External optical drives have become extinct as the technology improved. ISO mounting has become ordinary now. Here, let’s discuss the top 10 best ISO mounting software.
1. Daemon Tools Lite
Daemon Tools Lite is a mounting software developed by Disc Soft Ltd. The features provided are:
• Mount all types of ISO
• Creation of MDX, MDS, and ISO files
• Creation of virtual audio CD images
• Usage of the RAM disk
• TrueCrypt file
• Burn images
• Copy & erase discs
• Bootable USB creation
• iSCSI initiator
• Unlimited devices
• Integration with many devices
The rating in G2 is 4.5 out of 5.
2. Virtual CloneDrive
Virtual CloneDrive is a freeware developed by Elaborate Bytes AG. The benefits provided are:
• History of mounted images
• Automounts previous image
• Supports six image formats
• Supports 15 virtual drives at a time
• Seamless integration with Windows.
• User-friendly interface
The rating in Softpedia stands at 4.2 out of 5.
3. WinCDEmu
WinCDEmu is an open-source software developed by Sysprogs UG in 2008. The features provided are:
• Supports mounting of NRG, ISO, CUE, MDS/MDF, CCD, IMG images
• Unlimited number of virtual drives
• Installer size less than 2MB
• Supports Windows versions from XP to Windows 10
• Portable.
• Multilingual support.
The rating in Softpedia is 4.3 out of 5.
4. PowerISO
PowerISO is a mounting software developed by PowerISO Computing Inc. The features provided are:
• Creation of ISO file
• Editing of ISO file
• Extraction of ISO file
• Burn ISO file
• Audio CD ripper
• Open/Extract/Edit disk image file
• Create a bootable USB drive
• User-friendly interface
The rating in Softpedia is 4.4 out of 5.
5. gBurner Virtual Drive
gBurner Virtual Drive is a freeware developed by Power Software Ltd. The features provided are:
• Creation of data, audio, and video discs
• 13 image formats are supported
• Create multisession discs.
• Bootable data discs.
• Erase rewritable discs.
• Create a bootable USB drive.
• Open, create, convert, edit, burn and extract disc image files.
• It supports Unicode file names.
• Optimization.
• Easy and user-friendly interface.
The rating in Softpedia is 4.3 out of 5.
6. ISODisk
ISODisk is a freeware developed by ISODisk.com in 2008. The benefits provided are:
• Mounting ISO image on LAN.
• Supports 20 virtual drives at a time
• Creation of ISO file from DVD-ROM
• Easy to use
The rating stands at 3.4 out of 5 in Softpedia.
7. Gizmo Drive
Gizmo Drive is a software developed by Arainia Solutions LLC. The features provided are:
• Mounting password protected images to the virtual hard drive
• Encrypted images
• Support for compression of images
• Mount/unmount files from the command line
The rating in Softpedia is 3.8 out of 5.
8. ISO Workshop
ISO Workshop is an ISO software developed by Glorylogic. The benefits provided are:
• Supports Windows version from XP to 10
• Create, copy, and burn ISO images
• Extract and browse files from various disc images
The rating stands at 3.5 out of 5 in TechSpot.
9. MagicISO Maker
MagicISO Maker is an application developed by MagicISO Inc. The features provided are:
• Supports all known CD image types
• Edit CD/DVD image file
• Backup CD/DVD to hard disk
• Bootable CD/DVD
• Windows explorer embed.
The rating in Softpedia is 3.8 out of 5.
10. WinArchiver Virtual Drive
WinArchiver Virtual Drive is freeware developed by Power Software Ltd. The benefits provided are:
• Archives are mountable
• Fast
• File size less than 1 MB
• Available for 32-bit & 64-bit systems
The rating in Softpedia stands at 4 out of 5.
