Alternatives to OSFMount
A free Windows utility that mounts disk image files as drives and creates RAM disks. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
OSFMount
A free Windows utility that mounts disk image files as drives and creates RAM disks.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as OSFMount.
PowerISO
A Windows tool for creating, editing, burning and mounting disc images and writing bootable USB drives.
PowerISO also mounts disc images as virtual drives on Windows and adds editing, burning and bootable USB creation, but it is freemium and not aimed at forensic use.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
The Sleuth Kit
Command-line tools and a C library for analysing disk images and recovering files in forensic work.
IsoBuster
A Windows data recovery program for optical discs, hard drives, USB sticks, memory cards and disk images.
Active@ Disk Image
Windows disk imaging software that makes exact copies of disks for backup, upgrades and duplication.
R-Drive Image
Windows disk imaging utility that creates byte-by-byte image files of drives and partitions for backup.
DMDE
A disk editor and data recovery tool that reconstructs lost files and directory structures.
