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{{Short description|Optical disc authoring software}}
{{Primary sources|date=April 2007}}
{{Infobox Software
| name = Alcohol 120%
| logo = A120 logo.png
| logo alt = A logo depicting a large red A with a widened, extended bar which has the text 120% written inside.
| screenshot = Alcohol 120 percent.png
| screenshot alt = An application window showing a wizard tool for importing disk images from CDs or DVDs.
| caption = The ''Image Making Wizard'' in Alcohol 120% (v2.1 in Windows 10)
| developer = Alcohol Soft
| released = {{Start date and age|2002|10}}
| latest release version = 2.1.1.2201
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2023|01|07}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://support.alcohol-soft.com/changelog.php|title=Alcohol Soft Product Support}}</ref>
| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows]]
| genre = [[Disc image emulator]]
| license = [[Shareware]]
| website = {{URL|alcohol-soft.com}}
}}
'''Alcohol 120%''' is a [[disk image emulator]] and [[disc burning]] software for [[Microsoft Windows]] developed by Alcohol Soft. An edition named '''Alcohol 52%''' is also offered which lacks the burning engine.<ref>{{cite web
 |url          = http://alcohol-software.com/
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20021124064132/http://alcohol-software.com/
 |title        = Alcohol Software Homepage
 |website      = alcohol-software.com
 |archive-date = 24 November 2002
 |access-date  = 14 October 2025
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref> The software can create image files from a source [[Compact disc|CD]]/[[DVD]]/[[Blu-ray]], as well as mount them in [[Virtual drive|virtual drives]], all in the proprietary [[Media Descriptor File]] format; images in this format consist of a pair of <code>.mds</code> and <code>.mdf</code> files.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alcohol 120%/52% Manual |url=https://support.alcohol-soft.com/en/documentation/english/index.html?imw.htm |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=support.alcohol-soft.com}}</ref> 

==Features==
Alcohol 120%'s image recording feature is capable of bypassing certain [[copy protection]] schemes, such as [[SafeDisc]], [[SecuROM]], and [[Data Position Measurement]] (DPM). However, certain copy protection schemes require burner hardware that is capable of reproducing the copy protection. It can also create images of [[PlayStation]] and [[PlayStation 2]] file systems. It lacks the ability to back up DVD titles encrypted with the [[Content Scramble System]]. Due to legal restrictions, Alcohol Soft has opted not to include this feature.

Some software manufacturers employ [[software blacklisting]] methods to prevent Alcohol 120% from copying their discs. Initially, users had to use [[Third-party software component|third-party tools]] to counteract the blacklisting, such as [[Anti-blaxx]], [[CureROM]], and [[Yet Another Securom Utility|Y.A.S.U]]. Later, Alcohol 120% included its own "Alcohol Cloaking Initiative for DRM" (A.C.I.D) component.<ref>[http://support.alcohol-soft.com/documentation/english/index.html?acid.htm Alcohol 120%/52% Manual]</ref>

Alcohol Soft has cited it will not be developing an image editor for Alcohol 120%.

The latest versions of Alcohol 120% comes with "Alcohol Cloaking Initiative for DRM" (A.C.I.D), which hides emulated drives from [[SecuROM]] 7 and [[SafeDisc]] 4.

=== Formats supported ===
Alcohol 120%'s image making tool supports the following formats:
*[[Media Descriptor File]] (default), consisting of a pair of <code>.mds</code> and <code>.mdf</code>
*[[ISO image]] (.iso)
It also supports burning in many formats.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Supported file formats for image mounting<ref>{{cite web |title=Alcohol Soft: Knowledgebase |url=http://support.alcohol-soft.com/en/knowledgebase.php?postid=14999&title=Image+FormatsSupported+by+Alcohol}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alcohol Soft |url=http://www.alcohol-soft.com/}}</ref>
!File types
!Details
|-
|.b5t
|[[BlindWrite]]
|-
|.b6t
|BlindWrite
|-
|.bwt, .bwi, .bws
|BlindWrite
|-
|.[[CloneCD Control File|ccd]] + .[[IMG (file format)|img]] + .sub
|[[CloneCD]]
|-
|.cdi
|[[DiscJuggler]]
|-
|.bin + .[[.cue|cue]]
|[[CDRWIN]]
|-
|[[Optical disc image|.iso]]
|[[Optical disc image|ISO image]]
|-
|[[.isz]]
|Compressed ISO image
|-
|[[Media Descriptor File|.mds]] + [[Media Descriptor File|.mdf]]
|Media Descriptor Image
|-
|[[NRG (file format)|.nrg]], .nri
|[[Nero Burning ROM]]
|-
|.pdi
|Instant Copy
|}

== Other editions ==
* '''Alcohol 52%''' is a version of Alcohol 120% without the burning engine. It can still create image files, and mount those images on up to 31 virtual drives. There are two versions of Alcohol 52%, free and 30-day trial. The free version contains an optional [[adware]] toolbar bundled and is limited to 6 virtual drives.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.free-downloads.net/programs/Alcohol_52__Free_Edition |title = Alcohol 52% Free Edition - Filefacts.com}}</ref>
* '''Alcohol 68%''' is a version of Alcohol 120% without media emulation capabilities, providing only the CD/DVD burning functions. It has since been discontinued and integrated into Alcohol 120%.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021209070558/http://www.alcohol-soft.com/index.php?page=product Alcohol 68% (archive.org cache)], Alcohol Soft, 2002</ref>
* '''Alcohol 120% Free Edition''' is a free for non-commercial use version of Alcohol 120% with certain limitations. These include only being able to burn to one drive at a time, only using up to two virtual drives and no copy protection emulation options.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alcohol-soft.com/designzoo/downloada120fe.html|title=Alcohol 120% Installation}}</ref>
* '''Alcohol 120% Retro Edition''' is a free version only for personal use on [[Windows 95]]/[[Windows 98|98]]/[[Windows Me|Me]]/[[Windows XP|XP]] (it cannot be run on [[Windows Vista|Vista]] or later), allowing [[Retrogaming|retrogamers]] to mount image files when using [[PCem]] or [[VMWare Workstation]] ([[DOSBox Pure]] cannot run it, because doing so will no doubt cause a [[crash (computing)|crash]]). Li Wen'en (李文恩) talked about the issue with the developers; however, because many early programming tools were lost, [[debugging]] becomes very difficult, causing the problem may be quite time-consuming to fix or even be postponed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.techbang.com/posts/99822-alcohol-120-retro-edition|title=酒精虛擬光碟「降級」登場，免費下載相容Windows 95/98/Me的Alcohol 120% Retro Edition|website=Techbang}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filefacts.com/alcohol-120-retro-edition-info|title=Alcohol 120% Retro Edition - Filefacts.com}}</ref>

==Awards==
*European ShareWare Conference 2006 Epsilon Award <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.euroconference.org/images/PressEpsilonAward2006_AlcoholSoftware.pdf |title=Alcohol Software Wins Epsilon Award for Software Excellence |access-date=2007-02-28 |year=2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813094757/https://euroconference.org/images/PressEpsilonAward2006_AlcoholSoftware.pdf |archive-date=2007-08-13 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Comparison of ISO image software]]
*[[SCSI Pass-Through Direct]] (SPTD)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.alcohol-soft.com}}

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