Alcohol 120%

Alcohol 120%

What It Can Be Used For

Alcohol 120% is a powerful optical disc authoring program and emulating utility designed for duplicating physical media into digital archives. It is primarily used by collectors, gamers, and software archivists to create digital backup copies of fragile optical discs such as CDs, DVDs, and game media. It can also be deployed to manage virtual software libraries on computers that do not have physical disc drives installed.

What It Can Do

This software can replicate physical media with extreme precision by copying raw sector data to bypass common digital copy protections. It can read physical discs and convert them into compressed digital image files that behave exactly like an actual disc inside a computer. Additionally, it can mount these image files onto high-speed virtual drives, allowing users to run disc-based software at significantly faster read speeds than a physical optical drive can provide.

Core Utility Features

The application delivers comprehensive disc duplication controls alongside advanced hardware emulation tools:

Virtual Drive Emulation: Simulates up to 31 virtual CD or DVD drives simultaneously to run multiple disc images at the same time without swapping hardware.

Copy Protection Emulation: Features built-in sub-channel data reading to accurately emulate historical disc copy restrictions like SafeDisc, SecuROM, and LaserLock.

Direct Disc Burning: Allows users to burn digital disc images directly back onto physical CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW media.

Pre-Mastering Function: Enables the creation of completely new, custom image files using raw data files sourced straight from your local hard drive.

Multi-Format Image Support: Reads and processes a massive variety of popular virtual disc formats including MDS, CCD, CUE, BIN, ISO, and CDI.

Disc Finder Search: Includes a built-in scanning utility that quickly searches and indexes scattered disc image files across your entire computer file system.

System Requirements

Processor: Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz or faster compatible CPU.
Operating System: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Server.
Memory: Minimum 1 GB of RAM for modern operating environments.
Storage: 10 MB of available hard-disk space for core application installation files.
Display: 1024 x 768 resolution display or higher.
Hardware: Optional CD or DVD recording drive for burning or ripping physical media.