PowerISO Alternatives for WindowsFiltered by 'Virtual Disk'

There are many alternatives to PowerISO for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is WinCDEmu, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to PowerISO and 13 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to PowerISO are DAEMON Tools, Virtual CloneDrive, ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver and Alcohol.

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PowerISO alternatives are mainly ISO Mounting Tools, but if you're looking for Disk Imaging Tools or ISO Creators you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Open Source, Linux, Mac and Windows + Virtual Disk. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to PowerISO.
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  1. WinCDEmu icon

    WinCDEmu

     529 likes

    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.

    39 WinCDEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about WinCDEmu as an Alternative to PowerISO
    Top Positive Comment
    Raiz
    1

    Reads and creates ISO and similar image file formats

    Top Negative Comment
    JohnDangerbrooks
    0

    Not similar enough. WinCDEmu is a virtual drive emulator. PowerISO is an archiver and ISO editor.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    theres no converting option with iso to bin! I want a completely free software that converts iso to bin from a better company not brainwashed by GREED.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 8 comments
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    • WinCDEmu is Free and Open SourcePowerISO is Paid and Proprietary
  2. DAEMON Tools icon

    DAEMON Tools

     989 likes

    Comprehensive disc imaging software supporting VHDs, ZIP archives, and password protection. Offers optical media emulation, iSCSI access, encryption via TrueCrypt, and up to 32 virtual drives. Essential for creating TrueCrypt images, emulating devices, encrypting data, and integrating with Windows systems.

    45 DAEMON Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Comments about DAEMON Tools as an Alternative to PowerISO
    JohnDangerbrooks
    Positive
    0

    At least it can edit ISO images, although it is not very good at it. DAEMON Tools isn't entirely free. ISO editing is a premium feature.

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    DAEMON Tools icon
    • DAEMON Tools is Freemium and ProprietaryPowerISO is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Virtual CloneDrive icon

    Virtual CloneDrive

     394 likes

    Virtual CloneDrive works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive, however it exists only virtually. Image files of various formats (.iso, .bin, etc) can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or from a network drive and used in the same manner as inserting...

    32 Virtual CloneDrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Virtual CloneDrive as an Alternative to PowerISO
    JohnDangerbrooks
    Negative
    1

    They're not similar enough. Virtual CloneDrive is an emulator, while PowerISO is an ISO editor and archiver.

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    Virtual CloneDrive icon
    • Virtual CloneDrive is Free and ProprietaryPowerISO is Paid and Proprietary
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  6. ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver icon

    ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver

     87 likes

    ImDisk is a virtual disk driver for Windows NT through Windows 10. It can create virtual hard disk, RAM Disk, floppy or CD/DVD drives using image files or system memory.

    37 ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • BSD
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    Comments about ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver as an Alternative to PowerISO
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    This is a RAMDISK program

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver icon
    • ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver is Free and Open SourcePowerISO is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Alcohol icon

    Alcohol

     128 likes

    Alcohol is a powerful Windows CD and DVD burning software that makes it easy to create backups of DVDs* and CDs. In addition, the program lets you store your most used CDs as images on your computer, so you can call them up at the click of a button.

    37 Alcohol alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Cyberlink Power2Go icon

    Cyberlink Power2Go

     1 like

    Power2Go is a simple all-in-one solution for all your disc burning, movie disc authoring, media conversion and backup needs. With unparalleled support for a wide-range of disc & mobile formats, you can drag-n-drop files to instantly burn data or movies.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. gBurner Virtual Drive icon

    gBurner Virtual Drive

     1 like

    gBurner Virtual Drive is a free utility designed for creating and managing virtual CD / DVD drives. For anyone who deals with CD/DVD-based programs - it is a MUST.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. DVDFab Virtual Drive icon

    DVDFab Virtual Drive

     10 likes

    Emulates up to 18 virtual DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD drives on Windows, mounts and unmounts .iso, .img, .miniso, .nrg, and other formats, integrates with Windows Explorer, supports shell context menu, offers auto-mount, auto-unmount, multilingual UI, and is free to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. WinMount icon

    WinMount

     12 likes

    WinMount is a powerful archive and virtual drive tool. It can compress and decompress. It also can mount ZIP, mount RAR, mount MOU, mount cd dvd and hdd image as a virtual drive.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  13. Pismo File Mount Audit Package icon

    Pismo File Mount Audit Package

     21 likes

    Pismo File Mount Audit Package is an application that allows users to mount the contents of ZIP, ISO, Compact ISO, Compact File Set and Private Folder files to the file system as virtual folders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Gizmo Drive icon

    Gizmo Drive

     13 likes

    Simulates virtual drives for ISO, BIN, VHD, IMG, NRG, CCD, MDS, and MDF files, supports encrypted, password-protected, compressed, and sparse GDRIVE images, integrates with Windows Shell, and enables command line automation for mounting and unmounting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  15. VirtualDVD icon

    VirtualDVD

     Like

    VirtialDVD is a powerful solution that can mount various disk-image files including LCD format. Maximize user convenience and Minimize using system resources.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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