Increasingly, nowadays, users give preference to flash drives or use mail to send files, but disc burning remains quite relevant. So which disc burning program is optimal?

According to all indicators and surveys, Ashampoo Burning Studio Free can be considered the best program for burning discs. But in our review, we offer several more free programs that can also qualify for the title “THE BEST”. Before choosing the best disc burning program for you, you need to consider your own preferences. Maybe for you the main factor is simplicity rather than an impressive set of features. Or maybe it's the other way around.

Ashampoo Burning Studio Free
This program can be considered a giant among its free counterparts. The program is completely free, which surprises users, because the “burner” has such a wide range of functions. In addition to burning and copying discs, Ashampoo Burning Studio Free can work with Blu-ray discs (you can burn up to 25 GB), burn movies to DVDs, create images and convert audio formats.

In addition, a free disc burning program can erase discs, make backup copies of them, and save projects. The program interface is multilingual, including Russian. Although the program has a wide range of functions, it cannot be said that the interface is overloaded with unnecessary buttons and bookmarks. Use ill health!

CDBurnerXP
This disc burning program is very convenient and functional, it has all the functions that one of the best in this segment should have. In addition to burning CD/DVD discs, it supports Blu-Ray and HD-DVD, and can also create and burn ISO images.

In addition to these functions, CDBurnerXP will help you create a bootable disk with installation files or an operating system. Supports multi-session discs. The program is one of the best disc burning software for Windows. We recommend downloading it and installing it. If other options do not suit you, the program from this review.

DeepBurner Free
This is a free version of a powerful program - DeepBurner Pro. As expected, the program can burn CD and DVD discs, as well as erase them. You can also use it to create ISO images, audio CDs, multisession CDs, in addition, DeepBurner Free supports long file names and can prepare covers or labels for discs.

As for the interface, it is very concise and convenient. During installation, you can select Russian for the program, which will be very convenient for users who do not understand English. DeepBurner Free disc burning software can become an indispensable tool on your computer. One of the complaints about the program is the slow recording speed.

BurnAware Free
If you compare this program with those above, then with its help you will not be able to make a boot disk or copy it. This “side” can be considered its main drawback, but you may not need these functions. BurnAware Free is a powerful free disc burning program that handles these functions perfectly.

It allows you to burn data to DVD, CD, Blu-ray discs, as well as burn music to DVD and audio CD. BurnAware Free can also create multi-session discs. The program's interface for burning discs consists of only six buttons and three bookmarks; there are Russian and Ukrainian languages.

ImgBurn
This program is more suitable for advanced users who can understand the advanced settings and all the capabilities of the “burner”. ImgBurn allows you to burn DVD video, audio CD, CD/DVD and Blue-ray discs. In addition to all the listed functions, users will also be able to create disc images, and a special option, DVDInfoPro, allows you to show the recording speed and analyze data while burning discs.

InfraRecorder
This program for burning discs can be considered a kind of “veteran” for burning “blanks”. InfraRecorder can do almost everything, namely: burn CDs and DVDs, as well as record audio and video files onto discs and double-layer DVDs. Blu-Ray and HD-DVD recording function is not supported.

But there is no need to be upset about this, because our list is full of programs that support these functions. InfraRecorder will also allow you to copy discs, create images of them, and even simulate recording. The interface is at a decent level, it doesn't have any bells and whistles, but should satisfy most users.

Small CD-Writer
And finally, the miniature program itself in our review is Small CD-Writer. We can say that this is not even a program, but rather a utility - the main function of which is to burn discs. The utility does not even need to be installed to burn a disc. Surely to your great surprise, Small CD-Writer can not only burn discs, but create bootable and multi-session discs, as well as ISO images.

This program is an ideal option for lovers of small but rather timid programs. You can launch Small CD-Writer directly from the Explorer context menu - “Send to Small CD-Writer”.

To summarize this review, we can say the following: for users who value broad functionality, Ashampoo Burning Studio Free, ImgBurn and CDBurnerXP are ideal programs. And those who are inclined towards simplicity and convenience may find DeepBurner Free, BurnAware Free and InfraRecorder useful, as well as Small CD-Writer - which can be run from a flash drive.