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Five Best CD and DVD Burning Tools

lifehacker.com — The internet has made it easier than ever to share media and data with friends, family, and co-workers, but that doesn't mean burning your own CDs and DVDs is a thing of the past

Who dugg this? Made popular Dec 1, 2008

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  • deadapostle, on 12/01/2008, -2/+44My favorite tool for burning things is a blowtorch.
  • Zaraphrax, on 12/01/2008, -0/+34ImgBurn for the win!
  • flashboy131, on 12/01/2008, -2/+27I'm a mac user but I hate people like you.
  • pedo, on 12/01/2008, -0/+21nero was good when it was like a 20 or 30MB download
  • dtraneighty8, on 12/01/2008, -1/+21Glad to hear that everything's decided for you.
  • inactive, on 12/01/2008, -2/+21Nero = Bloatware

    Brasero does the job perfectly
  • MScrip, on 12/01/2008, -0/+15I use Nero 8 Micro.

    It's the same ol' Nero... stripped down to the bare essentials!

    http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/d ...
  • aladrin, on 12/01/2008, -0/+12K3B! Too bad it's only for Linux, I really really like it better than anything I've used on Windows.
  • inactive, on 12/01/2008, -2/+12SO? Even Windows and Linux has that feature built right in. Now stop jacking off to jobs pictures.
  • sonofabeast, on 12/01/2008, -1/+10That's like assuming that you're an albino.
  • RandyStott, on 11/30/2008, -2/+11What about burrrn? I love that for audio cds.
  • Dailydose4me, on 12/01/2008, -0/+8Atlast something other than Nero. Nice.
  • theOster, on 12/01/2008, -2/+9don't you have a starbucks to go to?
  • zsz7, on 12/01/2008, -2/+9K3B
  • brickbat, on 12/01/2008, -1/+8Toast
  • Abomonog, on 12/01/2008, -3/+10Both are crap compared to any of the software choices in this list.

  • Zippo, on 12/01/2008, -0/+6And, for the Mac, Toast Titanium is the way to go.
    And, if you don't want to pay or pirate Toast, "Burn" is a decent burning app too.

    Of course, you can burn a lot of what you need within OS X itself and apps it comes with. You can burn data CD/DVDs from Finder, burn audio CDs from iTunes, and author DVDs using iDVD.
  • skinny01, on 12/01/2008, -0/+6I like to burn people with my sharp wit.
    -Kelso
  • angrykeyboarder, on 12/01/2008, -0/+6I prefer flamethrower
  • abbathdoom, on 12/01/2008, -0/+5I just shoot fire bolts out of my finger tips.
  • nickpick, on 12/01/2008, -0/+5Nero 6 was pretty good. Everything from there onwards is bloatware though.
  • angrykeyboarder, on 12/01/2008, -0/+5I'm not a slave to any of them. In Linux my first choice is k3b, but I also use Brasero from time to time (I run both KDE and GNOME). In Windows it's Nero 8, but for quick and dirty ISO work, I really like ImgBurn.
  • darkened, on 12/01/2008, -0/+5I have to agree with you, this list inaccurate without dvd decrypter.
  • PrometheusZero, on 12/01/2008, -1/+6Something that's too unnecessarily large, feature packed or slow for it's purpose.
  • Rememberthe0511, on 12/01/2008, -2/+6See "Microsoft".
  • Rememberthe0511, on 12/01/2008, -0/+4Hey, Don't forget that Linux is free. lol
    You're welcome to come join us at any time.
  • pedo, on 12/01/2008, -2/+6seriously, its like microsoft programmers got together and said "whats the dumbest way we can do this?"
  • lolupissed, on 12/01/2008, -2/+6I love Imgburn/dvd decrypter I have like a teraybyte and a half of dvd isos on my media computer
  • mrn111, on 12/01/2008, -0/+3Don't you mean Steve Mobbs? Sorry, I saw the Simpsons last night.
  • xyphur, on 12/01/2008, -1/+4I love me some InfraRecorder goodness. Definitely one of my must-have apps.
  • cptmichael101st, on 12/01/2008, -0/+3first thing i thought of:

    "Hey...I guess they're right! Old people, though slow and dangerous behind the wheel, can still serve a purpose. Don't you go dyin' on me!"
  • angrykeyboarder, on 12/01/2008, -0/+3Brasero is has been the default in Ubuntu for the past 3-4 releases. It's a pretty decent program.
  • zip000, on 12/01/2008, -1/+4K3B is by far my favorite - I've used several of the ones from the list, and K3B is just a lot better. I can't even specify why I like it so much more, but I've been very happy with it for the past 2-3 years.

    I really really dislike Nero. I haven't used it in probably 4-5 years, so maybe it has gotten better, but I hated it back then.
  • theOster, on 12/01/2008, -0/+3with mapgas - because i like saying "mapgas"
  • zip000, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2It could be your CD burner. For a long time I was using the crappy burner that came with my Dell, and was getting coasters about 30% of the time. I bought a new burner - I don't remember the brand - and virtually no bad CDs since.
  • Snakedal337, on 12/01/2008, -1/+3Stop buying the "$5 for 2 packs of 100 CD-Rs!" specials, you might have better luck.
  • irishjays, on 12/01/2008, -1/+3Are there any Toast equivs? and what was that one that came with my last ubuntu installation, it had a nice interface from what I remember.
  • habbofresh, on 12/01/2008, -1/+3*pinches nose and makes nerdy voice*

    "I use dd, mkisofs and cdrecord because I use linux"

    there. that should take care of the obligatory post about not using windows.
  • fmoliveira, on 12/01/2008, -1/+3It destroys most of my media. I wonder if the writers that are sold in the usa are different, or if its the media or whatever. but with me cdburnerxp is unusable
  • nshady, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2Anyone used Disco for Mac? I'm interested in knowing whether it's worth the purchase.
  • motters, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2On Ubuntu to burn an ISO to a CD/DVD you just right click on the file and select "burn to disc". No further software required.
  • mabsark, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2Who cares? ImgBurn is free and so much better.
  • specialK16, on 12/01/2008, -1/+3Mapple. It just sucks.
  • tendonut, on 12/01/2008, -1/+3Bragging about a Terabyte? It's not 2004 anymore. Terabyte hard drives are around $100 now. I have two.
  • geodescent, on 12/01/2008, -3/+5Be warned. CDBurnerXP, though a great Nero replacement, can suck some serious CPU cycles...
  • zlgr1zak, on 12/01/2008, -0/+1I prefer Ashampoo 2006 .Very light in memory, minor problems in burning ,only sometimes if i have to stop the recording.Tested powerburn and PowerLaserExpress The first was not so good but i think the other was quite better
  • mabsark, on 12/01/2008, -0/+1Roxio sucks, ImgBurn kicks ass.
  • inactive, on 07/28/2009, -0/+1how do you light up a cigarette?
  • fmoliveira, on 12/01/2008, -1/+2cdburnxp always destroys my blank cds and dvds, and I always end again with nero. none of these free windows burning software ever worked any good at least with me. linux programs worked ok
  • rheaume, on 12/01/2008, -0/+1Nero is on there but no Xtodvd? Stoned or what, cant remember how many crap dvds Nero cranked out, i stoppped using it altogether, including a afterfx presentation i made for my father in law's 60th birthday with 200 ppl sitting there while the ***** thing died.
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