WinCDEmu vs gBurner Virtual Drive

WinCDEmu9.2Visit GVgBurner Virtual Drive8.7Visit

Higher score WinCDEmu #2 in Virtual Drive Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit WinCDEmu

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GV gBurner Virtual Drive #6 in Virtual Drive Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit gBurner

• WinCDEmu fits best

  Free Windows users needing flexible ISO mounting

• gBurner Virtual Drive fits best

  Free Windows optical-drive emulation

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Side by side

Feature	WinCDEmu 9.2/10 Visit ↗	GVgBurner Virtual Drive 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Virtual Drive Software	#6 in Virtual Drive Software
Best for	Free Windows users needing flexible ISO mounting	Free Windows optical-drive emulation
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business
Features WinCDEmu 2/4 · gBurner Virtual Drive 1/4
Virtual disk files	Not published	Not published
Optical image mounting	✓	✓
Write images	Not published	Not published
Persistent mounts	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Image formats	ISO, CUE, NRG, MDS/MDF, CCD, IMG	ISO, GBI/GBP, DAA, NRG, MDF/MDS, BIN/CUE, UIF, ISZ, ASHDISC, DMG, GI, BWI/B5I, IMG, CDI, PDI, NCD, LCD, CIF, P01, PXI, C2D, FCD, VCD
Max virtual drives	Not published	16 drives
Supported platforms	Microsoft Windows: 10, 8.1, 8, 7, 2008, Vista, 2003 and XP; 32-bit and 64-bit	Windows; 32-bit and 64-bit editions
Our review
Pros	Mounts ISO, CUE, NRG, MDS/MDF, CCD and IMG images Supports unlimited virtual drives and persistent mounts after restart Offers portable, Explorer-based and command-line operation	Supports up to 16 virtual CD/DVD drives Mounts a broad list of CD/DVD image formats Offers separate 32-bit and 64-bit Windows downloads
Cons	Windows-only software Does not write image files to physical media Does not mount virtual hard-disk files	Windows is the only supported platform Focuses on mounting and unmounting image files Verified image-writing features are not included
Our verdict	WinCDEmu is an open-source Windows utility for accessing CD, DVD and Blu-ray images as virtual drives instead of burning them to physical media. It is suited to Windows users who need flexible optical-image mounting, whether they prefer an… Read the review →	gBurner Virtual Drive is a free Windows utility for creating and managing virtual CD/DVD drives. It mounts supported optical-image files to selected virtual drives, allowing users to access disc-based programs, games, music and other… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• WinCDEmu — where it wins

  • Mounts ISO, CUE, NRG, MDS/MDF, CCD and IMG images
  • Supports unlimited virtual drives and persistent mounts after restart
  • Offers portable, Explorer-based and command-line operation

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows-only software
  • Does not write image files to physical media
  • Does not mount virtual hard-disk files

• gBurner Virtual Drive — where it wins

  • Supports up to 16 virtual CD/DVD drives
  • Mounts a broad list of CD/DVD image formats
  • Offers separate 32-bit and 64-bit Windows downloads

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows is the only supported platform
  • Focuses on mounting and unmounting image files
  • Verified image-writing features are not included

• WinCDEmu9.2/10 · Free plan

  A flexible, free Windows utility for mounting and managing optical-image files.

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• GVgBurner Virtual Drive8.7/10 · Free plan

  A focused Windows utility for mounting many optical-image formats without burning discs.

  Visit gBurnerFull verdict →