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This article is about the disk image emulator. For the collection of tools for managing Unix services, see daemontools.
DAEMON Tools
DeveloperDisc Soft Ltd.[1]
Stable release
  • Ultra 6: 6.2.0 / 16 March 2023; 3 years ago (2023-03-16)[2]
  • Lite 12: 12.0.0 / 27 September 2023; 2 years ago (2023-09-27)[3][4]
  • for Mac 8: 8.5.0 / 17 October 2022; 3 years ago (2022-10-17)[5]
  • Pro 8: 8.3.1 / 17 August 2021; 4 years ago (2021-08-17)[5]
  • Net 6: 6.0.0 / 17 February 2017; 9 years ago (2017-02-17)[5]
  • USB 2: 2.0 / 29 November 2012; 13 years ago (2012-11-29)[5]
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    Operating systemWindows 98, Windows 2000 and later; OS X 10.6 or later (DT for Mac 2)[6]
    Available in38 Languages with additional translation packs[7]
    TypeVirtual drive
    LicenseShareware
    Websitewww.daemon-tools.cc
    Supported file types
    File TypesDetails
    b5tBlindWrite
    b6tBlindWrite
    bwtBlindRead
    ccdCloneCD
    cdiDiscJuggler
    cue/binCue Sheet
    isoStandard ISO
    iszCompressed ISO
    mds/mdfMedia Descriptor File
    mdxMedia Data eXtended
    nrgNero Burning ROM disc image
    ape/cueAPE images
    flacFree Lossless Audio Codec images
    As of August 2014[8]

    DAEMON Tools is a virtual drive and optical disc authoring program for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS.[9]

    Overview

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    DAEMON tools was originally a successor of Generic SafeDisc emulator and incorporated all of its features.[10] The program claims to be able to defeat most copy protection schemes such as SafeDisc and SecuROM.[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 and LaserLock, CD-Cops, StarForce and Protect CD), which are used on some discs with games.[12]

    Editions

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    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 an iSCSI storage server and provides access to virtual or physical devices, along with VHD 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 and SCSI virtual devices 4 16 32 32 32 Unlimited
    Maximum number of IDE 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 Needs Astroburn 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
    Burning RMPS 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
    Mounting ZIP files No No No No Yes No
    Notes
    A. ^ Free for non-commercial use without technical support. Technical support and the right to use commercially may be purchased.[16][17]
    B. ^ In Korea, Freemium license is not available since ver. 4.45.1.[18][19]
    C. ^ Applies on to .mds and .mdx images.
    D. ^ Supported output formats include .iso, .mds/.mdf and .mdx
    E. ^ The ability to split an image files into multiple files of fxed maximum sizes. Not supported by DAEMON Tools Lite, as of 22 February 2012.[20]
    F. ^ The ability to mount an image into a folder on an NTFS drive

    File format

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    The default file format of DAEMON Tools is Media Data eXtended (MDX). MDX is a disc image file format similar to MDS/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 contains metadata 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 supports data compression. MDX file includes the magic number "MEDIA DESCRIPTOR" at the beginning of the file.

    Controversy

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    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 of Within Windows blog.[22][24][25]

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    Y.A.S.U.

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    Y.A.S.U.
    DevelopersYk0
    Stable release
    1.6.9040 / 4 February 2009; 17 years ago (2009-02-04)
    Repository
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      Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
      Available inEnglish
      LicenseFreeware
      Websiteforum.daemon-tools.cc/f40/

      YASU (Yet Another SecuROM Utility) is a very small tool that works as a SCSI-drive protector. It was created by sYk0 and can be used to hide emulated drives from SecuROM 7 and SafeDisc 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 of Omen which is to succeed development of YASU.[26] As of January 2010, development of Omen has been abandoned.[27]

      See also

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      Further reading

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