When it comes to working with disk images, most users immediately remember the Daemon Tools program. However, this is not the only application performing this function. The article will show 6 Daemon Tools for Windows analogues.
Ultraiso
If you start listing the analogues of Daemon Tools for Windows, then you should definitely start with UltraISO. The name of the program itself says that it is used to work with ISO-files, that is, disk images.
The program fully covers the entire spectrum of options Daemon Tools, even brings some of its unique tools. In addition to commonplace features like recording an image and creating it, UltraISO allows you to mount virtual drives. Often, it is this feature that interests users first.
It is worth touching on the negative side of this program. So, many may not like the program interface, which seems too bulky, compared to Daemon Tools. The analogue has a design still in the zero years, when there was no place for colorful icons with a detailed description of a particular function. Despite this, it is worth paying tribute to the program, because having figured out where a function is located, it will become much easier to work with it in the future. The interface itself can be seen in the image above.
Alcohol 52%
Alcohol 52% is another Daemon Tools analog that has managed to incorporate all the necessary and useful functions and tools for the user. It also has the necessary option to mount virtual disks, which allows you to work with them without extracting files from the archive.
If you need to create an image from existing files on your hard drive or optical drive, then Alcohol 52% can also help. Among the distinguishing features of the program, the audio converter function can be distinguished. But it is optional, to activate it you need to install a special plug-in from the developer's site. The advantages can also be attributed to a simple and intuitive interface, which can be seen in the image below.
Speaking of shortcomings, it’s only one - the program is distributed by paid subscription, although there is a trial version that works for a short time. However, the same drawback is present in the previous application.
Poweriso
PowereISO application allows you to create, compress, mount, clean, edit and convert an image, which means that it is an excellent analogue of Daemon Tools. In fact, this is only part of the program’s functions, its tools include burning discs, grabbing Audio CDs, copying discs, and there are also tools for working with diskettes. If you have all these drives long forgotten by the world, then PoweredISO will help you to work with them, other programs presented in this article do not have such an option.
Despite the enormous list of possibilities presented above, PowerISO has a rather compact interface, the main functions of which are brought to the fore. Thus, the developers managed to create the illusion of not being overloaded, and the user feels comfortable when working with the program.
Magicisc
If there is a need for free software for working with disk images and directly by the disks themselves, then MagicDisc or, as it is also called, MagicISO is an excellent analogue of Daemon Tools Lite. Even to some extent it’s better, because the program has no ads, unlike the free version of Daemon Tools.
Since it was previously indicated that for most users the main function of these programs is to mount virtual drives, it is worth noting that MagicDisc is able to add up to 15 pieces at a time. Compared to the three that are used in Daemon Tools, this indicator puts the application in a good light. With all this, it has all the same features, you can even put a password on the created CD or DVD.
CDBurnerXP
Continuing to talk about free analogues of the Daemon Tools program, one could not miss CDBurnerXP. Its main function is to write data to disk, that is, burn discs, but in addition there are several more interesting options. So, using this application, you can easily record video files for playback on old DVD players, for this there is a separate menu with the appropriate tools. Similar to video, there are also tools for creating audio discs. Simpler functions include erasing an optical drive.
Attentive readers may already have noticed that there is no mention of the possibility of mounting virtual disks, unfortunately, this is so. If you were looking for an analog of Daemon Tools with this particular function, then CDBurnerXP will absolutely not suit you. This application is only necessary for burning.
Clonedvd
All the features of the CloneDVD program can fit in three lines:
- DVD ripping.
- DVD cloning.
- Data recording.
Based on this, some may think why this application is generally included in the list. It's simple: CloneDVD can be considered an analogue, if only for the reason that part of the function they have is similar to Daemon Tools. But the main advantage is quite another. This program is an absolute favorite if you need a tool to burn discs. After all, if only this is what you need, it makes no sense to install a powerful program on your computer with a bunch of all kinds of tools that you will never use. And so you get a compact program that will not take up much space on your hard drive and which will allow burning discs.
Conclusion
At the end of the article, we say that all of the above programs can equally serve as a replacement for the well-known Daemon Tools. The analogs described above can perform almost all of the same functions, and in some cases even a larger list of them, so that any user can easily find a program in which he will be comfortable working.