CD Utility Software Reviews and Downloads

CDRoller

CDRoller is an easy-to-use, well featured and low cost tool for CD and DVD data recovery. It acts as a fault-tolerant data CD contents reader with capabilities to search for lost data tracks, as well as a Session Selector to retrieve the data from all sessions on multi-session CD. CDRoller also offers extended UDF reading features with capability to search and recover lost files. The built-in CD Data Rescue tool, allows you to recover the files and folders from the damaged discs. On top of that, the program can also be used as a Audio CD digital extractor (CD ripper) and media analysis and testing tool and to catalog your media. The main problem with scratched CDs or DVDs is that they may no longer be readable by Windows. If this is the case, most recovery programs cannot access them either - since CDRoller uses a fault tolerant driver however, it is able to overcome this problem. We used a deeply scratched DVD during the review, that could not be read by Windows (inaccessible). CD Roller was able to read the DVD and browse the content.

UltraISO

UltraISO is an easy to use utility to create, edit and convert CD image files. It can edit CD image files directly, create an image from a CD-ROM or build a new one from files on your computer. You have the option to make the newly created image bootable and to specify the boot file. In addition, UltraISO can convert nearly all known CD image file formats to ISO format.

CD Data Rescue

CD Data Rescue recovers files from damaged or defective CD's. Any time you get an error reading a file, CD Data Rescue can help you to recover it. You can easily recover files, folders, and even deleted files from CD-Rs and CD-RWs. The program can also recover files from quick formated CD-RWs. It offers an easy to use interface, with all options accessible by pushing buttons. CD Data Rescue is designed to operate with either IDE or SCSI drives and CD recorders.

Smart CD Catalog Professional

Smart CD Catalog Professional is a simple disc cataloging tool that can index all your CDs/DVDs and allows you to organize them into categories and add personal comments. If you need to find a specific file on a disc, you can use the built-in search feature and locate the file without having to manually search through your CDs. The program can also keep track of discs that were lend to friends and produce a statistical report for your entire collection.

DAEMON Tools Pro Basic

DAEMON Tools Pro Basic is CD & DVD emulation software which allows users to make CD/DVD disc images, create a virtual CD . DAEMON Tools Pro Basic enables you to create up to 4 virtual drives, allowing you to run your CD / DVD images at over hundreds times faster than from a conventional CD-ROM.- DAEMON Tools Pro Basic supports more CD / DVD image types than any other CD emulator! It is able to emulate nearly all CD / DVD image types on the market today.Your original CD / DVD discs can be safely stored away; DAEMON Tools Pro Basic Images mean that you always have your expensive media stored safely on your Hard Drive for instant retrieval at the click of a button. No more searching for the correct disc or software application install disc, everything is at your finger tips. - DAEMON Tools Pro Basic enables you simultaneously use your CD / DVD as an image and bring up your route planner written on another CD-ROM, without having to eject and reload any physical discs. The 4 virtual drives ability of DAEMON Tools Pro Basic means you can have the equivalent of 4 CD-ROM Drives in your Home PC all accessible simply and quickly running your Disc image at hundreds times faster than that of a conventional CD-ROM drive. If you need a utility or CD it is immediately there - always ready to use! - DAEMON Tools Pro Basic at the office:Program discs and many other applications generally require the original Disc to be in the computers CD-ROM drive, this restricts the amount of people in your office who can have access to the same software at the same time without the cost of additional discs, DAEMON Tools Pro Basic virtual drives resolves that problem for you. No more hunting around the offices for that elusive disc you need to run your application, every thing you require is just a click.

GameEx

Play DirectX-based software on GameEx. The program has support for arcade specific hardware including Ultimarcs J-PAC and ArcadeVGA. It has support for LCD and VFD displays, the MCE remote control, Gamepads, full Mouse control, widescreen displays, volume control, music playlists (OGG, MP3, WMA and M4A), has a fully functional jukebox including visualizations, video and DVD player, Internet radio tuner (ASX, PL, M3U and WMA), picture and slide show viewer, news reader (RSS 1 and 2), and should work with HotRod and X-Arcade, SlikStik and IPAC controllers. It has support for playing MAME and other emulator game videos (AVI, MPG and MNG) for the selected game while navigating the lists. GameEx also features a multiprocess-based attract mode, that keeps launching different games. It supports multiple languages and supports themes with the ability to make animated backgrounds using AVI OR MPEG files.

CDStartDummy!

CDStartDummy! allows you to create autorun CD-ROMs with a graphical splash screen and optional sound effect, custom CD icon. You can automatically execute any program or document that the user has a viewer installed for, including HTML, PDF, DOC etc. or launch Windows Explorer to allow the user to explore the contents of the CD. The splash screen can be designed as a JPG image of any size, using your favorite graphics editor.

Magic ISO Maker

MagicISO is a more powerful CD image file edit tool and CD backup tool. It can backup CD/DVD to your hard disk and directly create/edit/extract ISO files. It can make bootable CD image. MagicISO Maker is a software that allows you edit ISO files. It also can convert BIN or any other format file created by CD burning software or virtual CD-ROM driver software to standard ISO format. It embed with Window Explorer.

Express Burn

Express Burn is an easy to use CD burner that lets you create data or audio CDs, as well as Blu-ray and HD-DVDs, by simply dragging the files or folders onto the interface. It integrates with a free audio conversion tool from the same author, that will automatically convert files to AudioCD format if required, so all you have to do is select your files (WAV, OGG, MP3, WMA and others), and the software will automatically create a CD that can be played in your stereo. This auto-conversion feature makes creating an AudioCD fool-proof, even for beginners. Express Burn supports Jolliet and CDA formats, as well as Apple extensions and more. It can also be used to create an ISO images from a CD, or to write an ISO image to CD.

Daemon Tools

DAEMON Tools is an advanced program for multiprotection emulation. DAEMON Tools is further development of the Generic Safedisc emulator incorporating all its features. This program allows running backup copies of SafeDisc (C-Dilla), Securom or Laserlock protected games. Also included is a Virtual DVDROM drive (V386 STEALTH DVDROM) enabling you to use your CD images as if they were already burned to CD. DAEMON Tools works under Windows9x/ME/NT/2000/XP with all types of CD/DVDROM drives (IDE/SCSI) and supports nearly any CD protection.

PowerISO

Open, extract, create, edit, compress, encrypt, split and convert ISO files, and mount these files with an internal virtual drive. It can process almost all CD-ROM image files including ISO and BIN. The program supports shell integration, a context menu, drag and drop, and clipboard copy and paste.

GameDrive

GameDrive is a CD/DVD emulator that creates disk images of your game CD/DVD and allows you to play your games without having to insert the media each time. Since these virtual disks are hard drive based, they offer much faster access times, resulting in improved game play. To create a new virtual disk, simply insert the CD and click a button to copy the CD and create a virtual disk drive, using the drive letter you specify. Once all your games have been copied, you can simply insert and eject the virtual disks to switch between games. You can can pre-load up to 23 virtual drives with game discs or other content, and easily swap out discs via hot keys or desktop shortcuts.

Doorkeeper

Doorkeeper is a utility for making opening and closing CD-ROM drives easy. It requires only one mouse click to open the CD drive. Most important features are these: skin able interface, translations, can handle up to 2 devices at a time, auto close CD-ROM, multi user environment, Hot Keys support, CD media accessing from context menu, update checking.

CDRWin

CDRWIN is a CD recording program supporting binary (.BIN), cue sheets (.CUE), overburning, MP3 burning, disc copy, track ripping, and much more. CDRWIN is a software that allows you record DVD and CD.

Bad CD Repair Pro

Bad CD Repair allows to copy files from bad CD or HDD. If your text or mp3 or any other type of file is corrupted then use Bad CD Repair to save it!

CDCheck

CDCheck can check each of your CDs and DVDs and indicate which files are corrupted. It also provides a comparison option that lets you select a reference directory and compare the files on disk (or other media) with files on the CD or vice versa. Additional features include creation of CRC files, file recovery, detailed error reporting and more. Does not work with Audio Cds.

DaemonUI

DaemonUI provides a graphical user interface for Daemon-Tools 2.41(or newer) CD-Emulation Software, which emulates up to 4 CDROMs on your system.

DVDINFOPro

DVDINFOPro is a DVD information program written in Visual C++ for Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT, 2000, XP. There is no time limit on your use of the free version it is funded by some embedded adverts.DVDINFOPro is a software that provides information about DVD disk. It does however expire from time to time to force upgrade to the latest version. This program is ADWARE, it does not download new ads, it does not track or send any information from your computer. It displays some unobtrusive adverts within the application. The registered version does not expire ever and does not have adverts. It is available at any time with a low cost donation. The program provides information & tools for - DVD-R/RW - DVD+R/RW burners - DVD+R DL (Double Layer) burners - DVD-ROM players. It also provides information on CD players & burners.

GeeXboX ISO Generator

This software is possible to build a bootable image of the GeeXboX that will fit your needs, just from the binaries, without need to compile the whole distribution from sources. This lets you build the GeeXboX after slight changes in the configuration files, for example, with no need to build the full sources. The GeeXboX ISO FLTK generator works under both Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux distributions and Apple MacOS X. It can be used to generated both x86 and PPC versions of GeeXboX.

MakBit Virtual CD-DVD

MakBit Virtual CD/DVD is a powerful utility for creating and managing virtual CD/DVD-ROM drives and discs. These virtual CD and DVD drives are much more quick, reliable and convenient than physical ones.

Free CD to MP3 Converter

Free CD to MP3 Converter is an easy to use CD ripper that allows you to extract audio files from a CD and convert them to MP3 format. It can automatically retrieve title information from the CDDB database, normalize the output files and supports additional LAME options. You can also use the software to record to MP3 with your microphone, or to convert WAV files to MP3 format.

SoftDisc

Allows you to open, create, edit, convert, manage and burn CD or DVD images. It also lets you emulate a virtual CD or directly burn a CD image file. The program lets you store disk information in ISO format. It allows you to record info on disk from local and network hard disk drives as well as removable media.

UltraISO Media Edition

UltraISO is a powerful and easy-to-use utility that can extract, create, edit, and convert CD/DVD image files. It can directly edit ISO files, make images from CD/DVD-ROMs, or create new one from files and folders on your computer. You have the option to make bootable CDs. In addition, UltraISO can convert nearly all known CD/DVD images to ISO, BIN/CUE, Nero (.NRG), or CloneCD (.CCD/.IMG/.SUB) format.

Firebird MP3

Do you have many audio CDs? Would you like to enjoy your favourite music at any time while you don't need to take the CDs with you? Firebird MP3 will help you to realize it! It will help you to rip tracks from audio CDs and save as MP3 or WAV and then transmit to your MP3 players or computers, you will enjoy your favourite music at any time!

VIDEOzilla

Videozilla is a right-click video conversion tool for AVI, MPEG, RM, MOV, ASF, and WMV conversions. It provides customizable settings for video width, height and quality, as well as codecs choices. Just right-click any video file(s) in Windows Explorer and click convert on the context menu to convert the selected video files. The program can also extract audio from vieo files and save it as MP3, and includes a right-click video player.

AUTOption

AUTOption is software to enable users to create professional CD/CDR autorun/autoplay button menus with minimal time and effort. It uses a 14 step wizard that guides you through the menu creation and cusomization process. You have the option of nested menus and can also add .wav files for your menu start, exit, button clicks and more. AUTOption allows you to open Internet Sites in Browser, open directories in Windows Explorer, open sub-menus, launch programs, open documents or files - or anything else that you could imagine placing on a CD. The program uses standard buttons for navigation - you can specify size, color and other details as well as a custom background image.

DVD Identifier

Retrieves and interprets the pre-recorded information that is present on DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW and DVD-RAM media. This information contains a variety of parameters such as disc manufacturing information and supported write speeds.

CD-Door Guard

Sometimes it happens, that CD/DVD drive's door breaks. It is not very pleasant, is it? So it's better prevent such situation. What to do? Just download install CD-Door Guard right now! CD-Door Guard will close the door of a CD/DVD device if it is opened too long. Also it checks disks left inside when Windows is shutting down and allows easily lock/unlock device's door. Also you can open or close it using CD-Door Guard by two mouse clicks.

EasyBoot

EasyBoot enables you to to create custom multi-boot, menu driven CDs. It can automatically create boot image files, and generate the ISO file as well, that you can use to burn on a CD/DVD (using third party burning software like Nero). The program lets you completely customize the boot screen in color and appearance and provides a real-time preview window of the boot screen. Once finished, you can save the result as a bootable ISO file and use your CD burner to create the CD.

DVDIdle

DVDIdle helps you to extend the lifetime of your DVD drive. By using Smart Read-ahead Cache, it saves DVD titles to a local hard drive cache and allows your DVD drive to run cooler and quiet while providing smooth (macrovision-free) DVD playback. In addition, DVDIdle includes several extra features that enable you to change the video mode for TV output, skip FBI warnings and more. DVDIdle works in conjunction with your DVD player software.

MagicISO

This software is a CD/DVD image file editor, CD burner and CD/DVD backup tool. It can directly create, edit, extract and burn ISO files, and it can convert almost all CD or DVD image formats to ISO, BIN and CUE. It supports bootable CD creation, DVD images up to 10GB, image files from CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs, and ISO files burning in BIN, IMG, CIF, NRG, BWI and VCD formats. The burned files are store on CD-R/RW. It can also search files and directories in CD and DVD image files.

CD Anywhere

CD Anywhere allows users to run CD/DVD applications directly from the hard disk -- eliminating CD swapping and digging through discs and it provides high-speed access to CD/DVD data (equivalent to a 200x CD-ROM). CD-Anywhere can run up to 23 virtual CD/DVD-ROM drives, and even allows users to make CD image files from CD/DVD-ROM media or from files. Current version supports Video DVD image creation.

Gizmo Drive

Gizmo Village serves two main purposes: virtual CD-ROM drive (ISO/IMG files) and encrypted, virtual hard drive. Protect your vital files from spyware by seamlessly encrypting your data on a virtual hard disk. Virtual drives appear and function like a regular hard disk, in Windows. The contents of the drive are stored on an existing device, in an encrypted file, real-time. When you are finished, unmount the virtual image to hide it from spyware, unauthorized users, and network administrators. Backup your drives or move them between computers/laptops with a simple drag-and-drop operation.Gizmo Village also supports both compression and sparse files. Improve overall gameplay speed of your favorite CD-ROM games by running them from your hard drive directly. (Extract them to ISO with a CD-R tool and mount them with Gizmo Drive for amazing speed increase)

Jet Storage UDF

This program installs a driver that allows you to access rewritable disks directly, without any burning software, exactly as you normally access your hard drive. You can add files to your CD or DVD media right from Windows Explorer, delete unnecessary files and rename or move between folders. Save, open and edit files from Windows applications directly on CD and DVD disks. It is also a way to do backups. Simply point your backup utility to a diskette. Incremental backups are also possible. There is no need to delete previous content before writing new data. You can add new files as long as you have free space on your rewritable media. The program also installs a universal driver that supports disks formatted with software from various vendors.

Padus DiscJuggler

The Disc Juggler started out as a plain disc dublicator, but has matured to a full featured CD-R software package. It has some oddties in GUI desing and some unexpected functions, but overall is one of the best CD-R softwares you can find. The best of of Disc Juggler is still the dublicator features. DJ supports RAW mode with full support for sub-channel codes, so it makes it very efficient for protected CDs. It gives you options to verify the copies and/or the used image files. The pre-mastering functions are not quite as easy to use as with Nero, but still fully featured. DJ has versions for multiple writers available, if you are in need of a serious CD-R power. Overall Disc Juggler is a excellent piece of work and a very robust CD-R software and it usually appeals to the experienced pro users. Demo version is fully featured, but limited to 1x write speed with one writer.

BINK

This compact disc burning and backup software enables you to burn data to ISO format, burn audio files, and erase from and write to CD-RW discs.

CDRom Watchdog

Control what CD-ROMs are used on your PC with CDRom Watchdog. You can use the parental control feature to prevent your children from playing unacceptable video games.

ZW GI TO ISO

Capture different parts of a GI disk image in an ISO file so as you can burn it with your preferred burning software.

Meedio Essentials

Meedio Express turns your existing PC into a digital media and home entertainment center. Five full-screen graphical themes let you view digital photos and listen to music using your TV and remote control. The program automatically imports new files as they are added to your PC or home network. Includes advanced features such as customizable menus, multi-user access and PIN-protected screens. Organize your music collection using ID3v1, ID3v2, WMA, OGG Vorbis, and APE tags that are automatically imported into the music library.

AimOne Audio/Video to MP3/WAV Converter

Extract and convert audio from almost any kind of audio and video file type to MP3 or WAV output in batch mode. The program offers a built-in player to view or listen to the file before extracting the sound, which allows you to set the start and end points of the portion you want to extract and convert. Supports AVI, VCD, DVD, MPEG, WMV, WMA, DAT, AC3, RM and other formats.

CDuke

This software is a one-click CD and DVD burning utility with 128 different settings buttons and countless options. The burning and ripping program works by inserting a disk and pressing one button.

AceISO

This CD image file editor lets you create ISO files from CD-ROM/DVD or hard disk, make bootable CDs, convert formats of CD image file, edit CD image files, extract files from CD image files and burn CD image files to a CD-R.

Paragon CD-ROM Emulator

This program lets you work with several CD-based applications at once. You'll have access to more than 20 virtual CD-ROM drives simultaneously.

Pic Puppy

This media player supports 70 file types and allows you to search the Web for files including MP3s and JPEGs.

FillCD

This software is a backup and archiving utility. Specify what type of backup media you'll be using and tell FillCD what files and folders you'd like to archive. It will calculate the optimal combinations, and then give you the option to copy, move or burn the combinations.

VirtuaDisk

This program creates virtual disks that act like normal CD-ROMs, and you can set up a virtual disk by copying the files from the CD using the VirtuaDisk Copy Wizard and configuring a few parameters.

CDSpace

This emulator allows you to run almost any CD/DVD-ROM program from your hard drive or network server. You can establish and access up to 23 different virtual CD/DVD-ROM drives on your hard drive.

Burn To The Brim

Burn To The Rim (BTR) is a utility that quickly finds a near perfect solution for filling your media (CD, Zip...) completely with files and folders without running into broken files or wasted space. To start the program, simply select a folder that contains the files you want to burn and BTR will look for combinations of the files/subfolders found in this folder to fill up a CD (or other medium you select) as much as possible, while keeping any subfolder undevided. The program offers several additional features to customize the grouping as well as the size of the medium. Burn to the Brim is not a CD burning tool, it cannot actually burn the files, however, you can choose to move the grouped files into ready-to burn folders. We tested it with one of our download folder, which contained 1.4 GB scattered over 500 files. BTR grouped them within 20 seconds and designed a layout that would fit them perfectly on 3 CDs with space leftover to fit an additional 250mb.

SesamTV Media Center

This multimedia software is designed to be viewed on a TV set. It can be controlled with any PC remote control. You can watch videos, DVDs, listen to music and view your pictures as well as view the Internet.

CD-DVD Diagnostic

This file recovery tool which provides data recovery from damaged or defective CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs or DVDs. It also supports DVD recorder disks. The program understands how each disc was written and bypasses the problems, recovering all of your files.

Buzz 3D MySpace

This program supports Web browsing, media-playing, playlist-building and is e-Commerce-ready. It provides support for video conferencing, audio and text chatting, and creation and publication of your own 3D Web site.

SmartPlay

This program scans and autoplays the multimedia content of your CDs with the player of your choice and without the need for extra burned files on the CD. Use you PC as a multimedia player and play all your music or movie files instantly. The program offers support for most popular media players and multimedia extensions. It provides automatic detection of subtitle files on movie CDs and autoplays files instantly or configurably.

VirtualDrive CD DVD Emulator

This program emulates your computer's CD/DVD-ROM drive, which enables you to run CD and DVD programs, such as games, music CDs, and DVD videos, directly from your hard drive.

CD Mate

CD Mate is a powerful CD backup utility that combines the features of CloneCD and Nero. The program consists of CD replication software, a built-in program for generating CD labels and an audio player. The program includes an online update utility.

WinISO

This program lets you open an image file, display the file tree and run files from within the image file. Because of the file associations, you can simply double click an ISO file in Windows Explorer to open it.