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| DAEMON Tools | |
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.png) DAEMON Tools Pro running onWindows 7 | |
| Developer(s) | Disc Soft Ltd.[1] |
| Stable release |
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| Operating system | Windows 98,Windows 2000 and later;OS X 10.6 or later (DT for Mac 2)[6] |
| Available in | 38 Languages with additional translation packs[7] |
| Type | Virtual drive |
| License | Shareware |
| Website | www |
Supported file types | |
| File Types | Details |
|---|---|
| b5t | BlindWrite |
| b6t | BlindWrite |
| bwt | BlindRead |
| ccd | CloneCD |
| cdi | DiscJuggler |
| cue/bin | Cue Sheet |
| iso | Standard ISO |
| isz | Compressed ISO |
| mds/mdf | Media Descriptor File |
| mdx | Media Data eXtended |
| nrg | Nero Burning ROM disc image |
| ape/cue | APE images |
| flac | Free Lossless Audio Codec images |
| As of August 2014[8] | |
DAEMON Tools is avirtual drive andoptical disc authoring program forMicrosoft Windows andMac OS.[9]
DAEMON tools was originally a successor ofGeneric SafeDisc emulator and incorporated all of its features.[10] The program claims to be able to defeat mostcopy protection schemes such asSafeDisc andSecuROM.[11] It is currently compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. DAEMON Tools has a special mode for proper operation of copies of discs with advanced protection (SafeDisc,SecuRom andLaserLock, CDCOPS,StarForce and Protect CD), which are used on some discs with games.[12]
Six editions of the product exist: Ultra, Lite, Pro Standard, Pro Advanced, Net and DT for Mac. A feature comparison is given below.[13] Also, the company provides two additional solutions for the data storage organization: DAEMON Tools USB 2[14] that allows sharing different types of USB devices between remote workstations and DAEMON Tools iSCSI Target 2[15] – a cross-platform solution that enables creating aniSCSI storage server and provides access to virtual or physical devices, along withVHD images, within home or corporate network.
| Feature | Lite 5 | Pro Standard 5 | Pro Advanced 5 | Net 5 | Ultra 2 | for Mac 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| License type | AdwareA /SharewareB | Shareware | Shareware | Shareware | Shareware | Shareware |
| Maximum number of DT andSCSI virtual devices | 4 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | Unlimited |
| Maximum number ofIDE virtual devices | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Command-line interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Image compression | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Image password protectionC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Image creationD | Extraction only; no preset profiles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Burning images | NeedsAstroburn | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Image collection's management | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image editing | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Image splittingE | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Shell extensions | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Virtual device property monitoring | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Volume Mount PointsF | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| BurningRMPS data on discs | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Image conversionD | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mounting virtual hard disks (VHD) | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Installation over the network | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Image Catalog sharing | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| iSCSI Server | No | No | No | Up to 16 targets | No | No |
| iSCSI Initiator | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mounting images on remote computers | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sharing disc drives on the network | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Bootable USB creation | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| RAM Disk creation | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| TrueCrypt image creation | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| MountingZIP files | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
.mds and.mdx images..iso,.mds/.mdf and.mdxThe default file format of DAEMON Tools is Media Data eXtended (MDX). MDX is adisc image file format similar toMDS/MDF images. It supports all of MDS/MDF format features except that all data is in one monolithic file only. The files of these types bear the filename extension of.mdx.[21]
MDX file containsmetadata of original media – specifically the main physical parameters of disc, such as layer breaks, sessions, tracks and other. It could be described as being an archive file containing all data from a CD/DVD. It also supportsdata compression. MDX file includes themagic number "MEDIA DESCRIPTOR" at the beginning of the file.
On 13 February 2012, one of DAEMON Tools' components known as MountSpace became a subject of privacy concerns. MountSpace, a service-oriented component gathers and sends information about disc images used in DAEMON Tools to mountspace.com along with users'IP addresses. Although MountSpace can be disabled during installation, it is criticized for transmitting information despite being disabled and lacking a privacy policy.[22][23][24][25] The initial discovery of the concerning issue is attributed to Rafael Rivera ofWithin Windows blog.[22][24][25]
| Y.A.S.U. | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | sYk0 |
| Stable release | 1.6.9040 / 4 February 2009; 16 years ago (2009-02-04) |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | English |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | forum |
YASU(Yet Another SecuROM Utility) is a very small tool that works as aSCSI-drive protector. It was created by sYk0 and can be used to hide emulated drives fromSecuROM 7 andSafeDisc 4. YASU is a companion program for Daemon Tools and currently being hosted, supported and maintained by the Daemon Tools team. On March 4 of 2009, sYk0 announced development ofOmen which is to succeed development of YASU.[26] As of January 2010, development of Omen has been abandoned.[27]
DAEMON Tools Lite is free for home and non-business use. In case you want to use DAEMON Tools in any organization, you need to buy a license.
[Inside third screenshot] Support is provided only for Paid License users.
Due to some changes in marketing strategy Korea is no longer among the countries for which a Free version of DAEMON Tools Lite available.
mdx / mds (Media Data eXtended / Media Descriptor Files) — these formats are developed by DAEMON Tools developers.
