sysprogs/WinCDEmu
None observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4109
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2577
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1431 stars · 157 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
WinCDEmu is an open-source Windows utility that mounts optical disc images (ISO, BIN/CCD, MDS/MDF, NRG) as virtual CD/DVD/Blu-ray drives via a kernel-mode driver. It also supports creating ISO images from discs and is written in C++ with WDK-based kernel components.
Use cases
- mount iso files on windows without burning a disc
- open bin/cue or mds disc images as a virtual drive
- create an iso image from a physical cd or dvd
- emulate a dvd drive to install software from an image
- free alternative to daemon tools for mounting images
When to choose
- you need to mount disc images on Windows with a free, open-source tool
- you want a lightweight virtual drive with shell integration
- you need to rip discs to ISO format
When to avoid
- you need to mount images on Linux or macOS
- you require recent updates or active support - the last release was in 2019
- you need emulation of copy-protected or non-standard image formats
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
file-system gui developer-tools files windows developer-tools windows cpp disc-image iso-mounting virtual-drive kernel-driver optical-drive-emulation
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/sysprogs/WinCDEmu · fetched 2026-08-28 · d70811232dc1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sysprogs/WinCDEmu | main | 23 |
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