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ISO Master

An easy-to-use, open-source graphical CD image editor for Linux and BSD.

Features

• Open and browse ISO 9660 images (also supports NRG and some MDF files)
• Add files and directories to an image
• Extract files and directories from an image
• Delete files and directories from an image
• Create bootable ISO images
• Edit files in-place using an external editor
• Save as ISO format
• Full internationalization support (gettext)

Screenshots

Prerequisites

Distro	Packages
Debian / Ubuntu	build-essential libgtk2.0-dev pkg-config gettext
Fedora	gcc make gtk2-devel pkgconfig gettext-devel
Arch	base-devel gtk2 pkgconf gettext
Slackware	Built-in (no extra packages needed)

Building

make

Build options

Option	Description
USE_SYSTEM_INIPARSER=1	Link against system libiniparser instead of bundled iniparser-4.1/
WITHOUT_NLS=1	Disable internationalization
PREFIX=/path	Installation prefix (default /usr/local)
DEFAULT_EDITOR=prog	Default file editor (default leafpad)
DEFAULT_VIEWER=prog	Default file viewer (default firefox)

Installing

sudo make install

To uninstall:

sudo make uninstall

You can also run ./isomaster directly from the build directory (icons will not be available unless installed).

Project Structure

isomaster/
├── isomaster.c        # Entry point
├── window.c           # Main window, menu bar, toolbar
├── browser.c          # Common file browser logic
├── fsbrowser.c        # Local filesystem browser (left pane)
├── isobrowser.c       # ISO image browser (right pane)
├── settings.c         # Preferences (via iniparser)
├── boot.c             # Boot image settings dialog
├── editfile.c         # In-place file editing via external editor
├── about.c / error.c  # About dialog, error message translation
├── bk/                # bkisofs library (ISO read/write core, pure C)
│   ├── bkRead.c       #   ISO 9660/Joliet directory reading
│   ├── bkWrite.c      #   ISO image writing
│   ├── bkAdd.c        #   File/directory addition
│   ├── bkDelete.c     #   File/directory deletion
│   ├── bkExtract.c    #   File extraction to local filesystem
│   ├── bkPath.c       #   Internal path operations
│   ├── bkMangle.c     #   ISO 9660 filename mangling
│   ├── bkCache.c      #   Block cache
│   ├── example.c      #   Standalone usage example
│   └── ...
├── iniparser-4.1/     # Bundled INI parser library
├── po/                # Gettext translation files
└── icons/             # Application icons

Architecture note: The bk/ library (bk.a) is a self-contained, pure-C ISO manipulation library with no GTK dependency. It can be used independently of the GUI — see bk/example.c.

Contributing

Bug reports and patches are welcome. Please provide:

• Steps to reproduce the issue
• Terminal output (if any)
• The image file that triggers the bug (if freely available)

License

GNU General Public License v2. See LICENCE.TXT.

Links

• Homepage: http://littlesvr.ca/isomaster/
• Contact: http://littlesvr.ca/contact.php