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I need a free (libre) utility for Windows that allows a person to edit an ISO file.

The goal is to be able to:

  • Mount the ISO file with the ISO filesystem being readable and writeable.
  • Make changes to files in the ISO filesystem as needed via the utility.
  • Unmount the ISO filesystem with changes being saved to the ISO file.

How can I do this? Is there a utility, or do I need to build a toolchain?

quack quixote
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eleven81
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There is no "free (libre) utility" that does all this.

You can use 7-Zip to extract ISO images, WinCDEmu to mount an ISO image and InfraRecorder rebuild and write the ISO image to disc.

7-Zip, WinCDEmu and InfraRecorder are free open source programs (which is pretty much as 'libre' as it gets :). Portable versions of 7-Zip and InfraRecorder are available.

Peter Mortensen
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UltraISO: On June 2009, PC User magazine Australia offered v9 full version to its readers.

Here are the registration details:

Name: PC User readers
Serial: 4BF9-8D1E-1786-30A8

Do take note that this registration details will NOT work on the trial installer that is downloadable from UltraISO's website, but the original version can still be found by googling for uiso93pes.exe.

TotalMounter is advertised as a free ISO editor, but I have no experience with it.

Folder2Iso does what it is named for and can be used instead of an ISO editor.

Peter Mortensen
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harrymc
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I don't know of any free software that allows you to mount an ISO as a read/write drive. ImgBurn though is a free tool that will allow you to extract the contents of an ISO, then modify the files, then re-create the ISO.

pipTheGeek
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New answer:

There's practically no all-in-one utility to achieve this on Windows, although some alternatives for Linux exist. Your best bet is to extract the files, change them and them generate a new ISO, or work with 7-Zip.

Old, but updated answer:

You clearly state that you want to mount and then edit your image file. So:

  • For a FOSS/Libre utility, try ISO Master or AcetoneISO.
  • I'd suggest using a freeware or even shareware utility, like 7-Zip, MagicISO, etc.
Peter Mortensen
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Astyanax
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