Active@ ISO Manager vs ISO Master
Active@ ISO Manager
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| Figure | Active@ ISO Manager | ISO Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · ISO Creation Software | 8.7 (#3) | 7.3 (#23) |
| Bootable images | The creation workflow supports adding a boot image with floppy or hard-disk emulation choices. | The maker’s home page explicitly lists making bootable CDs/DVDs as a use for ISO Master. |
| Maker | LSoft Technologies Inc. describes itself as a privately owned North American software company founded in 1999. | The maker’s projects page describes ISO Master as a graphical ISO image editor for Linux/BSD. |
| Purpose | Authors, edits, and burns CD/DVD-ROM ISO images compatible with ISO 9660 and Joliet standards. | ISO Master is a graphical tool for creating or customizing CD/DVD images and making bootable CDs/DVDs. |
| Support | The maker lists email support and phone availability from 9am to 6pm Eastern time. | The maker invites questions about older projects and says he is happy to reply, even if it may take a while. |
Plans
Active@ ISO Manager
- Active@ ISO Manager FreewareFree
- Active@ ISO Manager FREEWAREFree
In their own words
Active@ ISO Manager
Active@ ISO Manager is a Windows utility for authoring, editing, extracting, rebuilding, and burning ISO images compatible with ISO 9660 and Joliet standards. It can create images from existing CD/DVD-ROMs or from files and folders, then extract files, change image contents, and assemble the result again. The listed image format is ISO. Burning support includes CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R, rewritable discs, dual-layer DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray. Command-line parameters automate authoring and burning, while saved settings retain entered parameters for repeated image creation. The creation guide describes adding a boot image and selecting floppy or HDD emulation. The product page lists version 26.0.1, dated February 1, 2026, as a maintenance release; version 23 improved Windows 11 support. The Freeware plan costs nothing and uses a Windows Installer. LSoft says its Professional edition is available only in the Active@ Data Studio Desktop Suite. LSoft Technologies is a privately owned North American company founded in 1999, headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
ISO Master
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