Express Burn Free CD and DVD Burner for Mac

User Reviews

• It Crashed on First DVD

  cedickson1April 8, 2015

  Pros

  Beautiful user interface Low price

  Cons

  It crashed on the first DVD I tried to burn! It may be my last DVD! If it can't burn a simple DVD then it is trash! Error message said Error burning disc. Really, so what do I do to fix that problem, huh?

  Summary

  Beautiful but useless. Worth what I paid for it - Nothing!<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Apr 9, 2015<p/>I have since tried to burn another disc. Now I have two coasters. Perhaps it does not work with OS 10.9.5.

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• High Quality Burner

  HeavySoftwareUserAugust 29, 2014

  Pros

  To me, this is a great product. It does everything I need it to, it's lightweight, and overall it gets the job done. The free version is excellent and if you buy the pro version you won't ever need another product again.

  Cons

  Nothing much to say, except the interface could use some modernization.

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• Express Burn Trail and Full version

  jjtodd111December 21, 2013

  Pros

  Not the best software, but i guess not the worst. I am using a Apple Superdrive with the full version of Express Burn Software sold by NCH Software, Inc.

  Cons

  Selected the option to burn a "audio file" CD, the one that allows CDR to be played on home stereo CD player, or in your car stereo unit. Software was unable to accomplish this task. I received multiple error messages. I paid a discount rate of $39.95 for full version of Express Burn that does not perform the most import task aforementioned, I attempted to contact customer support for them to fix this issue and if it could not be fixed obviously i would want my money back. Well in order to get Customer Technical Support their site states you can't get live customer support without opting in to their Customer Technical Support Plan which is $14.95 Now I'll be dammed if i will pay additional money to buy a tech support plan when the software already has issues. What if i pay the $14.95 and they can't fix the issue? This has been a horrible experience and if your looking to burn audio cdr's as aforementioned, I suggest you steer clear, and buy a Burn Software from a different company.

  Summary

  I don't like the fact of NCH Software, Inc., (aka Express Burn) pushing a customer into buying a Tech Support Package for $14.95, when issues arise with their software packages they sell. I am wondering if they have setup their Express Burn software purposely to ensure that these errors arise, to push customers into spending more money, by encouraging buyers to purchase their $14.95 Tech Support Plan when a customers experience problems with their software. Honestly, i don't know if there doing this. However, i feel reasonable is, if i pay you money for a product, and their are issues i am experiencing with that product, i should be able to get a Tech Support person on the phone to talk about the issue to see if they can be resolved, I should not have to pay $14.95 to get Tech Support Service on a product that is not doing what it suppose to do from the moment i received it.

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• Good software

  Carly121August 30, 2012

  Pros

  - quick install - CD burning is OK - easy user interface

  Cons

  - free copy is quite limited

  Summary

  First I've noticed that Burner is easy for installation and use. I also like the way it's burning the CDs. I agree about that annoying purchase proposal. That's not ok.

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• Usually works, some limitations

  April 11, 2011

  Pros

  Simple no-nonsense interface, usually works

  Cons

  You can't save a file list. Express Burn seems to be a bit crash prone when dealing with very large folders. There are some annoying limitations. In some circumstances you can end up having to click OK and No a very large number of times.

  Summary

  Usually does what it says on the tin, but the burn folder built in to the MAC is often a much better solution to backup needs.

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• Solved a major problem I had creating audio disks....

  jdouglasbSeptember 13, 2010

  Pros

  Easy interface. Logical solution to a basic problem Thank you!!!!!

  Cons

  none that I have discovered...

  Summary

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• Bad software do not download. It is not free.

  nidalkerdiyaApril 2, 2010

  Pros

  None that I can find

  Cons

  I have downloaded the software. After the install it keeps on asking me to buy it. I thought it is free. They misrepresent them self and bait me into downloading it. That is bad. I will never buy from them. If it is labeled free, it means free.

  Summary

  Do not Download

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• Couldn't do a thing with it

  March 5, 2010

  Pros

  It appears to have a nice. clean interface. It's free

  Cons

  Appears unstable. I could not stop it (Mac OS X 10.4.11) other than to Force Quit ... not a good sign! S-L-O-W!

  Summary

  "Express?!" I went to burn a data CD to back up some files, and waited, and waited, and waited for Express Burn to finish "adding files" ... whatever that means. (In contrast, Burn 1.72 showed the whole tree of files (total 2.8 GB) to burn after about 5 seconds.) I gave up on Express Burn after about 7 minutes, being less than 1/3 of the way through its "adding" process. Then I pressed the "Cancel" button, repeatedly, but it would not stop. I eventually had to Force Quit it. On the FIRST attempt to use Express Burn, I inadvertently selected "music disk", got an error message about something not available in the free edition ... and was stuck. I had to Force Quit that, after which I tried again (described above).

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• No hassles. Clean. Neat. Easy. Did the job!

  artistjillianAugust 24, 2009

  Pros

  Ease of use.

  Cons

  Not sure, but think it said still downloading when already was done.

  Summary

  Clean. Worked for me when others didn't.

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• pretty good program..

  djfineetiMay 7, 2008

  Pros

  Cons

  there's jus one thing i had problem with, its not easy to delete a single file that i want to burn

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