3 Top ISO Extractors – How to Extract ISO Files to Video or Audio?

First of all, what’s an ISO file? Put simply, the ISO file is actually the mirror image file of the optical disc. It is a complete duplicate of a CD or DVD. Generally, ISO image files has the .iso filename extension.

ISO files contain not only files and folders, but also important file system information about the structure of the disc. ISO files are commonly used to create backup discs or distribute software programs, and they can be used as an alternative to the actual disc, allowing users to run software without loading a CD or DVD.

If you want to only extract video from ISO and save them as MP4 or AVI files instead of burning an ISO file to a disc, you will need a handy ISO extractor. In this article, we provide 3 methods to extract ISO file.

Of course, WinRAR needs no introduction. It is the most popular compression tool available over the internet. We often use WinRAR software to extract the ZIP and RAR files. Actually, it can also be used to extract the ISO files. Next, let’s go through how to extract an ISO file with WinRAR.

Step 1: Launch WinRAR and open the compressed file by clicking File and select “Open with WinRAR”. If your system has the compressed file extension associated with WinRAR program, just double-click on the file.

Step 2: Select “Extract to” and click-drag the folder out of WinRAR to your disk, either to the desktop or to a new folder. The extraction process may take a couple of minutes.

Step 3: Close WinRAR and find your extracted files in the destination folder.

In the previous article, we already mentioned how to use AnyBurn to extract IMG file and convert IMG to ISO. Today, we are going to talk about how to use AnyBurn to extract ISO.

Step 1: Install the ISO extractor freeware AnyBurn, and click "Browse / Extract image file".

Step 2: Click browse button and load the ISO file you want to extract, and Click "Open" to select the file. After the ISO file has been selected, click "Next" button.

Step 3: To extract ISO file, please select files and folders that you want to extract from the list. If no file or folder is selected, all files and folders within the ISO file will be extracted. Click "Next" button to continue.

Step 4: Finally, enter the extract destination folder and click “Next” button to start to extract ISO.

Tips: But if you want to extract ISO without installing any burning software, you can choose to extract ISO with a virtual drive.