Comparison

In this page you can find a comparison between DiscImageChef and other dump image managers or creators.

You can see a comparison of optical discs image managers, a comparison of floppy disk image managers, a comparison of hard disk image managers and a comparison of digital tape image managers.

Comparison of optical discs image managers

	DiscImageChef	DiscImageCreator	CDRWin	CloneCD	Alcohol 120%	IsoBuster	WinImage
Opensource	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Supported platforms	Windows, Linux, macOS[1]	Windows	Windows	Windows	Windows	Windows	Windows
Supported formats	12	3[2]	1[3]	1[4]	1[5]	17[6]	1[7]
Can dump Audio CD	Yes[8]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Can dump Mode 0 tracks	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Can dump Mode 1 tracks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Can dump Mode 2 tracks	Yes[8]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Can dump multisession discs	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Can dump discs with errors	Yes[9]	Yes[10]	No[11]	Yes[10]	Yes[10]	Unknown	Unknown
Reads subchannel	Yes	Yes	No[12]	Yes	Yes	Unknown	No
Reads lead-in postgap	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Supports illegal TOCs	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Supports error based copy protections	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Supports twin sectors based copy protections	Not yet[13]	No	No	No	No	No	No
Supports position based copy protections	Not yet[13]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Supports dumping DDCD	Yes	No[14]	No[14]	No[14]	No[14]	No[14]	No[14]
Supports dumping GD	Not yet[15]	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Supports dumping GameCube/Wii	Not yet[15]	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Supports dumping DVD[16][17]	Yes	Partial[18]	No	No	Partial[18]	Partial[18]	Partial[18]
Supports dumping HD DVD[16]	Yes	Partial[19]	No	No	Partial[19]	Partial[19]	Partial[19]
Supports dumping Blu-ray[16][20]	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Supports dumping Xbox Game discs	Yes[21][22]	Yes[22]	No	No	No	No	No

1. ^ macOS does not yet support dumping media, only managing existing images
2. ^ CDRWin, CloneCD and raw
3. ^ CDRWin
4. ^ CloneCD
5. ^ Alcohol 120%
6. ^ Alcohol 120%, BlindWrite 5, BlindWrite 6, CD-i OptImage, CDRWin, CloneCD, DiscJuggler, Easy CD Creator, IsoBuster, Nero, NTI, PlexTools, Prassi PrimoCD, Prassi PrimoDVD, raw, Virtual CD and WinOnCD
7. ^ Raw
8. a b It can lose a few seconds from start of audio on some discs
9. ^ Depending on the drive it can recover data from sectors with errors
10. a b c Writes fake data in the place of sectors with errors
11. ^ Ignores errors or stops on error
12. ^ Only if it detects the disc is | No a CD+G
13. a b Pending format support
14. a b c d e f None of its supported formats support the DDCD media
15. a b Feature will be added in next release
16. a b c Does not include encrypted video media
17. ^ Includes PlayStation DVD
18. a b c d Customized PFI information, like PSN of start LBA in DVD-RAM will be lost
19. a b c d Customized PFI information, like PSN of start LBA in HD DVD-RAM will be lost
20. ^ Includes PlayStation Blu-ray
21. ^ XGD2 are untested
22. a b XGD3 are not supported