Mtools Alternatives

Mtools is described as 'Collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks from GNU and Unix without mounting them. It supports Win'95 style long file names, OS/2 Xdf disks and 2m disks (store up to 1992k on a high density 3 1/2 disk)' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are 2 alternatives to Mtools for Linux and Windows. The best Mtools alternative is Makebootfat, which is both free and Open Source.

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  1. Makebootfat

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    This utility creates a bootable FAT filesystem and populates it with files and boot tools. It is mainly designed to create bootable USB and Fixed disk for the AdvanceCD project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Makebootfat is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Mtools.

    • Makebootfat is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Mtools.

    • Makebootfat is Free and Open SourceMtools is also Free and Open Source

  2. Dosfstools

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    The dosfstools package includes the mkdosfs (aka mkfs.dos and mkfs.vfat) and dosfsck (aka fsck.msdos and fsck.vfat) utilities, which respectively make and check MS-DOS FAT filesystems on hard drives or on floppies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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