Look inside any disc image, layer by layer.
Sector Sorcery opens the CDs, DVDs and game discs on your own drive: browse the file system, open the archives inside, read any file's bytes, export what you need and build a new ISO that boots. Nothing is uploaded and nothing is installed.
What it does
Runs in the tabOpens the image you have
ISO 9660, Joliet and UDF file systems, with the sector layouts of BIN/CUE, CHD, NRG, MDS/MDF, CCD, CDI, CSO and GDI discs. GameCube and Wii images too.
Opens archives inside the image
WIM, CAB, ZIP and InstallShield volumes appear as folders in the tree. An archive inside an archive opens the same way, and nothing has to be extracted first.
Finds the file you are after
Search every file name in the image at once, or search inside the files for text you remember. Preview text and images, or read any file in the hex view before you commit to copying it.
Exports only what you need
Save one file, or select many and export them in one batch. What you export lands in your download folder, byte for byte.
Builds a bootable ISO
Stage your own files and folders, or lift a folder out of another image, then write a new ISO that boots on BIOS, UEFI or both.
Nothing leaves your computer
Every byte is read in this tab. There is no upload, no account and no install.
How to use it
Four steps- Drop the disc image. For a BIN/CUE pair, drop both files together and the tracks line up.
- Open the tree. Folders and the archives inside them open in place; the panel stays where you left it.
- Read before you copy. Select a file to see its properties, preview and hex; search when you only know part of the name.
- Export or build. Save the files you selected, or stage files of your own and download a fresh ISO.
What it reads
and what it writes| Format | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
.iso | ISO 9660, Joliet, UDF | File system, boot record, sessions |
.bin + .cue | Raw CD/DVD sectors | Data and audio tracks, multi-track images |
.chd | Compressed Hunks of Data | CD and DVD images, with their metadata |
.nrg, .mdf + .mds, .ccd + .sub, .cdi, .gdi | Vendor disc images | The tracks and sectors each format describes |
.cso, .zso | Compressed ISO | The ISO inside, without unpacking it first |
.wbfs, .rvz, .gcz, .wia, .nkit | GameCube and Wii discs | The disc's own file system |
| Inner volumes | WIM, CAB, ZIP, InstallShield | As folders in the tree, and an archive inside an archive opens the same way |
.iso | Written by the tool | Bootable on BIOS, UEFI or both |
Questions
Straight answersIs my disc image uploaded anywhere?
No. The image is read in your browser and never sent anywhere. There is no server-side parsing, no account and no quiet copy in a cache you did not ask for.
Do I have to install anything?
No. Open the page and drop the file in. It runs on the same engine your browser already has, on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Can it open the Windows 11 ISO?
Yes, and it reaches the point the tutorial shows: the ISO's file system, then sources/install.wim inside it, then the Windows edition images inside that.
Can it change a file inside the image?
You edit what you stage: add, replace and remove files in a build, then write a new ISO. The original image on your disk is only ever read.
How large an image can it open?
Large enough for the discs people actually keep: a full DVD image, a game disc, or a Windows installation ISO. The image is read on demand rather than copied into memory up front.
The tool is one click away.
Drop a disc image and see for yourself. Your files stay on your machine — the only thing this page needs from you is the image.
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