISO alternative, some don't.

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

    • DAEMON Tools is Freemium and ProprietaryMagicISO is also Freemium and Proprietary
  4. 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...

    33 Virtual CloneDrive alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Virtual CloneDrive Features

    1.  Virtual Disk
    Virtual CloneDrive iconMagicISO Icon

    Virtual CloneDrive VS MagicISO

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  5. UltraISO icon
     177 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.

    61 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 iconMagicISO Icon

    UltraISO VS MagicISO

    Is UltraISO a good alternative to MagicISO?
     
    • UltraISO is the most popular commercial alternative to MagicISO.

    • UltraISO is Paid and ProprietaryMagicISO is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. PowerISO icon
     164 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.

    59 PowerISO alternatives
    PowerISO screenshot 1

    License model

    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.

    PowerISO iconMagicISO Icon

    PowerISO VS MagicISO

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

    • PowerISO is Paid and ProprietaryMagicISO is Freemium and Proprietary
    • PowerISO is LightweightMagicISO is not according to our users
  7. ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver icon
     86 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.

    45 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 iconMagicISO Icon

    ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver VS MagicISO

    Is this a good alternative to MagicISO?
     
    Comments about ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver as an Alternative to MagicISO
     
    Guest

    Appears it cannot generate ISO images, just mount them.

    Negative commentMar 12, 2017
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    • ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver is Free and Open SourceMagicISO is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Alcohol icon
     127 likes

    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
    Alcohol screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Alcohol Features

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

    Alcohol VS MagicISO

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  9. ImDisk Toolkit icon
     48 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.

    32 ImDisk Toolkit alternatives
    ImDisk Toolkit screenshot 1
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ImDisk Toolkit Features

    1.  Virtual Disk
    ImDisk Toolkit iconMagicISO Icon

    ImDisk Toolkit VS MagicISO

    Is ImDisk Toolkit a good alternative to MagicISO?
     
  10. CDemu icon
     25 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.

    32 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 iconMagicISO Icon

    CDemu VS MagicISO

    Is CDemu a good alternative to MagicISO?
     
  11. AcetoneISO icon
     53 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...

    50 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 iconMagicISO Icon

    AcetoneISO VS MagicISO

    Is AcetoneISO a good alternative to MagicISO?
     
  12. ISO2Disc icon
     9 likes

    ISO2Disc is the best and free ISO burner software to burn your ISO image file to CD/DVD disc or USB flash drive. No skills required!

    15 ISO2Disc alternatives
    ISO2Disc screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ISO2Disc Features

    1.  DVD Burner
    2.  CD Burner
    Discontinued

    The latest version is from 2019.

    ISO2Disc iconMagicISO Icon

    ISO2Disc VS MagicISO

    Is ISO2Disc a good alternative to MagicISO?
     
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