daemon tools is an excellent platform that will let you emulate digital CD/DVD drives on your computer to create and mount any type of image.

daemon tools presents an intuitive interface, so you won’t have to be an expert in order to work with it. It supports a large number of extensions, both for input and output, including ISO, MDX, MDF, ISZ and many others.

With daemon tools you’ll be able to emulate up to four optical drives, with which you’ll be able to create virtual CD or DVD copies. Besides, you’ll have various tools available that will help you create backup copies in different formats.

Finally, this program will let you compress images, protect them with a password and design your own collection of multimedia contents.

Pros:
• Easy to use compared to similar applications
• Creates images at a high speed
• Intuitive interface

Cons:
• Limited number of virtual drives
• Limited format support

daemon tools limitations:
• 20-day trial