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I'm looking for a freely available utility I can run on Windows 7 to create CD/DVD ISO images from actual CDs and DVDs.
Any suggestions?
Nick Kavadias
Posted 2009-08-16T12:24:17.147
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Open source / freeware application for Windows 7 to create ISO images
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The program you could be looking for is ImgBurn.
From their home page:
ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!
It has several 'Modes', each one for performing a different task:
- Read - Read a disc to an image file
- Build - Create an image file from files on your computer or network - or you can write the files directly to a disc
- Write - Write an image file to a disc
- Verify - Check a disc is 100% readable. Optionally, you can also have ImgBurn compare it against a given image file to ensure the actual data is correct
- Discovery - Put your drive / media to the test! Used in combination with DVDInfoPro, you can check the quality of the burns your drive is producing
Chris W. Rea
Posted 2009-08-16T12:24:17.147
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Their website is a disaster. Can't work out how to download the thing. – Mr. Flibble – 2015-04-03T09:09:07.230
+1 because this is the only mentioned software that can create an ISO from a folder source too. Apart from perhaps dd. – jiggunjer – 2015-12-31T07:50:13.973
Google Chrome now blocks www.imgburn.com, someone should report this to them. I could not find their email address on the website. – Rosdi – 2016-06-01T06:20:33.613
Beware: the downloaded installer Setup_ImgBurn_2.5.8.0_dlm.exe contains a virus 'PUA/InstallCore (Cloud)'. Detected by Avira. – Gerrit Brouwer – 2017-09-18T18:23:45.340
11Beware, the ImgBurn installer currently installs crap like "Search Protect" and "TuneUp utilities" by default, be sure to uncheck them during install... – Motsel – 2014-04-17T12:49:48.377
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Infrarecorder is fantastic. Does all that and then some, it's free, and works great.
Electrons_Ahoy
Posted 2009-08-16T12:24:17.147
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7And its GPL, which is nice. – codeulike – 2011-07-16T17:28:49.857
7+1 For an open source tool. That we we can be confident there is no maleware tacked on. – jpierson – 2011-10-16T22:46:19.973
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CDBurnerXP is also an excellent ISO creator as well as a complete CD/DVD burning application.
CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free. It does not include adware or similar malicious components.
dcharles
Posted 2009-08-16T12:24:17.147
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I just checked out InfraRecorder which worked out great for me but then I also needed to mount the ISO I created on a netbook and ran into WinCDEmu to do so. As it turns out WinCDEmu seems also to have ISO creation capability too so I may begin to ditch trusty daemontools in favor of this simplistic open-source and all inclusive tool.
If you haven't checked WinCDEmu out you should give it a try. Below is a feature list from their web page.
Features:
- One-click mounting of ISO, CUE, NRG, MDS/MDF, CCD, IMG images.
- Supports unlimited amount of virtual drives.
- Runs on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows versions from XP to Windows 7.
- Allows creating ISO images through a context menu in Explorer.
- Small installer size - less than 1MB!
- Does not require rebooting after installation.
- A special portable version is available.
- Translated to more than 20 languages.
- Does not occupy drive letters when not used.
- Supports data, DVD-video and BD-video images.
- WinCDEmu is free for any kind of use - it is licensed under LGPL
jpierson
Posted 2009-08-16T12:24:17.147
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And where is the source? – Iulian Onofrei – 2016-08-31T19:15:33.807
I just tried the portable version and it worked nicely. Pity the portable version doesn't seem to be able to create ISO images though. – Brian Hinchey – 2012-01-02T02:11:20.277
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I would recommend you LC ISO Creator, as I've also done in these related questions:
How to make an image of a bootable dvd What is the best way to make an ISO file out of a DVD?
It's very small, lightweight, free and portable.
fretje
Posted 2009-08-16T12:24:17.147
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I think the Unix tools for Windows contains mkisofs
Stijn Sanders
Posted 2009-08-16T12:24:17.147
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if it doesn't it probably contains dd. – John T – 2009-08-16T13:20:07.823
FYI: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/ is better and maintained in recent times.
– Gaff – 2011-09-13T01:52:40.9000
ISO Recorder is simple choice that allows you to do this from the Explorer context menu.
user200753
Posted 2009-08-16T12:24:17.147
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@ChrisW.Rea Create is the correct word. A CD/DVD does not contain an ISO file. Yes, you can create an ISO from a folder too, and that is essentially the same process--taking a snapshot of the filesystem. – jiggunjer – 2015-12-31T05:48:07.830
By 'create', do you really mean you want to extract an ISO image from an existing CD/DVD? 'create' implies 'author' (from scratch) for some. – Chris W. Rea – 2009-08-16T12:34:28.240
i meant 'extract' then – Nick Kavadias – 2009-08-18T05:48:18.983