- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: October 05, 2008
- Total Downloads: 621,333
- Downloads last week: 21,644
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 144 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 Free is a free CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc burning software. It is ideal for users with basic disc burning needs as backup, creating data, audio, video discs and burning disc images. Free, easy to set up and maintain, it enables you to save your files to disc quickly and provides a more flexible interface to help you complete your burning tasks much faster. Version 2.1.4 added Cancel button to the speed select dialog, fixed issue with Avast and AVG false positive, fixed 'access violation' error for file riched20.dll.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.1.4 added Cancel button to the speed select dialog, fixed issue with Avast and AVG false positive, fixed 'access violation' error for file riched20.dll.
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User reviews of BurnAware Free 2.1.4
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 144 votes
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: BurnAware Free 2.1.4
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: BurnAware Free 2.1.4
"Just what I was looking for."
Pros: I was looking for an inexpensive (free) program to quickly back up all of my digital pictures from my computer. This was so simple. It downloaded quickly and was ready to use without fumbling my way through pages of instructions.
Cons: None so far. I have only backed up data files to DVD. It has the option to do CD, DVD, and Blue-ray. When I try those functions, if it isn't as easy as the data back up, I'll let you know.
Summary: I purchased Nero 7 ultra edition a few years ago for about $100 and this works just as well and was a lot easier to use. I only gave it a 4 star rating because I haven't fully used the whole program yet as intended. So far, so good.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: BurnAware Free 2.1.4
Pros: So far I have nothing but praise for this. I have tried many CD burning programs. I have even paid for several. And this is the simplest of the lot, outside of ITunes, which I have only used for music.
Cons: Haven't found any just yet.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: BurnAware Free 2.1.4
"I love this program, thanks so much developers."
Pros: Use it on both Vista & XP machines and I'll say that it works better than my paid "professional" programs.
Cons: Can't think of anything.
Summary: Download and installs easily, plus I find it easy to use. I use it for all sort of burns with no problems.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: BurnAware Free 2.1.4
Pros: Accessible, easy to use
Cons: Running time could be shorter
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