Free Disc Burner Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Free Disc Burner for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is ImgBurn. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ImgBurn or CDBurnerXP. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Free Disc Burner and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Free Disc Burner are AnyBurn, Nero Burning ROM, BurnAware and Alcohol.

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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.

    57 ImgBurn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. CDBurnerXP icon
     610 likes

    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.

    50 CDBurnerXP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. InfraRecorder icon
     329 likes

    InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows. It offers a wide range of powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration.

    38 InfraRecorder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  4. AnyBurn icon
     59 likes

    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.

    50 AnyBurn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Nero Burning ROM icon
     197 likes

    Powerful tool for disc burning and multimedia tasks with support for various formats, SecurDisc 4.0 protection, and ISO creation, offering professional-level security, conversion, and ripping features for flawless performance across CD, DVD, and Blu-ray.

    55 Nero Burning ROM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. BurnAware icon
     83 likes

    Enables writing files to CD, DVD, Blu-ray, BDXL, and M-Disc, supports boot, multisession, audio, and video discs, ISO creation, data backup, file recovery, spanning, command-line, and a stable multilingual interface for Windows systems.

    42 BurnAware alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Alcohol icon
     126 likes

    Alcohol is a powerful Windows CD and DVD burning software that makes it easy to create backups of DVDs* and CDs. In addition, the program lets you store your most used CDs as images on your computer, so you can call them up at the click of a button.

    37 Alcohol alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. 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.

    60 Ashampoo Burning Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Express Burn icon
     6 likes

    Burns audio, MP3, data CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs with direct digital recording and format conversion. Re-encodes videos to DVD Movie, supports chapter management, PAL/NTSC, ISO images, command-line automation, trial for DVD/Blu-ray features.

    28 Express Burn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Comprehensive media manager for archiving, organizing, and playing files. It supports wireless transfer from devices, CD ripping with album art, and offers editing tools. Users can create slideshows, playlists, and burn them to optical discs, enhancing the experience with music and templates.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  11. Roxio Creator icon
     7 likes

    Comprehensive multimedia suite with over 20 integrated applications offering disc burning, video capture and editing, photo editing, file conversion, DVD authoring, and encryption, ensuring versatile media management and online sharing capabilities.

    317 Roxio Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. ISO Workshop icon
     8 likes

    ISO Workshop is a Windows desktop application designed to simplify ISO image management and conversion, along with CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc burning and copying operations.

    51 ISO Workshop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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