When looking for the best free software program for either CD (Compact Disc) or DVD (Digitally Versatile Disc) I think it is worth the effort to consider your exact requirements. Keep in mind that CD & DVD burning programs are designed for you to author CDs and DVDs for: music, photos, movies, games, data, or other digital files that will hopefully stimulate your creativity. As well as CD and DVD burning software, this category also includes Lightscribe software which enables you to produce laser-etched labels with text or graphics, as opposed to stick-on labels and printable discs.

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When looking for the best free software program for either CD (Compact Disc) or DVD
(Digitally Versatile Disc) I think it is worth the effort to consider your exact requirements.
Keep in mind that CD & DVD burning programs are designed for you to author CDs and
DVDs for: music, photos, movies, games, data, or other digital files that will hopefully
stimulate your creativity. As well as CD and DVD burning software, this category also includes
Lightscribe software which enables you to produce laser-etched labels with text or graphics,
as opposed to stick-on labels and printable discs.
With new software (particularly new free software) don't be afraid to experiment and try a few
different options before you decide on the right one for you.
Discussion
ImgBurn is the product I decided is the most powerful free
burning tool, as no other software comes close to its
advanced features and options.
ImgBurn includes support for:
every modern optical disc from CD to Blu-Ray
more than 10 image formats
authoring rewritable discs
producing images from file compilations or discs
building audio CDs from a variety of file types
creating video discs on DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD
enabling access to drives for restricted users
endless tweaking of all aspects of the burn process.
ImgBurn has several 'Modes', each one for performing a different task:
Read - Read a disc to an image file.
Build - Create an image file from files on your computer or network or you can write the files
directly to a disc
Write - Write an image file to a disc
Verify - Check a disc is 100% readable. Optionally, you can also have ImgBurn compare it
against a given image file to ensure the actual data is correct
Discovery - Put your drive/media to the test! Used in combination with DVDInfoPro, you can
check the quality of the burns your drive is producing.
ImgBurn's advanced features may confuse you if you just want to do a basic burn. The
welcome menu provides quick access to some common tasks, but other basic features such
as erasing a re-writable disc are not immediately visible. Try playing around with ImgBurn for
a while. Exploring the menus will certainly reveal most of what you need. However, if you
simply aren’t interested in advanced functionality you may wish to check out my other
recommendations. Although ImgBurn is primarily aimed at advanced users, I still feel that it
deserves top spot in this category.
BurnAware Free is probably the prettiest in the interface
department for this collection and offers a step-by-step
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procedure for your burning projects. It is now probably one
of the most popular free CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc burning
software available for Windows. Using BurnAware Free
Edition you can easily create and burn Audio and MP3 CD,
Data and DVD-Video disc, ISO and Cue Image, erase or
format rewritable disc, copy your CD or DVD to ISO image.
This software is for personal home use only.
A launch window lets you choose the type of project you want and leads you through the
process to completion. Navigating your directories is easy with BurnAware's file management
system and adding files is as simple as highlighting them and hitting a button. BurnAware
offers enough features for most burning projects including burn data, bootable and multi-
session discs, burn audio, video and MP3 discs, create and burn ISO/CUE/BIN images, copy
discs to ISO images and erase rewritable discs. Sometimes you just need a simple program
for your burning needs and don't need all the extra features of a paid application.
Supports:
All media types (CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc) including Double Layer
All current hardware interfaces (IDE/SCSI/USB/1394/SATA) including AHCI
UDF/ISO9660/Joliet file systems (any combination)
On-the-fly writing (no staging to hard drive first)
Verification of written files
Multi-session DVD-RW/DVD+RW
Unicode CD-Text (tracks and disc)
Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7 (32 and 64 Bit), .Net framework is NOT required.
CDBurnerXP is a another wonderful free tool. It is
especially brilliant if you are accustomed to using Nero.
Big picture - CDBurnerXP is a quick and easy solution for
creating audio CDs, video discs (DVD and Blu-Ray) and
has extra features for ripping your audio CDs and finding
track info on the Web.
It adds sessions to multi-session discs; burns on-the-fly and verifies burns; erases rewritable
media; creates audio discs and video DVDs; command line version; LightScribe cover printing
support with very basic designer supporting custom background images; enables access to
drives for restricted users; multilingual; some advanced features and options.
I like CDBurnerXP's clean user interface. The four-paned interface makes it easy to find what
you are looking for. You can then drop-and-drag files to your chosen media. Also, the audio
player, which is included, helps you ensure you have captured the tracks you want. You may
find the dropbox window handy as it allows you to browse your files using Windows Explorer
and then quickly drop-and-drag files to your burn list as you go. Judging from other user
reviews, some people had trouble with CDBurnerXP when burning data DVDs although I did
find I was able to use this function without too many hassles.
Once again, CDBurnerXP supports common types of optical discs like CD, DVD, and Blue-
Ray including double layer mediums. You will find creating Audio CDs, Video Discs, DVD or
Blue-Ray, very easy. I found dealing with re-writable media is also very comfortable with this
program. ISO files can be created and burned as well with support of converting BIN/NRG file
formats into ISO.
CDBurnerXP is multilingual and natively supports 32 and 64 bits version of Windows 7.
Editor's Advisory Note: CDBurnerXP is now bundled with OpenCandy.
I consider a review of free burning software must
includeInfraRecorder so I am listing it as my fourth
choice. InfraRecorder is a stable project that has been
popular for quite a long time. It supports all of the
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common features that a good burning application
should have, and it works with all types of CDs and
DVDs including dual layer discs. It even includes full
command line support like CDBurnerXP. With
InfraRecorder, you can burn and create images with
support for bootable discs, author rewritable discs, and create audio CDs and video
DVDs. The interface is clean and simple without a lot of extras to make things
confused.
InfraRecorder is a respectable burning program, but it has a few disadvantages as well.
It does not support Blu-Ray discs or HD-DVDs. It also does not include many advanced
options for tweaking the burn process to perfection like ImgBurn. Its interface isn’t as
nice as that of BurnAware Free, and it doesn’t have any extra features like
CDBurnerXP. Aside from these possible downsides, it feels like a solid program that
definitely deserves a chance at becoming a part of your favored software collection.
Ashampoo Burning Studio When trying this software I
was relieved to find it is still simple and intuitive to
use. For power, simplicity and file backup I suggest
you try the new Ashampoo Burning Studio 9.24 FREE
which contains numerous small improvements that
make the program easier to use and more effective as
well.
Anybody who is struggling with the ever increasing complexity of CD and DVD burning
applications then Ashampoo 9.24 may be the answer you are looking for. If you want a
program that focuses on burning discs quickly and easily with quality and a minimum
fuss then this could be the program may well suit your needs.
This version retains all the advantages of previous versions as well as adding multi-
disc file backups and restores on CD, DVD and Blu-Ray. The program creates
compressed backup archives with powerful password protection as well as splitting
archives automatically across multiple CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray discs. I loved the fact it
restored the archive contents to their original locations
Ashampoo Burning Studio 9.24 FREE also features, an integrated audio CD ripper
which stores your audio tracks as WMA or WAV files with an option across all formats
to set the number of copies you want to burn. All discs can now be verified without
ejecting first.
What's new:
Multi-disc file backup and restore on CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs
Create compressed backup archives with powerful password protection
Split archives automatically across multiple CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray discs
Restore archive contents to their original locations
Integrated Audio CD ripper - store your audio tracks as MP3, WMA or WAV files
New option for setting the number of copies you want to burn (available for all disc
formats)
Discs can now be verified immediately without being ejected first (if the drive supports
this feature).
Micheal Vye
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