Nero Burning ROM AlternativesOnly apps categorised as CD Rippers

The best CD Ripper alternative to Nero Burning ROM is K3b, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Nero Burning ROM and 11 are CD Rippers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting CD Ripper alternatives to Nero Burning ROM are PowerISO, BurnAware, AnyBurn and Ashampoo Burning Studio.

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  1. 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...

    52 K3b alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
     
  2. PowerISO icon
     166 likes

    Powerful tool supporting a variety of disc image files, including ISO, BIN, and NRG. Enables ISO creation, editing, conversion, CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burning, and audio CD ripping. Features advanced DAA support for compression and encryption, allows bootable USB creation and ISO mounting.

    53 PowerISO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  3. 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.

    41 BurnAware alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about BurnAware as an Alternative to Nero Burning ROM
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    Much better: it can do everything nero does and it's FREE

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • BurnAware is Freemium and ProprietaryNero Burning ROM is Paid and Proprietary
    • BurnAware is LightweightNero Burning ROM is not according to our users
  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
     
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    Comments about AnyBurn as an Alternative to Nero Burning ROM
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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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    • AnyBurn is Freemium and ProprietaryNero Burning ROM is Paid and Proprietary
    • AnyBurn is LightweightNero Burning ROM is not according to our users
  5. 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
     
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    Comments about Ashampoo Burning Studio as an Alternative to Nero Burning ROM
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    It's really great as nero burn

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Ashampoo Burning Studio icon
    • Ashampoo Burning Studio is Freemium and ProprietaryNero Burning ROM is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Power2Go is a simple all-in-one solution for all your disc burning, movie disc authoring, media conversion and backup needs. With unparalleled support for a wide-range of disc & mobile formats, you can drag-n-drop files to instantly burn data or movies.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. 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.

    322 Roxio Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. SimplyBurns icon
     9 likes

    SimplyBurns is a Mac OS X application with a GUI, which allows the user to burn CD/DVD media. It has the following modes: Audio CD project; Data project (Filesystems: ISO9660, Joliet, HFS+, UDF); Duplication mode; Burn image mode (Formats: ISO9660, DMG, CUE/BIN, cdrdao's...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. StarBurn icon
     5 likes

    StarBurn is a free and powerful tool that allows its users to grab, burn and master CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. The program supports all types of optical storage media (including CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, BD-R/RE, HD-DVD-R/RW and DVD-RAM) and a wide variety of burning...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Facilitates burning and authoring for CD, DVD, and Blu-ray, supporting audio, video, and data discs. Includes image creation, burning, conversion, a virtual drive emulator, and compatibility with ISO, BIN/CUE, IMG/CCD, NRG, CDI, PDI, and more formats.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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