Best free CD burner?

Scam · 16 Nov 2015 at 16:54

Sorry, I did search but 'CD' brings up a lot..

What's the best freeware CD burning software out there? The girlfriend wants to make a mixtape for her sister. Needs to be a proper audio CD to play on a proper CD player. Source will be MP3s but can re-encode if necessary.

If there's any good all-round BD/DVD/CD software then that would be good. I realised I have never used my BDRW to to do anything other than read discs!

Fanks

Armageus · 16 Nov 2015 at 16:59

Since Nero became a bloated (expensive) mess, I have always used the free edition of Burnaware

http://www.burnaware.com/

Matt-Page · 16 Nov 2015 at 17:01

IMG Burn is decent.

zola25 · 16 Nov 2015 at 17:27

CD Burner XP does the job for me.

andicole0 · 16 Nov 2015 at 17:29

Isn't burning music for someone else ilegal?
Andi.

Sirrel Squirrel · 16 Nov 2015 at 23:24

Matt-Page said:
IMG Burn is decent.

linktoinsanity · 17 Nov 2015 at 09:49

Either IMG Burn or CDBurner XP do the job fine.

lucifer-mnm · 17 Nov 2015 at 09:55

Another mention for CDBurnerXP - the disk span option is very useful

swain90 · 17 Nov 2015 at 11:19

If it needs to be a proper audio CD, what's wrong with Windows Media Player or iTunes which have got burning facilities built in?

bledd · 17 Nov 2015 at 14:01

IMGBurn or Infrarecorder if you want more of a GUI

Though I haven't burnt a disc for years.

Scam · 17 Nov 2015 at 14:11

Thanks guys. Will pick one of these at the weekend.

swain90 said:
If it needs to be a proper audio CD, what's wrong with Windows Media Player or iTunes which have got burning facilities built in?

Well for starters I wouldn't let iTunes anywhere near my PC

Does Win8 even have WMP as standard? Can't say I've ever used it. Why install those when I can get a proper CD burner

opethdisciple · 17 Nov 2015 at 15:55

Matt-Page said:
IMG Burn is decent.

+1 I use imgburn.

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 17 Nov 2015 at 16:01

Another vote for ImgBurn here too

ashlee84 · 17 Nov 2015 at 18:43

I vote InfraRecorder

Although it's been a while since I've burnt a CD/DVD. As far as I know the ability to burn MP3's is present in WMP already, it is installed in Windows 8.

KIA · 17 Nov 2015 at 18:49

imgburn or cdburnerxp. Mind the crapware during installation.

Gizmowithatt · 19 Nov 2015 at 15:09

Ashampoo Burning Studio 2016

What about Ashampoo free version just give your email for free key, https://www.ashampoo.com/en/gbp/pin/4610/Offline/Ashampoo-Burning-Studio-2016

Craig321 · 19 Nov 2015 at 15:14

ImgBurn or Infrarecorder

KIA · 19 Nov 2015 at 17:30

Gizmowithatt said:
What about Ashampoo free version just give your email for free key, https://www.ashampoo.com/en/gbp/pin/4610/Offline/Ashampoo-Burning-Studio-2016

Bloatware.