With all of these new portable storage devices coming out every year as well as new file formats being frequently introduced, many people want to copy the contents of their computer to a disc, usb drive, or other portable device. Whether it be music, videos, pictures, or programs, many devices require that you use “burning” software to synchronize these files. There are many such burning programs available but most of them are very expensive and have many complications. In this article, we will review and compare a variety of free burning software.

BurnAware

BurnAware is a free burning program that allows you to burn files onto a cd, dvd, or Blue-Ray disc. BurnAware is most widely used for laptop computers but can be used on any desktop computer just as well. With BurnAware, you can create bootable discs such as startup discs to be used when your computer is in jeopardy. BurnAware is easy to use and does not take up a lot of room on your computer. BurnAware also offers home and professional versions that allow you to access more functions, but all three programs are basically the same.

Express Burn

Express Burn is another free burning program that concentrates specifically on fast and easy burning. Express Burn allows you to burn music, videos, iso files, images, and other files onto cds, dvds, and Blue-Ray discs simply by dragging and dropping the appropriate file into the application window. Express Burn uses advanced digital recording to maintain audio and video quality throughout the burning process so that files are just as good on the disc as they were on your computer. Express Burn supports a wide variety of both audio and video formats and converts them into a standard format that can be read by the CD, DVD, or Blue-Ray disc.

CDBurnerXP

CDBurnerXP presents users with a multilingual interface in which to burn their favorite files to disc. CDBurnerXP supports many different file formats and is capable of running in Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, and the new Windows 7 operating systems. CDBurnerXP also allows you to easily create iso files and burn them to a cd, dvd, or Blue-Ray disc. CDBurnerXP is completely free, even to companies, which is rather rare in the IT community. CDBurnerXP allows you to create bootable discs and also has a verification process that it enacts once files are burned to the disc.

Free Easy CD DVD Burner 3.9

Free Easy CD DVD Burner 3.9 is an updated version of the Free Easy CD DVD Burner program. Free Easy CD DVD Burner allows you to make and burn isos, burn songs and videos to disc, burn fully operational applications to disc, and save the contents of a disc to your computer via the internal grabber. The program supports a number of audio and video formats and doesn’t have the technical problems that some other burning software has with Windows Vista. Free Easy CD DVD Burner burns files at a slower rate than some of the other burning programs out there but

Nero 9 Lite

Nero is one of the best and most well known disc burning programs available but the problem is that it is expensive. Now with Nero 9 Lite, however, you can get this exquisite program free of charge. Nero 9 Lite contains all of the best burning technologies that other burning software offers, all in one user-friendly package. Make and burn .iso files, burn music and videos to discs, create bootable usb flash drives, and more. Nero 9 Lite requires that you register your email address before you can download, but it is well worth it.

InfraRecorder

InfraRecorder is a free program that allows you to burn audio and video files to discs, create and burn .iso, .bin, and .cue files, write lead-out information so that your disc can not be modified, erase data from discs, review disc information, save data from discs to your computer, and much more. InfraRecorder is very easy to use and organizes all of these functions in a user-friendly control panel. InfraRecorder also allows you to create projects in a mixed-mode format that is made up of data and audio and save them to a disc or disc image file.

DeepBurner

DeepBurner is a very professional program that allows you to create photo albums, burn full length movies to disc, create and print disc labels, create and burn .iso images, make autoruns, create audio CDs and more. DeepBurner is available in a professional version, free version, and free portable version for using on discs or usb flash drives. DeepBurner also offers a spin-off program called DeepRipper that serves as a “reverse burner” and allows you to take audio files off of a disc and convert them into any format you choose.