Five Best CD and DVD Burning Tools

[Capper]

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. Blank optical discs are dirt cheap, they work virtually everywhere, and if you bought your computer sometime in the last 5 years, chances are you've got the necessary hardware to quickly burn anything you want to a disc in just a few minutes. Now all you need is the right authoring tools. Earlier this week we asked you to share your favorite CD and DVD burning tools, and today we're back with the five most popular answers. Keep reading for a closer look at your favorites, then cast a vote for the burning tool you like best.

Hive Five: Five Best CD and DVD Burning Tools

What do you guys use?

[garetjax]

CDBurnerXP. Best little program I've ever used. Even does Lightscribe! =)

[polobunny]

Burnaware Free, ImgBurn & CDBurnerXP are my fav. I really dig the new CDburnerXP interface, but Burnaware Free is great for beginners as it's really streamlined. Kind of a one click deal.

[Jokerswild]

AShampoo, much better than it use to be and it's free.

Ashampoo Burning Studio Free is a full featured CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burning suite that enables you to create data, music, video and audio discs. You can also create backups that span across multiple discs, rip music tracks from Audio CDs and create or burn disc images in ISO or BIN/CUE format. The task oriented interface makes it easy get started and spares you most of the technical details. Other features include automatic audio conversion from WAV, MP3, FLAC, WMA and Ogg files, disc copying, compressed file backup and restore, disk erasing, VCD/SVCD support, project burning and more. Free registration required after 10 days.

Ashampoo Burning Studio Free download and review - CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burning suite from SnapFiles

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Jokerswild

AShampoo, much better than it use to be and it's free.

Ashampoo Burning Studio Free is a full featured CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burning suite that enables you to create data, music, video and audio discs. You can also create backups that span across multiple discs, rip music tracks from Audio CDs and create or burn disc images in ISO or BIN/CUE format. The task oriented interface makes it easy get started and spares you most of the technical details. Other features include automatic audio conversion from WAV, MP3, FLAC, WMA and Ogg files, disc copying, compressed file backup and restore, disk erasing, VCD/SVCD support, project burning and more. Free registration required after 10 days.

Ashampoo Burning Studio Free download and review - CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burning suite from SnapFiles

It was a honorable mention in the post on LifeHacker, just as Burnaware Free was so it's probably pretty good.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

I use a combination of products. Nero 9 for Recode and Vision. ImgBurn for burning images and stuff.

Periodically, I'll use the built in Live File System in Vista... works relatively well.

[RangerXLT8]

I use a cracked version of Nero 8.something, lol

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by RangerXLT8

I use a cracked version of Nero 8.something, lol

Used do that to be honest, but with the current quality freewares available I'm getting cleaner by the minute. :D

[Tech Geek Deluxe]

1Click DVD Copy 5 with DVD43. And misc others for specific needs.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Tech Geek Deluxe

1Click DVD Copy 5 with DVD43. And misc others for specific needs.

For DVD copying Handbrake + DVD43 is pretty awesome :)