Virtual CloneDrive AlternativesTop ISO Mounting Tools and other similar apps like Virtual CloneDrive

Virtual CloneDrive is described as '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' and is a very popular ISO Mounting tool in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Virtual CloneDrive for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, Mac and KDE Plasma apps. The best Virtual CloneDrive alternative is WinCDEmu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Virtual CloneDrive are DAEMON Tools, K3b, UltraISO and PowerISO.

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  1. WinCDEmu icon

    WinCDEmu

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Translator5
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    Perfect ISO burner & ISO mounter!

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    • Almost everyone thinks WinCDEmu is a great Virtual CloneDrive alternative.

    • WinCDEmu is the most popular Windows alternative to Virtual CloneDrive.

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

    • WinCDEmu is Free and Open SourceVirtual CloneDrive is Free and Proprietary
    • WinCDEmu is LightweightVirtual CloneDrive is not according to our users
  2. DAEMON Tools icon

    DAEMON Tools

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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.

    45 DAEMON Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • This alternative is disputed. DAEMON Tools is a legitimate Virtual CloneDrive alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • DAEMON Tools is the most popular Mac alternative to Virtual CloneDrive.

    • DAEMON Tools is Freemium and ProprietaryVirtual CloneDrive is Free and Proprietary
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    K3b

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    K3b is a CD and DVD authoring application for the KDE desktop environment for Unix-like computer operating systems. It provides a graphical user interface to perform most CD/DVD burning tasks like creating an Audio CD from a set of audio files or copying a CD/DVD, as well as...

    52 K3b alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
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    • K3b is the most popular Linux alternative to Virtual CloneDrive.

    • K3b is Free and Open SourceVirtual CloneDrive is Free and Proprietary
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    PassFab for ISO

    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...

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  6. UltraISO icon

    UltraISO

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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.

    52 UltraISO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • UltraISO is the most popular commercial alternative to Virtual CloneDrive.

    • UltraISO is Paid and ProprietaryVirtual CloneDrive is Free and Proprietary
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    PowerISO

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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.

    53 PowerISO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  8. ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver icon

    ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver

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    ImDisk is a virtual disk driver for Windows NT through Windows 10. It can create virtual hard disk, RAM Disk, floppy or CD/DVD drives using image files or system memory.

    37 ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • BSD
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  10. Alcohol icon

    Alcohol

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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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    AcetoneISO

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    CDemu

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Well, it's what's available for Linux users at the moment, and it gets the job done. Not to mention it's always remarkable to use an open source project that's over two decades old.

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    • CDemu is Free and Open SourceVirtual CloneDrive is Free and Proprietary
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    OSFMount

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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.

    30 OSFMount alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  14. DVDFab Virtual Drive icon

    DVDFab Virtual Drive

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    Emulates up to 18 virtual DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD drives on Windows, mounts and unmounts .iso, .img, .miniso, .nrg, and other formats, integrates with Windows Explorer, supports shell context menu, offers auto-mount, auto-unmount, multilingual UI, and is free to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  15. Arsenal Image Mounter icon

    Arsenal Image Mounter

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    Arsenal Image Mounter mounts the contents of disk images as complete disks in Microsoft Windows. Arsenal Image Mounter includes a virtual SCSI adapter (via a unique Storport miniport driver) which allows users to benefit from disk-specific features in Windows like integration...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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