BurnAware Free
Although BurnAware Free is, well, free, it doesn't scrimp on features. There's support for CDs, DVD, Blu-rays and dual-layer media, and you can create data, music, video and bootable discs, as well as working with images.
This isn't an unusual feature set for a free burning tool, but BurnAware makes everything so accessible and easy that it feels like more than the sum of its parts.
If you need more features, such as disc-to-disc copying, multiple drive support, and CD ripping, you have the option of upgrading to the Premium or Pro versions. For most people's day-to-day burning needs though (and probably beyond) the free edition should be just fine.
More demanding users may be frustrated to find that it is not possible to make direct copies of discs, but BurnAware Free has all of the essential bases covered. It neatly fills the gap between the limited disc burning options offered by Windows, and the far more advanced options found in premium software
While the installer doesn't try to sneakily install extra software, there is an optional program offered at the end of the installation that you'll need to watch out for and decline – unless you really want it, of course.
User experience
The first thing you'll notice about the BurnAware interface is that it is very clean – clean to the point of sparsity, some might say. This has the dual effect of making the program easy to get around, but also makes it feel simplistic. But it's not – just very well laid out. Whatever tasks you want to complete, it's easy to drill down to the right section and each element is self-explanatory.
The way the program opens a new window for just about every task you start is slightly annoying, but it's not enough to detract from an otherwise great tool.
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