Open Source WinCDEmu AlternativesTop ISO Mounting Tools and other similar apps like WinCDEmu

The best open source alternative to WinCDEmu is Brasero. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to WinCDEmu and 11 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to WinCDEmu are ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver, CDemu, AcetoneISO and Kiso.

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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...

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WinCDEmu alternatives page was last updated Jun 9, 2025
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  1. Brasero icon

    Brasero

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    Brasero is an application to burn CD/DVD for the GNOME Desktop. It is designed to be as simple as possible and has some unique features to enable users to create their discs easily and quickly.

    44 Brasero alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Main window

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  CD Burner
    4.  DVD Burner
    5.  DVD Menu creation
    6.  No installation required

    Brasero VS WinCDEmu

     

    • Brasero is the most popular Linux alternative to WinCDEmu.

    • Brasero is the most popular Open Source alternative to WinCDEmu.

    • Brasero is Free and Open SourceWinCDEmu is also Free and Open Source
    • Brasero is LightweightWinCDEmu is not according to our users
  2. ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver icon

    ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver

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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.

    40 ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • BSD
    ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver screenshot 1
    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 WinCDEmu

     
  4. CDemu icon

    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.

    31 CDemu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    CDemu screenshot 1

    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 WinCDEmu

     
  5. AcetoneISO icon

    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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    AcetoneISO screenshot 1

    AcetoneISO Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Copyright-free
    3.  Copywriting
    4.  Copy & paste actions
    5.  Virtual Disk
    6.  Convert DVD to AVI

    AcetoneISO VS WinCDEmu

     
  6. Kiso icon

    Kiso

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Kiso screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last version, 0.8.3, was released on December 2005. It is still downloadable from Sourceforge

    Kiso Features

    1.  KDE
    2.  Create bootable Image

    Kiso VS WinCDEmu

     
  7. gISOmount icon

    gISOmount

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    gISOMount is a simple graphical interface to enable the mounting of ISO's with ease. Useful for if you are involved with beta testing of isos and need to quickly mount them wo check which version they, or to grab files off isos stored on a HDD.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    gISOmount screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last Update: 2014-01-26

    gISOmount VS WinCDEmu

     
  9. Furius ISO Mount icon

    Furius ISO Mount

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    Furius ISO Mount is a simple Gtk+ Interface to Mount ISO, IMG, BIN, MDF and NRG Image files without burning to disk.

    27 Furius ISO Mount alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Python version of Furius ISO Mount with Drag n Drop Support
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 0.11.3.1, released in January 2011, can be still downloaded from Softpedia

    Furius ISO Mount VS WinCDEmu

     

  10. FuseISO

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    FuseISO is a FUSE module to mount ISO filesystem images (.iso, .nrg, .bin, .mdf and .img files). It currently support plain ISO9660 Level 1 and 2, Rock Ridge, Joliet, and zisofs.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest version is from 2008.

    FuseISO VS WinCDEmu

     
  11. Gmount icon

    Gmount

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    Gmount is the program which helps you to mount images in Linux.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Gmount screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last Update: 2013-04-03

    Gmount VS WinCDEmu

     
  12. Iso Master icon

    Iso Master

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    [You need a C compiler to install it from source.]

    ISO Master is an open-source, easy to use, graphical CD image editor for Linux and BSD. Basically you can use this program to extract files from an ISO, add files to an ISO, and create bootable ISOs - all in a graphical user in.

    17 Iso Master alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Iso Master screenshot 1

    Iso Master VS WinCDEmu

     
  13. BlackBox ISO Burner icon

    BlackBox ISO Burner

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    Hassle free CD/DVD/USB Burning.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • ZA flagSouth Africa

    Platforms

    • Windows
    BlackBox ISO Burner screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Virtual Disk
    4.  Create bootable CD

    BlackBox ISO Burner VS WinCDEmu

     
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