Open Source Nero Burning ROM AlternativesTop Disc Burners & DVD Copying Utilities like Nero Burning ROM

The best open source alternative to Nero Burning ROM is K3b. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Nero Burning ROM and 16 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Nero Burning ROM are Brasero, InfraRecorder, Burn and Xfburn.

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  1. K3b icon
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    K3b

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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...

    62 K3b alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE

    K3b Features

    1.  CD Burner
    2.  DVD Burner
    3.  Ad-free
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    • Most users think K3b is a great Nero Burning ROM alternative.

    • K3b is the most popular Linux alternative to Nero Burning ROM.

    • K3b is the most popular Open Source alternative to Nero Burning ROM.

    • K3b is Free and Open SourceNero Burning ROM is Paid and Proprietary
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    Brasero

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    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.

    55 Brasero alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  CD Burner
    4.  DVD Burner
    5.  DVD Menu creation
    6.  No installation required
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  4. InfraRecorder icon
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    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.

    48 InfraRecorder alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    InfraRecorder Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Burn iso
    3.  CD Burner
    4.  DVD Burner
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    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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  5. Burn icon
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    Burn

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    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.

    41 Burn alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Burn Features

    1.  DVD Burner
    2.  CD Burner
    Preferences
    Inspector
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    Sheets
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    very simple but very efficient I use only this one for burning CD or DVD.

    Positive comment •Aug 31, 2017
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    • Most users think Burn is a great Nero Burning ROM alternative.

    • Burn is Free and Open SourceNero Burning ROM is Paid and Proprietary
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    Xfburn

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    Lightweight CD/DVD burning software designed for Xfce, but it runs on Gnome, KDE etc as well. It can blank CDs and DVDs, burn and create ISO images and burn personal compositions of data. At the moment it is at heavy development.

    54 Xfburn alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  DVD Burner
    4.  CD Burner
    5.  CD/DVD Burning
    6.  Download ISO Images
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  7. DVD Flick icon
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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.

    43 DVD Flick alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine

    DVD Flick Features

    1.  DVD Burner
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    Discontinued

    As of Oct 2015, the project seems to be abandoned and the installed versions do not function. Last version, 1.3.0.7, released in June 2009, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

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    because it's easy to make a quick dvd player cover, and it's fast

    Positive comment •Sep 2, 2020
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    • DVD Flick is Free and Open SourceNero Burning ROM is Paid and Proprietary
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    SimplyBurns

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    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...

    37 SimplyBurns alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, rev428, released in October 2011, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

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  10. X-CD-Roast icon
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    X-CD-Roast

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    X-CD-Roast is a flexible frontend for optical disc authoring. It allows even the unexperienced user to create or copy a CD with a few mouse clicks in a intuitive and nice looking graphical user interface.

    54 X-CD-Roast alternatives
    Main menu

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    X-CD-Roast Features

    1.  CD Burner
    2.  DVD Burner
    3.  Multiple languages
    Setup: Writer configuration
    Infoscreen showing inserted CD and tracks
    +5
    Play audio tracks
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  11. Silicon Empire icon
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    Silicon Empire

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    Silicon Empire is set of tools to Burn, Copy, Backup, Manage and … your optical discs like CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays. When you start working with silicon Empire Just feels everything done easily and quickly with high quality.

    49 Silicon Empire alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    This software has been discontinued since 2013.

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    recorder

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    Recorder is a graphical frontend of cdrkit/cdrtools, cdrdao, mkisofs and growisofs. It aims to be simple and easy to use, free of large configurations and useless options, following the KISS principle and offering a disc burning of quality, nothing more.

    55 recorder alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    recorder Features

    1.  Built-in Burner
    2.  CD Burner
    Discontinued

    Recorder is no longer developed. Last update dates back 2009/05/06. The source code is still available

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    FlBurn

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    FlBurn is an optical disc burning software for linux based on the libraries FLTK and libburnia.

    51 FlBurn alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    Last update : 2010-11-01

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  14. Cdw

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    cdw is an 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...

    55 Cdw alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Cdw Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  CD Burner
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