Comparison of disc image software
Notable software applications that can access or manipulate disk image files are as follows, comparing their disk image handling features.
| Name | Creates | Modifies? | Mounts? | Writes/ | Extracts? | Input format | Output format | OS | License |
| 7-Zip | CramFS, DMG, FAT, HFS, MBR, NTFS, ISO, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM | WIM | Windows, Linux, Classic Mac OS | ||||||
| AcetoneISO | CD, DVD, ISO, BIN, MDF+MDS, IMG, NRG, CUE, TOC, DMG | CD, DVD, ISO, BIN | Linux | ||||||
| Acronis True Image | TIB, VHD | TIB, VHD | Windows | ||||||
| Alcohol 120% | ISO, B5T, B6T, BWT, CCD, CDI, BIN+CUE, MDF+MDS, NRG, ISZ | MDF+MDS, ISO | Windows | ||||||
| Alcohol 52% FE | ISO | Windows | |||||||
| AnyDVD HD | ISO | Windows | |||||||
| Archive Manager | ISO | Unix-like | |||||||
| Ashampoo Burning Studio | ISO, BIN+CUE | ISO, BIN+CUE | Windows | ||||||
| BlindWrite | B5T, B6T, BWA, BWI, BWS, BWT, BIN+CUE, ISO, MDF+MDS | B5T, B6T, BWA, BWI, BWS, BWT, BIN+CUE, ISO, MDF+MDS | Windows | ||||||
| Brasero | ISO, CUE | CD, DVD | Linux | ||||||
| Burnatonce | ISO, CUE, TOC | Windows | |||||||
| CDBurnerXP | ISO, MDF+MDS, NRG, BIN+CUE | ISO, MDF+MDS | Windows | ||||||
| CDemu | CSO, ECM, GBI, GZ, XZ, ISZ, DMG, ISO, UDF, NRG, CDI, CCD, SUB, IMG, BIN+CUE, TOC, B5T+B5I, B6T+B6I, MDF+MDS, MDX, CIF, C2D, DAA | ISO, TOC | Linux | ||||||
| genisoimage | Linux, Unix | ||||||||
| isoinfo | Unix, Linux, Amiga Windows, macOS | ||||||||
| mkisofs | Unix, Linux, Amiga Windows, macOS | ||||||||
| CDRoller | ISO | ISO | Windows | ||||||
| CDRWIN | ISO, BIN+CUE, Audio File Types+CUE, ISO+CUE, Audio File Types+ISO+CUE, ISO+Audio File Types+CUE | BIN+CUE | Windows | ||||||
| CloneCD | ISO, UFD, IMG | Windows | |||||||
| CloneDVD | ISO | ISO | Windows | ||||||
| Daemon Tools | BIN+CUE, B5T, B6T, BWT, CCD, CDI, ISO, ISZ, MDF+MDS, MDX, NRG, VHD, VMDK and TrueCrypt | ISO, MDF+MDS, MDX – VHD and TrueCrypt in Ultra edition | Windows | ||||||
| DeepBurner | ISO | ISO | Windows | ||||||
| Disco | CDR, ISO, DMG | CDR, ISO, DMG | macOS | ||||||
| DiscJuggler | CDI, ISO | CDI | Windows | ||||||
| Disk Utility | DMG, ISO | DMG, ISO | macOS | ||||||
| DiskImageMounter | DMG, ISO | DMG, ISO | macOS | ||||||
| DVD Shrink | ISO, NRG, IMG, MDF+MDS | ISO | Windows | ||||||
| Image for Windows | TBI, VHD, VMDK | TBI, VHD, VMDK | Windows | ||||||
| ImgBurn | APE+CUE, BIN+CUE, CDI, CDR, DI, FLAC+CUE, GCM, GI, IBQ, IMG, ISO, LST, MDF+MDS, NRG, PDI, UDI, WV | ISO, IMG, BIN+CUE | Windows | ||||||
| InfraRecorder | ISO | ISO | Windows | ||||||
| ISO Recorder | ISO | ISO | Windows | ||||||
| IsoBuster | DAO, TAO, ISO, BIN, IMG, CCD, CIF, FCD, NRG, GCD, P01, 2D, CUE, CDI, CD, GI, PXI, MDS, MDF, VC4, 000, B5T, B5I, B6T, B6I, DMG, HFV, DC42, IBP, IBQ, IBDAT, IBADR, NCD, FLP, E01, Ex01, S01, RMG, VMDK, UDF, DD, VHD, VHDX, VDI, WBFS, XISO, XBX, ST, GDI, DCM, VMU, DDF, GME, MCD, MCI, MCR, MEM, PS, PSM, SAVERAM, SRM, VCD, VGS, VM1, VMP, APA, DAT, PS2, VM2, VMC, RAW, DSK, IMAGE, IMA, ADF, HDF, N64, MPG, GCP, CSO, WBI, ZSO, DAX, JSO, IMGC, ISO.GZ, IMG.GZ, ISZ, 1Kn, 2Kn, 4Kn, 8Kn, 16Kn, 32Kn, 64Kn, 512e, 512, 128, 256, 2056, 2324, 2332, 2336, 2352, 2368, 2448 | ISO, TAO, BIN, CUE, IBADR+IBDAT, DSK, 1KN, 2KN, 4KN, 8KN, 16KN, 32KN, 64KN, IBR, IBP and IBQ | Windows | ||||||
| K3b | ISO | Unix-like | |||||||
| libguestfs | raw, qcow2, VMDK, VHD | raw, qcow2, VMDK, VHD | Linux | ||||||
| Loop device | Raw image | Linux, FreeBSD | |||||||
| MagicISO | Both MagicISO and MagicDisc: ISO, BIN+CUE, IMA, IMG, CIF, NRG, IMG+CCD, MDF+MDS, VCD, VaporCD, P01, MD1, XA, VC4/000, VDI, C2D, BWI+BWT, CDI, TAO/DAO, PDI. MagicISO only: DMG, FLP, DSK, BFI, BIF, WBT | ISO, BIN+CUE, UIF, NRG, DMG | Windows | ||||||
| mount | ISO | Linux | |||||||
| Nero Multimedia Suite | ISO, NRG | ISO, NRG | Windows | ||||||
| Nero Burning ROM | ISO, NRG | ISO, NRG | Windows | ||||||
| Nero Linux | ISO, NRG | ISO, NRG | Linux | ||||||
| Norton Ghost | GHO, GHS, VMDK, V2I, IV2I, PQI | GHO, GHS, VMDK | Windows | ||||||
| Partimage | Compressed file system images: Ext2, Ext3, Reiserfs, FAT16, FAT32, HPFS, JFS, Xfs, UFS, HFS and NTFS | Ext2, Ext3, Reiserfs, FAT16, FAT32, HPFS, JFS, Xfs, UFS, HFS and NTFS | Linux | ||||||
| PeaZip | DMG, ISO, VHD, WIM | Windows, Linux | |||||||
| Roxio Creator | ISO, C2D, BIN+CUE, GI | ISO, GI | Windows | ||||||
| Roxio Toast | ISO, BIN+CUE, IMG, DMG, CDR, NRG | macOS | |||||||
| UltraISO | BIN+CUE, BWI+BWT, B5T+B5I, B6T+B6I, C2D, CDI, CIF, DAA, DMG, FCD, G2D, GCD, GI, IMA, IMG+CCD, IML, ISO, ISZ, LCD, MDF+MDS, NCD, NRG, P01+MD1+XA, PDI, PXI, TAO, DAO, UIF, VaporCD, VC4/000, VCD, VDI, XMD+XMF | BIN+CUE, CCD+IMG+SUB, ISO, ISZ, MDF+MDS, NRG | Windows | ||||||
| Virtual CloneDrive | ISO, BIN, IMG, UDF, DVD, CCD | Windows | |||||||
| Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel | ISO | Windows | |||||||
| WADK | WIM, WSM | WIM, WSM | Windows NT | ||||||
| WinCDEmu | ISO, BIN, NRG, MDF+MDS, CCD, IMG | Windows | |||||||
| File Explorer | ISO, VHD | VHD | Windows NT | ||||||
| WinRAR | ISO | Windows | |||||||
| WinZip | ISO | Windows | |||||||
| xorriso | ISO | ISO | Unix, Linux, Cygwin, macOS | ||||||
| Name | Creates? | Modifies? | Mounts? | Writes/ | Extracts? | Input format | Output format | OS | License |