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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT
- Date added: February 13, 2008
- Total Downloads: 1,004,562
- Downloads last week: 19,649
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A newer version of BurnAware Free Edition is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 121 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Without a doubt, BurnAware Free is one of the best freeware burning apps around. It has all the basic features you need for burning, and can easily handle ripping data discs, audio CDs, DVDs, and ISO discs. Beyond that, though, it's a bit light on features.
The main interface is based on the Windows XP Control Panel layout, so it should be instantly recognizable. Under each heading is a link to the control panel for that choice. We were disappointed that drag-and-drop was not available, but the internal system for adding files was not clunky. Audio files get automatically converted from MP3, WMA, or WAV as they're burned to disc. There's also a Tools section, which has two erase modes for rewritables, and a Hardware Info subsection that gives a huge amount of detail on both your hardware's burning abilities and the type of disc in the drive.
Neither pretty nor ugly, BurnAware handles all the major, basic functions you could want a burning app to control, and the price of absolutely zero is absolutely impossible to argue against. Give it a shot.
Publisher's description
From Burnaware Technologies :BurnAware allows you to easily perform the most common disc burning operations: write to all CD/DVD media types, including Blu-Ray (BD-R/BD-RE); create and burn disc images; write multi-session discs; verify the integrity of files; burn your compilations directly on optical media, without having to wait for hard drive staging first and much more. Its proprietary burning algorithm provides the highest level or fault-tolerance, error-free burning and data integrity. BurnAware Free Edition has a modern interface and supports Windows NT/2000/XP and Vista (32 and 64 bit). The application is free and contains absolutely no adware or annoying banners.
Version 1.2.7 modifies DVD+RW media detection method, fixes writing of multi-session data to DVD-RAM.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.2.6 allows to add files from Windows Explorer context menu.
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User reviews of BurnAware Free Edition 1.2.7
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 121 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: BurnAware Free Edition 1.2.7
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: BurnAware Free Edition 1.2.7
"Varry Basic express burn Is better"
Pros: It Burns ISO Files
Cons: 1. doesn't wright track tags
2. doesn't come copy Disk
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: BurnAware Free Edition 1.2.7
"Burns VIDEO_TS files! Thank you!!"
Pros: Lots of programs burn ISO files but finding a free one that will recognize a VIDEO_TS can be a challenge. BurnAware works like a charm ... you can import your file into the 'Burn DVD-Video files' menu and you're good to go. Worked as efficiently as some very expensive pro software I have depended on for years. It's an attractive little program with a very simple interface, and couldn't be easier to use.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: BurnAware Free Edition 1.2.7
Pros: I tried many free burning kits and this one is by far the best one. Very nice interface, very small size and does exactly what I need: burn CDs and DVDs.
Cons: The only thing missing from the free version that I really need is the ability to create an image from disc.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: BurnAware Free Edition 1.2.7
"Totally uncomplicated. Easy to use."
Pros: Load the software. Select your files to burn. Click, and that's all to it.
Cons: None
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