September 9, 2009 • 20 comments

How to Convert a DMG to ISO on Mac, & Convert ISO to DMG on Mac

Bill Ellis

Terminal in macOS

Have you ever needed to convert a DMG file to ISO in Mac OS, or wanted to convert an ISO file to DMG on your Mac?

Converting image files on your Mac is easy thanks to a command line utility included in Mac OS X called hdiutil.

Simply launch the Terminal and use the commands below, replacing the path and image file with your own.

How to Convert a DMG file to ISO

hdiutil convert /path/imagefile.dmg -format UDTO -o /path/convertedimage.iso

Remember to replace /path/ with the path to the specific files and output ISO file as desired.

How to Convert an ISO file to DMG format

hdiutil convert /path/imagefile.iso -format UDRW -o /path/convertedimage.dmg

This is obviously for DMG and ISO, but other disk image file formats are supported too.

Interestingly, a CDR file is basically an ISO file that can simply have it’s file extension changed to .iso and it will work the same.

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This tip is particularly useful if you have a CD/DVD or BluRay burner on a Mac (or Windows PC) and not a Windows PC (or Mac) and you need to burn a disk image using the other machine.

If you have any other tips or suggestions about converting disk image files, share in the comments!

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20 responses

  1. bethy
    March 12, 2021

    I corrected the spelling on the last error (hdutil instead of hdiutil) and now get this:

    hdiutil: convert: only a single input file can be specified
    Usage: hdiutil convert -format -o [options]
    hdiutil convert -help

    Reply

  2. Arthur Robillard
    August 16, 2020

    Hello,
    I’m trying to make 90-(or so)minute audio CD’s (787 MB). If I have toast create a “disk image” of the type “enhanced audio CD”, which is the only way to keep toast from splitting the content into 2 CD’s after 79 minute capacity or so, it creates, as usual, a sd2f format, a file format I’m very familiar with having used Sound Designer II and it’s regions and playlists way back in the day. Is this or is this not a proper “disc image” for audio CD’s? How do I take such a file and burn it to a CD using hdiutil? Do I keep that extension or do I have to change it? I get “image not recognized” errors and whatnot.
    -Arthur

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  3. John Praveen
    March 25, 2017

    Its working ISO—>DMG

    Reply

  4. John Praveen
    March 25, 2017

    Good !!!
    Thanks allot…!
    Converting to ISO to DMG is working…

    Reply

  5. Eran
    June 11, 2016

    I don’t understand this part of the article:

    This tip is particularly useful if you have a CD/DVD burner on a Mac (or PC) and not a PC (or Mac) and you need to burn a disk image using the other machine.

    – Maybe someone can clarify

    Reply

    • bb great
      June 11, 2016

      Imagine: Your PC has a DVD burner. Your Mac does not. You can make the ISO on the Mac from a DMG to burn on the PC. That’s what that means. Or vice versa, of course.

      Reply

  6. Joe
    October 19, 2015

    The short version to my question is I am trying from my dvd to get an iso to Createspace which no longer accepts the master DVD and the cdr is a 4 gb file which is a huge 90 hour upload? help help help… my skill ended at burning the dvd and I do have both a DMG and a CDR file now but that is where i am stuck

    Reply

  7. Joe
    October 19, 2015

    Ok… one simple question… when I open terminal it has last login info
    So how do I designate the DMG file I want to change to Iso or do I just add your command in the terminal?

    Reply

    • Jack
      January 7, 2017

      Just paste it straight

      Reply

  8. windows or mac
    September 5, 2015

    hdiutil convert /path/imagefile.dmg -format UDTO -o /path/convertedima

    https://osxdaily.com/2009/09/09/convert-a-dmg-to-iso-and-convert-iso-to-dmg-on-mac/

    These are windows commands or MAC??? Plz confirm..

    Reply

    • Garbarski
      September 5, 2015

      The article is called “Convert a DMG to ISO and Convert ISO to DMG on Mac“, so it says ON MAC, what do you think is this for MAC?

      You should stick to Windows maybe?

      Reply

      • ea
        September 5, 2015

        Yes this works on Mac OS X, obviously.

        Reply

  9. senetrip
    July 31, 2015

    awesome.thank you

    Reply

  10. shiriajin
    April 19, 2014

    thanks a lot bro. worked!

    Reply

  11. AnnaMolly
    August 24, 2012

    Worked great, but my code looked more like

    hdiutil convert “/path/imagefile.iso” -format UDRW -o “/path/convertedimage.dmg”

    other wise it gave me an error “only a single input file can be selected”

    Reply

  12. ancgate
    April 4, 2012

    Great ans easy solutions. Don’t need to buy a software for that. Thanks for posting it.

    Reply

  13. ilovemac
    November 9, 2011

    gr8 solution

    Reply

  14. Anai
    May 25, 2011

    AWESOME! I love easy solutions. Thanks for posting this :)

    Reply

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