List of ISO image software

The following is a list of software programs that can read and/or write ISO image files, broken down by platform support. See the ISO image article for more information on the .iso file format.

Linux

 * dd - A built-in Linux/UNIX command for performing low-level file copies and conversions, and generating ISO images from CDs.
 * ISO files can be mounted directly in Linux with the single command:  (assuming the directory /mnt/iso exists).
 * ISO images can also be made in Linux with simple commands: . Using   preserves the Windows Joliet extensions, meaning the data in the directory should be readable on Windows systems.
 * File Roller - A Unix frontend for extracting ISO files.
 * ISO Master - An open source program to create and edit ISO images in Linux.

Mac OS X

 * Disk Utility - Mac OS X's built-in general disk utility, it can create and mount disk images.
 * DiskImageMounter - A built-in utility for mounting several types of disk image files.
 * Disco - A commercial Mac OS X mastering program which allows users to burn CDs and DVDs with multisession support, disc duplication, burning VIDEO_TS folders, disc-spanning as well as a searchable disc index.
 * DVD Imager - free utility to create ISO image from VIDEO_TS folders.
 * Roxio Toast - A commercial CD mastering program that can mount many types of disk images, including both sides of a HFS/ISO9660 hybrid image.

Microsoft Windows

 * 7-Zip - An open source file archiver that can read, but not write, ISO images.
 * Alcohol 120% - A commercial CD/DVD burner and image mounting program that can also create ISO files from discs.
 * Alcohol 52% FE - A feature-limited free edition of Alcohol 120%. Cannot burn discs.
 * Daemon Tools - An ad-supported freeware utility to mount ISO images in Windows operating systems.
 * Folder2Iso - A freeware program to create an ISO image file from any kind of folder, including subfolders. It is a graphical interface for the Linux program mkisofs. The program does not require installation. Compatible with Windows Vista.
 * ImgBurn - a freeware disc image recorder that can build and write ISO image files.
 * InfraRecorder - A GPL-licensed freeware utility for writing CD and DVD image files to disc.
 * IsoBuster - A shareware program that can extract ISOs, plus full CD descriptions in various modes, and handle and extract ISO and related files.
 * ISO Recorder - A free (for personal use) ISO creation and writing tool for Windows XP and later.
 * LC ISO Creator - A free and tiny (23kB) CD/DVD ISO image creation tool for Windows NT/2000/XP.
 * MagicDISC - A free disc image emulator.
 * PowerISO - A shareware program which can mount, edit and extract many disk image formats.
 * Power Archiver - A shareware file archiver that can handle ISO images.
 * UltraISO - A shareware application for creating, modifying and converting ISO image files.
 * Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel - A free tool from Microsoft to mount ISO images as drives.
 * Virtual CloneDrive - A freeware CD emulator from SlySoft.
 * WinRAR - A shareware file archiver that can read, but not write, ISO images.

Sun Solaris

 * lofiadm - Solaris command to manage files as block devices. Use to create a loopback device for an ISO image file suitable for mounting with  .  Mount the loopback device as a randomly accessible file system with  .  Alternatively, use this combined format:.