Cdw is described as 'Ncurses front-end for command-line tools: cdrecord/wodim, mkisofs/genisoimage, growisofs, dvd+rw-mediainfo, dvd+rw-format, xorriso. It utilizes ncurses library to build user-friendly interface and it can be used in UNIX terminal window or in terminal emulator (like' and is a Disc Burner in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Cdw for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and GNOME apps. The best Cdw alternative is ImgBurn, which is free. Other great apps like Cdw are CDBurnerXP, K3b, Brasero and InfraRecorder.