DAEMON Tools Lite is a Windows program for creating virtual CD and DVD drives in the operating system. It can be used for various purposes like installing games without the need for physical discs or building bootable USB storage devices. Please note that the free version of DAEMON Tools Lite has embedded advertisements.

Emulation

After starting the application users can choose the number of virtual optical drives. It is necessary to reboot the computer to integrate emulated partitions and apply the changes.

Like in Virtual Drive, you are able to mount existing disc images in various common formats to run video games and software that would otherwise require a physical media to be present. There is support for various types of copy protection, including SafeDisc, SecurROM, LaserLock, etc.

Advanced functionality

Users can create bootable USB drives for troubleshooting purposes. Moreover, such storage devices are helpful for installing new operating systems.

It is possible to convert disc images from one format to another. Tools for burning resulting files to physical media are provided as well.

Features

free to download and use;
allows you to emulate optical drives in the operating system;
it is possible to mount various types of disc images;
users can bypass a wide range of copy protection technologies;
there are instruments for creating bootable USB drives;
compatible with all modern versions of Windows.