Nero Burning ROM Alternatives

Ah, the good old days when the hottest thing on the block was a freshly burned CD-ROM with some MP3s on it. Software to make that happen, such as Nero Burning ROM, was the coolest software on the planet. Well, the world has changed.

Newer versions of Nero has dubious installation prompts for bundleware and Nero is simply not the best anymore. Try some open source alternatives that can be inspected and guaranteed for the safety of both your computer and your sanity.

Another major flaw of Nero is that it's only available on Windows, so if you are looking for an alternative for Linux, Mac, or other platforms, we have you covered, of course!

Nero Burning ROM alternatives are mainly Disc Burners but may also be DVD Burners or CD Burners. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Nero Burning ROM.

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Disc Burner

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ImgBurn
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Free • Proprietary
Disc Burner
DVD Burner
DVD Copying Utility
Windows
69 ImgBurn alternatives
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.
- - ImgBurn is the most popular Windows alternative to Nero Burning ROM.
- - ImgBurn is the most popular free alternative to Nero Burning ROM.
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ImgBurn Features
1. LightweightImgBurn consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
CD/DVD Burning
Multiple languages
Discontinued
The last version 2.5.8.0 is from June 2013.

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Almost everyone thinks ImgBurn is a great Nero Burning ROM alternative.
CDBurnerXP
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Disc Burner
DVD Burner
CD Burner
Windows
62 CDBurnerXP alternatives
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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CDBurnerXP Features
1. PortableCDBurnerXP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Command line interfaceCDBurnerXP either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Convert installation CD/DVD to USB
Multiple languages
Discontinued
The last version (4.5.8.7128) is from November 2019.

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CDBurner XP is like a Nero with basic funcionality
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Simple and full funtionality
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Brasero
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Free • Open Source
Disc Burner
CD Burner
DVD Burner
Linux
BSD
GNOME
57 Brasero alternatives
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.
- - Brasero is the most popular Linux alternative to Nero Burning ROM.
- - Brasero is the most popular Open Source alternative to Nero Burning ROM.
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Brasero Features
1. LightweightBrasero consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
DVD Menu creation
No installation required
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Freemake Video Converter
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Video Converter
Audio Converter
YouTube Downloader
Windows
335 Freemake Video Converter alternatives
Freemake Video Converter is video converter that lets convert videos to avi, wmv, mp4 (iPhone, iPod, iPad, PSP, xBox), 3gp, rip dvd, extract mp3, burn DVD and Bluray, create photo slideshow and audio visualization, cut, join, rotate and upload videos, photos and music to YouTube.
- - Freemake Video Converter is the most popular commercial alternative to Nero Burning ROM.
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Freemake Video Converter Features
1. Ad-freeFreemake Video Converter doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. SoundCloud DownloaderFreemake Video Converter allows you to download audio files from Soundcloud.
3. Support for 4KFreemake Video Converter supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Freemake Video Converter without registration.
5. MP3 DownloaderFreemake Video Converter allows you to download audio files in MP3 format.
6. Works OfflineFreemake Video Converter can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Graphical User Interface
Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
Convert video to audio (mp3)
Automatic subtitles download
Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
Audio Extraction
Built-in Burner
Matroska
Bundleware
The installer contains OpenCandy. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
K3b
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Free • Open Source
Disc Burner
DVD Copying Utility
DVD Burner
Linux
BSD
KDE
63 K3b alternatives
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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K3b Features
1. Ad-freeK3b doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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InfraRecorder
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Free • Open Source
DVD Burner
Windows
PortableApps.com
49 InfraRecorder alternatives
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.
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InfraRecorder Features
1. PortableInfraRecorder can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Burn iso
Discontinued
The project seems to be abandoned. Last version, 0.53, released in September 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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PowerISO
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ISO Mounting Tool
Disc Burner
ISO Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
63 PowerISO alternatives
PowerISO is a powerful CD/DVD image file processing tool, which allows you to open, extract, create, edit, compress, encrypt, split and convert ISO files, and mount these files with internal virtual drive. It can process almost all CD-ROM image files including ISO and BIN.
- - PowerISO is the most popular Mac alternative to Nero Burning ROM.
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PowerISO Features
1. LightweightPowerISO consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Ad-freePowerISO doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. PortablePowerISO can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
ISO Editing
Convert Img to ISO
Emulation
Virtual Disk
Bundleware
The installer contains ads. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
AnyBurn
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Freemium • Proprietary
Disc Burner
DVD Burner
CD Burner
Windows
59 AnyBurn alternatives
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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AnyBurn Features
1. PortableAnyBurn can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Command line interfaceAnyBurn either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
3. LightweightAnyBurn consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
ISO Editing
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This is a very basic CD/DVD burning tool in its functionality but doesn't have the creative features of a Nero or Roxio but everything it does do, it does well...
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BurnAware
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Freemium • Proprietary
Disc Burner
CD Burner
DVD Burner
Windows
52 BurnAware alternatives
Lightweight program that enables you to create audio, video and data discs, generate images for later use, copy DVDs, CDs or Blu-rays and erase disc contents.
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BurnAware Features
1. LightweightBurnAware consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Create bootable CD
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Much better: it can do everything nero does and it's FREE
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Alcohol
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Freemium • Proprietary
Disc Burner
ISO Creator
DVD Burner
Windows
42 Alcohol alternatives
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.
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Alcohol Features
1. PortableAlcohol can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Built-in Burner
CD/DVD Burning
Virtual Disk
Bundleware
The free version of Alcohol 52% contains an optional adware toolbar bundled. It also installs Smart File Advisor without allowing you to uncheck this option during setup.

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Adobe Media Encoder
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Video Converter
Audio Converter
Image Converter
Mac
Windows
166 Adobe Media Encoder alternatives
Adobe Media Encoder is a standalone application handy for encoding audio and video in multiple formats. Furthermore, it can serve as a companion for other related applications such as Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition, Character Animator, and Prelude.
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Adobe Media Encoder Features
FFMPEG support
Crop video
Batch conversion
Split Video
Burn
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Free • Open Source
Disc Burner
DVD Burner
CD Burner
Mac
43 Burn alternatives
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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very simple but very efficient I use only this one for burning CD or DVD.
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