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Active@ ISO Manager
The maker lists its address as 7177 Danton Promenade, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
What it is
Active@ ISO Manager is Windows software for creating, editing, extracting, rebuilding, and burning ISO images compatible with ISO 9660 and Joliet. It can build an image from a CD/DVD-ROM or a selection of files and folders, then extract files or change its contents before reassembling it. The listed image format is ISO. Burning support includes CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R, rewritable and dual-layer discs, HD DVD, and Blu-ray. Command-line parameters can automate image authoring and burning, while saved settings retain entered parameters for repeat image creation. The maker’s guide describes adding a boot image and choosing floppy or HDD emulation. The product page lists version 26.0.1 as a maintenance release dated February 1, 2026; version history notes that version 23 improved Windows 11 support. The Freeware plan is free, with a Windows Installer. Active@ ISO Manager Professional is available only through the Active@ Data Studio Desktop Suite.
For and against
For
- Creates images from discs or files and folders
- Can extract, edit, and reassemble ISO images
- Burns to multiple listed disc types
- Command-line parameters support automation
- Freeware plan is free
Against
- Windows platform only
- Professional edition is limited to the Data Studio Desktop Suite
- No free trial
The verdict
Active@ ISO Manager covers ISO creation, editing, extraction, and disc burning, with command-line automation for repeat tasks. Its free Windows edition is distinct from the Professional version, which is offered only in the Data Studio Desktop Suite.
Who it suits
It suits Windows users who need to create or modify ISO images, burn discs, or automate image tasks. The boot-image guidance may also be useful when creating bootable images.
Plans and prices
Active@ ISO Manager FREEWARE
Windows Installer · ISO authoring, editing, extraction and burning
Read 15 Oct 2026 · ntfs.com
On the record
- API and SDK
- Public documentation describes a Windows command-line interface but does not describe a web API, SDK or plug-in framework.ntfs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Command-line parameters can automate ISO authoring and burning.ntfs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Automation constraint
- The command-line guide says only one command can be executed per run and documents incompatible switch combinations.ntfs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Availability limit
- The maker says Active@ ISO Manager Professional is available only in the Active@ Data Studio Desktop Suite.ntfs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Bootable images
- The creation workflow supports adding a boot image with floppy or hard-disk emulation choices.ntfs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Changelog
- LSoft's release log records Active@ ISO Manager 26.0.1 as a maintenance release on February 1, 2026.lsoft.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Command-line automation
- ActiveISO.exe accepts switches for creating, importing, extracting, erasing media, burning, labeling, shutting down and exiting after success.ntfs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company founding
- LSoft says it has operated since 1999.ntfs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- The maker lists 7177 Danton Promenade, Mississauga, Ontario L5N 5P3, Canada.ntfs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company ownership
- LSoft Technologies Inc. describes itself as privately owned.ntfs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Create from discs
- Users can create an ISO by reading an existing CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc.ntfs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Create from files
- Users can build an ISO from selected files and folders.ntfs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Create images
- Creates ISO images from existing CD/DVD-ROMs or from sets of files and folders.ntfs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Current version
- Version 26.0.1 is dated February 1, 2026 and described as a maintenance release.ntfs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Disc support
- The product page lists burning support for CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R, rewritable discs, dual-layer DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray.ntfs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The maker provides step-by-step HTML instructions for creation, disc import, burning, editing, extraction, mounting and automation, plus a five-page PDF guide.ntfs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Extract and rebuild
- Extracts files from ISO images and lets users edit ISO content and reassemble images.ntfs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Extraction
- Files can be extracted from an ISO image to a folder.ntfs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
