ISO Software

ISO software refers to any program that is capable of creating ISO files or extracting them into usable files. An ISO file is a type of file format that is used to store linked files between a network of Internet users. While an ISO file can be downloaded and accessed by anyone, the files on that ISO are accessed from a large number of different computer users called Seeds and Peers. Seeds are users that have a complete copy of all the files that are stored on the ISO file while Peers are users that have parts of the ISO file. Users are able to upload and download these files at will and share them with all other users that are accessing that ISO file. This article will list a number of programs that are capable of producing ISO files from a target file or multiple target files.

PowerISO

PowerISO is a powerful and popular ISO software that supports virtually all CD and DVD image file format. The software is capable of burning, extracting, mounting, editing, compressing, encrypting, creating, splitting, and converting ISO files and can be run on both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems including Windows 7. The software can be tried for free, purchased for $29.95, and downloaded from http://www.poweriso.com/ .

MagicISO

MagicISO is a popular ISO software that is capable of burning ISO files to disks and creating disk images from CDs and DVDs. The software is also capable of creating ISO files, converting ISO files into BIN files, and converting BIN files into ISO files. MagicISO supports virtually all CD and DVD file types and allows users to edit files directly from the CD or DVD in question. MagicISO can be tried for free, purchased for $29.95, and downloaded at http://www.magiciso.com/ .

ImgBurn

ImgBurn is a very popular disk burning software that is also capable of creating ISO files that can be stored on either a disk or the user’s hard drive. As ImgBurn is specifically made for burning CDs and DVDs, it also supports BIN, CUE, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, MDS, NRG, PDI, AAC, APE, FLAC, M4A, MP3, MP4, M4A, OGG, PCM, WAV, WMA, and WV file formats, in addition to ISO files. The software is completely free and can be downloaded from http://www.imgburn.com/ .

Free ISO Burner

Free ISO Burner is an ISO burning software that is capable of burning ISO files to CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray disks. Free ISO Burner does not need to be installed on the user’s computer and can even be launched directly from a USB flash drive. The software can convert CDs and DVDs to disk images, gives the user total control over how the software behaves, and is completely free; however, it is not capable of creating ISO files. Free ISO Burner can be downloaded from http://www.freeisoburner.com/ .

BitTorrent
BitTorrent is a torrent software that is used to access ISO files. In addition to accessing ISO files, however, BitTorrent is also capable of creating them by having the user select one or more target files that need to be copied to the ISO file. The ISO file can then be uploaded to torrent sharing websites such as ISOHunt, PirateBay, or Monova, or can be emailed as an attachment. BitTorrent lists torrent files in separate categories depending on whether or not the ISO file is active and shows the user how many Seeds and Peers each torrent file has. BitTorrent is extremely popular, very easy to use, and can be downloaded for free at http://www.bittorrent.com/ .