PowerISO - PowerISO is a virtual drive that allows users to encode, burn, mount, and even encrypt CDs, DVDs, and BDs. The software can be downloaded from many platforms and sites online.

Rufus - Rufus is a piece of software that allows you to transform a portable drive, like a flash drive or other USB drives, into a bootable drive that can be used for a variety of purposes. Read more about Rufus.

WinCDEmu - WinCDEmu is an open-source CD/DVD/BD emulator.

UNetbootin - UNetbootin is a utility for creating live bootable USB drives. The name of the software is short for Universal Netboot Installer, and its most prevalent use has been to create bootable versions of Linux distributions on a USB drive.

DAEMON Tools - The most personal application for disc imaging yet.

Balena Etcher - Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily.