Imaging Tools

Active ISO Burner
License: Freeware Last Reviewed: 2012-08-04
Version: 2.1 – Released: 2011-09-02 Windows: All
File Size: 4.8 MB Both 32- and 64-bit compatible
“Active@ ISO Burner 2.1 is a simple-to-use dialog-style software to burn CD/DVD/Blue Ray ISO images compatible with the ISO 9660 standard. Automated burning is also supported.”
Anchor Link All Image
License: Shareware Last Reviewed: 2012-08-04
Version: 1.3.2 – Released: 2010-02-20 Windows: 98, Me, 2000, XP, 2003
File Size: 1.53 MB
“Create image files of any disks and back (USB Flash Drives, Floppy Drives, Hard Drives, etc). Save the image file compressed, uncompressed or as a highly customizable self-extracting exe using a wizard-like interface. Mount image files to drive letters using Virtual Drive Manager. Create bootable USB Flash Drives to replace your bootable floppy disks. Wipe disks 100% clean using secure methods. Create ISO image files from CD/DVDs. Create exact duplicates of any disks. Logically recreate bad sectors when writing floppy disks, allowing for an exact duplicate of your source disk to be created. Supports all known file systems. Full support for drag-n-drop.”
Anchor Link Diskette Image Tools Stanley’s Pick
License: Freeware Last Reviewed: 2012-02-19
Version: 4.39 – Released: 2011-02-01 Windows: XP, Vista, 7
File Size: 2.95 MB
“Features of EMT4WIN GUI version:
¤ build diskette images
¤ write diskettes from diskette images
¤ build ARDI self restorable images
¤ convert existing images to ARDI self restorable images
¤ graphical user interface version (GUI)
¤ command line version (VIO)
“Packages content:
¤ EMT4WIN or EMT4PM GUI program to build images from diskettes or diskettes from images
¤ I2AWDZ or IMG2ARDI To convert images files to ARDI image files, or Diskette to ARDI image files, or previous ARDI file to last version ARDI image files
¤ EMT4W32 or EMT4WARP to build IMG, EMT, MIF or DSK files from diskettes or write diskettes from images files”
Anchor Link Floppy Image
License: Shareware Last Reviewed: 2012-08-04
Version: 2.4 – Released: 2007-02-17 Windows: All
File Size: 861 KB
“Create image files of floppy disks and back (for backup, shipping or transfer). Save the image file compressed, uncompressed or as a self-extracting exe. Add descriptions to or convert your old image files. Supports DMF and other non-standard formats. Logically recreate bad sectors when writing floppy disks, allowing for an exact duplicate of your source disk to be created. The self-extracting exe can be fully customized with a picture, license agreement dialog and a text with instructions. Full support for drag-n-drop.”
Anchor Link Free ISO Creator
License: Freeware Last Reviewed: 2012-08-04
Version: 2.8.0.1 – Released: 2008-12-03 Windows: 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista
File Size: 1.0 MB
“Free ISO Creator can create ISO image from folders or data CD/DVD. With Free ISO Creator, you can easily create ISO image from any files and folders (with the subfolders), or backup data CD/DVD to your hard disk and directly create ISO files. Free ISO Creator is one of the best solutions to create ISO file and it’s completely FREE. Features:
• Create ISO image from files, folders (with the subfolders), or data CD/DVD.
• Create UDF/ISO image.
• Create ISO file at a super high speed.
• Easy to use, only 3 steps to create iso image.
• Completely FREE!”
Anchor Link ISO Commander
License: Shareware Last Reviewed: 2012-02-19
Version: 1.6.0.43 – Released: 2007-11-20 Windows: 98, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista
File Size: 980 KB
“ISO Commander is a CD/DVD image management utility. Among utility main features are CD/DVD bootable images creation and changing, direct images editing, convention from BIN/ISO/DAO/TAO/NRG images into standard ISO file and much more. Program features list:
¤ Edit image files and folders using drag’n’drop.
¤ Create image from files on your hard disc drive.
¤ Add to the new or existing image boot image and also change or delete it.
¤ Add, delete, rename and extract files and folders from the image.
¤ Convert different images formats into standard ISO format.
¤ Open CD/DVD disc as image, edit it and save result in the ISO image.
¤ Create CD/DVD image by one mouse click.
¤ and more . . .”
Anchor Link IsoBuster
License: Free and Shareware Last Reviewed: 2013-04-04
Version: 3.1.3.1.0.01 – Released: 2013-04-04 Windows: 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7, 8
File Size: 4.1 MB Both 32- and 64-bit compatible
“IsoBuster lets you explore a CD’s File System while by-passing Windows. This way you get: Better Error handling and several retry-mechanisms to aid you in getting the data anyway; More CDs stay ‘readable’ after problems (such as Buffer Underrun); Read and extraction from CD-i, VCD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, DVD, DVCD, …; Mpg (*.dat) Extraction and dat2mpg ‘in one’; Short File-names – Long File-names (Iso vs. Joliet); Rock Ridge Support; Recursive directory extracting.
“On top of this, Isobuster interprets CD image files, such as: *.DAO (Duplicator), *.TAO (Duplicator), *.ISO (Nero, BlindRead, Creator), *.BIN (CDRWin), *.IMG (CloneCD), *.CIF (Creator), *.FCD (Uncompressed), *.NRG (Nero), *.GCD (Prassi), *.P01 (Toast), *.C2D (WinOnCD).
“IsoBuster is part Freeware and part Shareware. What does this mean? Lots of features of IsoBuster are entirely for free, others need to be paid for. If you install IsoBuster and want to make use of the free functionality only, click the Free Functionality button when prompted. If you run into functionality that needs to be paid for, you will be prompted. There are no hidden features so you need not to wonder what a paid for version would show extra. You can safely install IsoBuster on your system, there are no xx-days limitations to the free use.”
[ Beware of Toolbars during installation; Ed. ]
Anchor Link MagicISO
License: Shareware Last Reviewed: 2012-08-04
Version: 5.5.281 – Released: 2010-02-21 Windows: All
File Size: 3 MB Both 32- and 64-bit compatible
“MagicISO is a powerful and easy CD/DVD image file edit tool. It can open, create, edit, extract CD/DVD image files, and convert BIN to ISO and back. Make image files from CD-ROM or hard disk, and handle bootable information at meanwhile.
“MagicISO is CD/DVD image utility that can extract, edit, create and burn ISO files. ISO file are images (duplicates) of complete CD/DVD disc. containing exact binary copies of the original CDs. Usually, you have to burn an ISO file on a CD to extract its contents, but now you can simply open an ISO file in MagicISO. MagicISO can create ISO file from your CD/DVD driver. You can use ISO files for creating backup copies of your CDs or restore your CDs by burning backup ISO files. If you have MagicISO, you will own ISO extractor, ISO converter, ISO burner and ISO creator.”
Anchor Link PowerISO
License: Shareware – $29.95 Last Reviewed: 2013-04-21
Version: 5.6 – Released: 2013-04-19 Windows: XP, Vista, 7, 8
File Size: 5.4 MB Both 32- and 64-bit compatible
“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. Main Features:
♦ Support almost all CD/DVD-ROM image file formats (ISO, BIN, NRG, CDI, DAA and so on).
♦ Open and extract ISO File.
♦ Create ISO file from hard disk files or CD/DVD-ROM.
♦ Edit an existing ISO file directly.
♦ Convert image files between ISO/BIN and other formats.
♦ Make bootable ISO file, get boot information from bootable ISO file.
♦ Make floppy disk image file.
♦ Mount ISO file with internal virtual drive. You don’t need install any other virtual drive software.
♦ Supports shell integration, context menu, drag and drop, clipboard copy paste… ”
Anchor Link RawWrite for Windows
License: Freeware – Source available Last Reviewed: 2012-08-04
Version: 0.7 – Released: 2002-07-03 Windows: 9x, Me, NT, 2000, XP, 2003
File Size: 210 KB
“RawWrite (or rawrite) is an essential tool for creating boot disks and other floppy disk images. Traditional rawwrite programs do not run under modern versions of windows so here is the Win32 version which does.”
Anchor Link UltraISO
License: Shareware Last Reviewed: 2012-08-27
Version: 9.5.3.2901 – Released: 2012-08-27 Windows: All
File Size: 3.9 MB Both 32- and 64-bit compatible
“UltraISO is a powerful and easy-to-use utility that can extract, create, edit, and convert CD/DVD image files. It can directly edit ISO files (and extract files and folders from it), make images from CD/DVD-ROMs, or create new one from files and folders on your computer. You have the option to make bootable CDs. In addition, UltraISO can convert nearly all known CD/DVD images to ISO, BIN/CUE, Nero (.NRG), or CloneCD (.CCD/.IMG/.SUB) format.”
Anchor Link Undisker
License: Shareware Last Reviewed: 2012-08-04
Version: 1.6.0.67 – Released: 2008-05-14 Windows: 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
File Size: 2.56 MB
“Undisker is a disk image utility that can open, create, and extract ISO files. ISO files are images of CDROM disks, they are widely used for storing contents of entire CDs. Usually, you have to burn an ISO file on a CD to see or extract its contents, but now you can simply open it in Undisker. Undisker can work as an ISO extractor: you can open ISO files, browse them, and extract their contents to your hard disk without burning the ISO file on a CD. Undisker can extract ISO images created by all popular CD recording programs. You can also use Undisker for creating ISO images. Undisker can create ISO files by capturing your CDROM disks. You can use ISO files for creating backup copies of your CDs or for ‘transferring’ CDs through the Internet. Undisker interface is easy to use and familiar for anyone who has used WinZip or Windows Explorer. Drag-and-drop support allows you to handle disk image files just like ZIP archives – you can extract any file from the image by simply dragging it to the desktop or you can view files by double-clicking them just like in Windows Explorer.
“The trial version does not have CD-Burning capabilities.”
Anchor Link WinBin2Iso
License: Freeware Last Reviewed: 2013-05-08
Version: 2.13 – Released: 2013-05-05 Windows: 98, XP, Vista, 7, 8
File Size: 29 KB Portable
Both 32- and 64-bit compatible
“This small program converts BIN CD images to ISO images. Files over 2GB are also not a problem. When it comes to a quick convert, WinBin2Iso is the conversion tool that you need.
“WinBin2Iso does not have to be installed and can be executed easily from the desktop, and can be carried on a small usb-stick or other memory device.”
Anchor Link WinImage
License: Shareware Last Reviewed: 2013-04-27
Version: 9.00 – Released: 2013-04-27 Windows: 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7
File Size: 7.3 MB Both 32- and 64-bit editions
“WinImage is a powerful disk utility that enables users to create disk images from removable drive (like USB drive), CD-ROM, floppy disks. It can extract files from image files, create empty image files, write the image files on blank floppy disks, and more! WinImage also supports many different standard and non-standard image formats, including the Microsoft DMF format. WinImage has many cool features!
¤ Create a disk image from a floppy,
¤ Extract file(s) from a disk image,
¤ Create empty disk images,
¤ Inject files and directories into an existing disk image,
¤ Change a disk image format,
¤ Defragment a disk image,
¤ Support for non-standard disk formats (DMF, 1.68MB…),
¤ A powerful ‘Batch assistant’ mode that lets you automate many operations,
¤ And many more!”
Anchor Link WinISO
License: Shareware Last Reviewed: 2013-04-27
Version: 6.3.0.4864 – Released: 2013-04-26 Windows: XP, 2003, Vista, 7, 8
File Size: 6.7 MB
“WinISO is a professional CD/DVD/Blu-ray image file utility tool that can:
• Make image file from CD/DVD/Blu-ray Driver
• Convert image files between ISO / BIN and other formats. (Including NRG, CCD and MDS image file formats.)
• Extract, edit, rename ISO files directly
• Burn ISO image file to CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc
• Make bootable CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc
• Bridge and unbridge file systems
• Mount ISO image files.
“With WinISO, you can easily add, delete, rename, and extract file(s) within original image files. It can also burn ISO image file to CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc and mount ISO image files. Furthermore, it supports burning image files on-the-fly.
“WinISO can process almost all CD/DVD/Blu-ray image files, including ISO and BIN/CUE. It has the ability to open an image file, display the file tree, and then run files within the image file. This is useful when viewing files, or running programs.”