Here’s a quick guide to choosing the best free program to burn CDs and DVDs based on your computer’s operating system
Are CDs and DVDs obsolete technologies? It’s hard to admit but the answer is yes. These storage methods are also more prone to deterioration than others. However, their charm in some areas remains high. So let’s see what programs you can use for free to burn CDs and DVDs.
Let’s start with a couple of premises, most of the programs on this list are easy to download and install on your computer and very intuitive to use while burning. So even if you don’t have great skills in this area, don’t panic. Anyone, even those without special knowledge, can burn a CD and DVD. However, getting used to not using CDs any more could lead us to use USB flash drives or external hard drives. More convenient and safer solutions at the moment.
CDBurnerXP
CDBurner XP is an alternative to Nero and other paid software for Windows. It can create perfect copies from several CD formats for free, including DVDs of course. To download it, all you have to do is go to the software’s official website and choose the 64-bit or 32-bit version depending on the operating system you use. Once the installation is complete, we just have to start burning. As mentioned, it’s an extremely easy process. First of all we choose what will be our disk to burn, an audio CD, a DVD, or a data disc. Once the choice is complete we go to Burn existing compilation (the floppy disk icon with the green check mark that is located in the upper left corner) to start burning the CD. And that’s it. Easy, isn’t it?
ImgBurn
ImgBrun
ImgBrun is a free burning software for Windows. Again, with this system we can either create a simple CD or DVD. First, as always, we go to the app’s official website and download the latest version. The installation is guided, so it’s very easy to complete. At this point we launch the program and start with the choices. If, for example, we need to burn a DVD, let’s go to Burn Image. While the item Create a disc image we’ll use to create an ISO image of a floppy disk inserted in the computer. Finally the Burn files and folders item is used to create data discs. At this point all we have to do is confirm the process and wait for the burning to finish.
InfraRecorder
InfraRecorder is a very famous burning software. The reason? Simple, it is available in almost every language including Italian and is compatible with every version of Windows. With this software you can burn data CDs and DVDs, audio and video discs, write an image (ISO, BIN and CUE). But you can also copy a CD directly.
Burn4Free
This is also a great solution for burning CDs and DVDs. The system is very easy to use:
Burn4Free
Once the program is installed, choose the type of format, Video specifically for DVDs, and then start the burning process. Burn4Free is one of the few free programs that support Italian by default. Be careful though, because during installation and use, several advertisements will appear. They are not malicious, they serve to support the program, but at least in the download phase we uncheck the promotional programs that would be installed with the software.
Burn
Similar to the software already seen is Burn, only that this service has been available, for several years, for MacOS users. Burn is very useful to create exact copies of CDs inserted in the PC and also allows burning DVDs. Once you have downloaded the software from the Internet, open the program and choose the type of format you are interested in from Data, Audio, Video (the latter to copy CDs/DVDs).
Simply Burns
Let’s close with what is defined by many as the economical alternative for burning on Mac, namely Simply Burns. This software is widely used thanks to a simple and intuitive interface that guides even the less experienced in burning a CD or DVD. In short, if we have a Mac and don’t want to waste too much time to burn a CD, Simply Burns is one of the best choices.