DVD Copying Utilities

Making copies of a DVD that you wish to share can crop up in many situations. Say your recorded a wedding and authored a DVD of the recording and want to send it to family members, or you need to send copies of a presentation using physical media. That’s where software such as K3b and Nero Burning ROM can come in handy.

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  1. ImgBurn icon
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    ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application (39 languages) that everyone should have in their toolkit. ImgBurn supports a wide range of image file formats. It can burn Audio CDs from any file type supported via DirectShow / ACM.

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    Best alternatives are CDBurnerXP iconCDBurnerXPandWinCDEmu iconWinCDEmu56 alternatives
  2. DAEMON Tools icon
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    Disc imaging and mounting software with support for VHD, ZIP, and remote access. Offers encryption and iSCSI imaging with Windows integration.

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    Best alternatives are WinCDEmu iconWinCDEmu43 alternatives
  3. CDBurnerXP icon
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    CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free.

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  4. K3b icon
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    K3b is a CD and DVD authoring application for the KDE desktop environment for Unix-like computer operating systems. It provides a graphical user interface to perform most CD/DVD burning tasks like creating an Audio CD from a set of audio files or copying a CD/DVD, as well as...

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    Best alternatives are ImgBurn iconImgBurnandDAEMON Tools iconDAEMON Tools51 alternatives
  5. Brasero icon
     299 likes

    Brasero is an application to burn CD/DVD for the GNOME Desktop. It is designed to be as simple as possible and has some unique features to enable users to create their discs easily and quickly.

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    Best alternatives are ImgBurn iconImgBurnandWinCDEmu iconWinCDEmu44 alternatives
  6. AnyBurn icon
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    AnyBurn is a light weight but professional CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software that everyone must have. It provides a free and complete solution for burning.

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    Best alternatives are ImgBurn iconImgBurnandCDBurnerXP iconCDBurnerXP48 alternatives
  7. Nero Burning ROM icon
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    Offers disc burning, audio conversion, and ripping features with high security, ISO creation, and SecurDisc 4.0 for impeccable data protection.

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    Best alternatives are ImgBurn iconImgBurnandCDBurnerXP iconCDBurnerXP54 alternatives
  8. BurnAware icon
     82 likes

    BurnAware Top DVD burning software Super-intuitive user interface Blu-ray XL and M-Disc support.

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    Best alternatives are Rufus iconRufusandImgBurn iconImgBurn40 alternatives
  9. Ashampoo Burning Studio 2025 reliably burns movies, music, and data to all types of disc media. It also supports data backups, CD ripping, and custom cover designs–perfect for all types of burning projects.

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    Best alternatives are ImgBurn iconImgBurnandCDBurnerXP iconCDBurnerXP58 alternatives
  10. Burn icon
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    Burn is a free optical disc authoring application with a simple interface that offers a lot of advanced options. The program supports the creation of data, audio and video discs, and is capable of copying data and audio discs.

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    Best alternatives are ImgBurn iconImgBurnandDAEMON Tools iconDAEMON Tools35 alternatives
  11. Xfburn icon
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    Lightweight CD/DVD burning software designed for Xfce, but it runs on Gnome, KDE etc as well. It can blank CDs and DVDs, burn and create ISO images and burn personal compositions of data. At the moment it is at heavy development.

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    Best alternatives are ImgBurn iconImgBurnandCDBurnerXP iconCDBurnerXP42 alternatives
  12. Roxio Toast icon
     42 likes

    Comprehensive media software featuring disc burning, video editing, file conversion, and digital art tools, with media security and audio enhancement.

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    Best alternatives are ImgBurn iconImgBurnandCDBurnerXP iconCDBurnerXP35 alternatives
  13. Nero Platinum icon
     8 likes

    A robust multimedia suite with over 200 features for Windows, including media handling, editing, converting, and system optimization in a user-friendly interface.

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    Best alternatives are HandBrake iconHandBrakeandFFmpeg iconFFmpeg123 alternatives
  14. Perfect media manager to archive, organize, edit, and play multimedia files. Features wireless transfers, CD ripping, slideshow creation, and disc burning.

    • Disc Burner
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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  15. Roxio Creator icon
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    Versatile multimedia suite with over 20 apps, including disc burning, video and photo editing, file conversion, and security features for editing and sharing.

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    Best alternatives are VLC Media Player iconVLC Media PlayerandGIMP iconGIMP320 alternatives