WinCDEmu
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (LGPL-3.0)
Application types
EUAlerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
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The project is no longer developed. Last version, 4.1, released on September 29, 2015, can be still downloaded from GitHub
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
Features
- Mounting ISO
- Disk Imaging
- Mounting drives
- Emulation
- Ad-free
- Virtual Disk
- Portable
- CD Burner
- Multiple languages
WinCDEmu News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
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What is WinCDEmu?
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.
Features:
- One-click mounting of ISO, CUE, NRG, MDS/MDF, CCD, IMG images.
- Supports an unlimited number of virtual drives.
- Runs on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows versions from XP to Windows 10.
- Allows creating ISO images through a context menu in Explorer.
- Small installer size - less than 2MB!
- Does not require rebooting after installation.
- A special portable version is available.
- Translated into more than 20 languages.
- Does not occupy drive letters when not used.
- Supports data, DVD-video, and BD-video images.
- WinCDEmu is free for any kind of use - it is licensed under LGPL
Translations: WinCDEmu supports various UI languages through the LNG files maintained by the community. You can download the latest language files or submit your own translation in the Online Translation System.
Tutorials If you want to get step-by-step instructions on installing and using WinCDEmu, including detailed screenshots, consider these tutorials:
Installing WinCDEmu
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Mounting ISO files
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Creating ISO images
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More tutorials...
Support WinCDEmu is provided free of charge, and hence does not come with technical support.
Windows 2000 compatibility Windows 2000 is not directly supported. However, you can build the sources using Windows 2000 DDK to obtain a Win2K-compatible version.
WinCDEmu information
Developed by
Sysprogs OÜ Licensing
Open Source (LGPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 4.7Alternatives
38 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
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CD/DVD Tools, Backup & SyncGitHub repository
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- 159 Forks
- 42 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
Love it, tiny, quick, simple, mounts like a charm.
Yes - it IS simple , easy to use and fast BUT it doesn't work 100%. If you use it to mount a CD/DVD image to install a game it will do that and create a new drive but when starting up the game the game will not recognize it as a CD/DVD drive (no matter what setting you choose in settings). So it's main purpose is to extract archives (as 7-zip will do) and create virtual drives.
Simple, lightweight and fast. WinCDEmu is worth using.
It just simply works. Light, no ads, supports every major disk image format.
The best alternative to daemon tool by miles free and yet have features that are you need
Light-weight, easy to use, supports many image formats and very important: it's FOSS.
Open Source, Portableapps support, easy to use, most disk extension supported