Nero Alternative, 8 Free CD/DVD Burning Software

Submitted by whiztech on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 10:59

If you use Nero before, you should noticed that you are not using most of the features that came with the default installation, especially if you are looking just for the basic CD/DVD burning features. The latest Nero 9 is becoming more bloated, with more than 350MB installation file, and it take 1GB of space after installation.

In this post, I will list 8 free CD/DVD burning software. If you are looking for the simple alternative for Nero, you can try the software listed below. The first 2 is my personal favourite.

1. ImgBurn

ImgBurn is a lightweight, yet powerful CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning software. What I like the most about ImgBurn is you can control most of the burning configuration including the advanced controls. ImgBurn also has the ability to create ISO images.

ImgBurn provides you with the advanced configuration. The interface of ImgBurn is quite complex, and might not be very suitable for non-technical users. If you are looking for a burning application with advanced control options, ImgBurn might be for you.

ImgBurn is a burning software. There are no built-in options to create audio or video CD/DVD. You can however use external tools to create audio/video CD/DVD images and then burn it with ImgBurn. ImgBurn is available for Windows.

2. InfraRecorder

InfraRecorder is a free and open source CD/DVD burning application for Windows. With InfraRecorder, you can create burn data and audio CD/DVD, burn CD/DVD from images, copy CD/DVD and fixate a disc. You can also create CD/DVD images with InfraRecorder. The interface of InfraRecorder is simple and suitable for non-technical users.

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3. BurnAware Free

Developer description: BurnAware Free is a free CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc burning software. It is ideal for users with basic disc burning needs as backup, creating data, audio, MP3 music, DVD-Video discs and burning disc images. Free, easy to set up, it enables you to save your files to disc quickly and provides clean, flexible interface to help you complete your burning tasks much faster.

BurnAware Free is much like a simple version of Nero. The interface is simple and clean. BurnAware Free is available for Windows.

4. DeepBurner Free

Developer description: Need a lightweight, powerful and rock-solid burning application that would work with your drive? Small, easy to start, intuitive to use and powerful, featuring all you need- it is DeepBurner.

DeepBurner free came with the basic features to burn data, audio and ISO images of CD/DVD. The GUI of DeepBurner is quite simple and provides you with non-complex CD/DVD burning solution. DeepBurner Free is available for Windows.

5. Express Burn

Developer description: Express Burn Plus is a program that lets you create and burn audio CDs, data CDs, video DVDs, data DVDs or data Blu-ray discs under Windows or Mac OS X.

Express Burn is also available as a free version despite of the Plus version. With Express Burn, you can create data and audio CD/DVD. Express Burn also have the ability to create video DVD disc directly to be played with a standard DVD player, without the need to use external tools. Express Burn is available for Windows and Mac OS X.

6. StarBurn

Developer description: StarBurn (100% based on StarBurn SDK) is a FREE powerful tool for grabbing, burning and mastering CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD media. StarBurn supports all types of optical storage media (including CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, BD-R/RE, HD-DVD-R/RW and DVD-RAM) as well as a wide variety of burning hardware. With StarBurn you can perform grabbing, copying and burning operations. StarBurn is easy to learn and to use, it offers a number of step-by-step wizards for novice users. StarBurn has a Quick Start Wizard that provides to simplify frequently used operations such as disc copying and grabbing.