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Alcohol 120 for Windows

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Key Details of Alcohol 120

  • Create virtual CD/DVD-ROMs and burn backup copies of your favorite discs.
  • Last updated on 2/21/2024
  • There have been 4 updates
  • Virus scan status:

    Blocked (it's highly probable this software program is malicious or contains unwanted bundled software)

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Editors' Review

Download.com staff

Alcohol 120% rips and burns backup copies of your valuable discs and also creates and plays 31 different virtual discs: everything from Audio CDs to DVDs, with blazing access speeds. It records audio and converts data, too. Alcohol 120% is free to try for 15 days, though the trial version is limited to six virtual drives instead of 31, and to burning with only two drives, simultaneously. Alcohol 120% is compatible with Windows XP to 7, with a separate download for Windows 98/Me. You'll need an optical disc drive to use Alcohol 120%, too, though you'll only need a disc burner if you plan to burn discs.

We chose the Advanced option instead of the "recommended" Standard installation when installing Alcohol 120% and were glad we did since the installation wizard tries to install some "extra" programs. Freeware often comes with optional downloads (someone has to pay the bill!) but Alcohol 120% isn't freeware, nor is it particularly cheap, even for a good disc burner, so we were a bit dismayed not only to see extra toolbars and coupon apps but what would have been a rather large number of them even in freeware. But Alcohol 120% also offers a good amount of support, including a manual. Its user interface is easy to understand, with a spare but familiar look. The program started by asking permission to scan our system to obtain information about our DVD burner and any virtual discs we had. While its speed will depend on your system's resources, Alcohol 120% certainly worked quickly.

A good disc burning utility isn't hard to come by, and we'd probably have a hard time justifying Alcohol 120%'s cost if that were its only trick. But combine it with a terabyte drive, and you've got a powerful disc archiving tool that lets you play your CDs, DVDs, and games over and over without scratching them on the tray.

Editors' note: This is a review of the trial version of Alcohol 120% 2.0.2.4713.

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Full Specifications

WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.0.3.8703
  • Added support for more drives.
  • Fixed minor bugs reported by users.
GENERAL
Release
October 12, 2016
Latest update
February 21, 2024
Version
2.0.3.8703
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
Windows NT, Windows 2003, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 8
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Total Downloads
12,022,839
Downloads Last Week
11
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Developer's Description

By Alcohol Soft
Create virtual CD/DVD-ROMs and burn backup copies of your favorite discs.

Alcohol 120% can handle the creation of 31 virtual CD and DVD-ROMs, letting users play discs without needing the physical disc. Users can copy CDs and DVDs to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, and DVD+RW discs. The reading speed of a virtual CD-ROM is 200x. It supports normal CD, DVD, and CD RAW sub channel reading methods. The RAW reading method lets users emulate all CDs. Alcohol 120% supports numerous CD (CD-DA, CD+G, CD-ROM, CD-XA, VideoCD, Photo CD) and DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio) formats. It also supports all current (ATAPI & SCSI) drives. The latest version adds two more profiles to the data type options and includes support for unusually formatted DVD+RW discs formatted by other software.