Free Nero Burning ROM Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Nero Burning ROM for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is ImgBurn. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Nero Burning ROM and many of them are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to Nero Burning ROM are CDBurnerXP, InfraRecorder, BurnAware and AnyBurn.

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  1. ImgBurn icon

    ImgBurn

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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

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Almost everyone thinks ImgBurn is a great Nero Burning ROM alternative.

    • ImgBurn is the most popular Windows alternative to Nero Burning ROM.

    • ImgBurn is the most popular free alternative to Nero Burning ROM.

    • ImgBurn is Free and ProprietaryNero Burning ROM is Paid and Proprietary
    • ImgBurn is LightweightNero Burning ROM is not according to our users
  2. CDBurnerXP icon

    CDBurnerXP

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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.

    50 CDBurnerXP alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Comments about CDBurnerXP as an Alternative to Nero Burning ROM
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    CDBurner XP is like a Nero with basic funcionality

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    Simple and full funtionality

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think CDBurnerXP is a great Nero Burning ROM alternative.

    • CDBurnerXP is Free Personal and ProprietaryNero Burning ROM is Paid and Proprietary
    • CDBurnerXP is LightweightNero Burning ROM is not according to our users
  4. InfraRecorder icon

    InfraRecorder

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    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.

    39 InfraRecorder alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • PortableApps.com
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    Cisdem DVD Burner

    Cisdem DVD Burner can burn any videos to playable DVD with high quality. You can edit the video and customize DVD menu to create special DVDs for different occasions and events.

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  6. BurnAware icon

    BurnAware

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    Feature-rich disc burning software offering intuitive interface, bootable disk creation, ISO image production, versatile audio, video, and data disc support, alongside efficient resource usage and comprehensive file format burning, including DMG and IMG.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Bundleware

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    • Windows
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    Much better: it can do everything nero does and it's FREE

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    • Almost everyone thinks BurnAware is a great Nero Burning ROM alternative.

    • BurnAware is Freemium and ProprietaryNero Burning ROM is Paid and Proprietary
    • BurnAware is LightweightNero Burning ROM is not according to our users
  7. AnyBurn icon

    AnyBurn

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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.

    50 AnyBurn alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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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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    • Most users think AnyBurn is a great Nero Burning ROM alternative.

    • AnyBurn is Freemium and ProprietaryNero Burning ROM is Paid and Proprietary
    • AnyBurn is LightweightNero Burning ROM is not according to our users
  8. Ashampoo Burning Studio icon

    Ashampoo Burning Studio

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    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

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    It's really great as nero burn

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Ashampoo Burning Studio is a great Nero Burning ROM alternative.

    • Ashampoo Burning Studio is Freemium and ProprietaryNero Burning ROM is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Alcohol icon

    Alcohol

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    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

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Bundleware

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    DVD Flick

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    DVD Flick aims to be a simple but at the same time powerful DVD Authoring tool. It can take a number of video files stored on your computer and turn them into a DVD that will play back on your DVD player, Media Center or Home Cinema Set.

    35 DVD Flick alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Wine
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    Comments about DVD Flick as an Alternative to Nero Burning ROM
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    because it's easy to make a quick dvd player cover, and it's fast

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • DVD Flick is Free and Open SourceNero Burning ROM is Paid and Proprietary
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    Astroburn

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    The best choice for those who want to have quick and easy-to-use home program with essential features to perform disc burning.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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  13. Cisdem DVD Burner icon

    Cisdem DVD Burner

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    Cisdem DVD Burner can burn any videos to playable DVD with high quality. You can edit the video and customize DVD menu to create special DVDs for different occasions and events.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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  14. Express Burn icon

    Express Burn

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    Express Burn Free DVD and CD Burning Software - Burn in Progress
     
  15. gBurner icon

    gBurner

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    gBurner is a powerful disc burning and imaging software, which allows you to create data, audio and video CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, make bootable data discs, create multisession discs. gBurner also supports image file processing, virtual drive, and bootable USB drive creation.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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