bchunk vs ISO Master
bchunk
github.comISO Master
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| Figure | bchunk | ISO Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · ISO Creation Software | 7.7 (#12) | 7.3 (#23) |
| License | The project is released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or any later version at the user's option. | The downloads page says downloaded code is distributed under the GNU GPL version 2 exclusively. |
| Purpose | bchunk converts CD images in .bin/.cue format to .iso and .cdr tracks. | ISO Master is a graphical tool for creating or customizing CD/DVD images and making bootable CDs/DVDs. |
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In their own words
bchunk
bchunk is a free command-line utility that converts CD images and tracks. It accepts a .bin image, a .cue index containing track types and offsets, and an output basename. BIN/CUE and RAW/CUE inputs can produce ISO or CDR output. The -w option writes audio tracks as WAV files, while -s changes the byte order of audio samples. For MODE2/2352 tracks, -p handles PlayStation mode by outputting 2336 bytes from offset 0; -r writes raw 2352-byte data from offset 0. The README identifies the program as binchunker version 1.2.2 and describes compiling with make and installing with make install. Its changelog records fixes for a heap-based buffer overflow and a null access violation and crash caused by malformed CUE files. bchunk runs on Linux and macOS, is released under the GNU GPL version 2 or later, and has no GitHub releases listed.
ISO Master
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