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This '''comparison of disc authoring software''' compares different [[optical disc authoring software]].

==Application==

===General information===

Basic general information about the application.

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! Application

! Creator

! Cost ([[United States dollar|USD]])

! [[Software license]]

|-

! [[Ashampoo Burning Studio]]

| Ashampoo Software

| {{nonfreePartial| ?[[Freemium]]}}

| {{proprietary|[[Shareware]] (Trial Available)}}

|-

! [[Alcohol 120%]]

| Alcohol Soft

| {{nonfree| $38.00[[Shareware]]}}

| {{proprietary|[[Shareware]] (30-day trial)}}

|-

! [[BashBurn]]

| Anders Linden

| {{free}}

| {{free|[[GPL]]}}

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP]]

| Stefan Haglund, Fredrik Haglund

| {{partial|[[Freeware]]}} [http://www.cdburnerxp.se/help/Intro/license]

| {{free}}

| {{proprietary}} [http://www.cdburnerxp.se/help/Intro/license]

|-

! [[cdrtools]]

| JoergJörg Schilling

| {{free|[[Open-source license|Open-source]]}} ([[CDDL]] parts are [[GPL]])

| {{free}}

| {{free|[[GPL]], [[CDDL]]}}

|-

! [[DeepBurner]]

| Astonsoft

| {{freepartial|[[Freemium]]}}

| {{proprietary}}

|-

! [[ImgBurn]]

| LIGHTNING UK!

| {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} [http://www.imgburn.com/#license]

| {{free}}

| {{proprietary}} [http://www.imgburn.com/#license]

|-

! [[InfraRecorder]]

| Christian Kindahl

| {{free|[[Open-source license|Open-source]]}} ([[GPL]])

| {{free}}

| {{free|[[GPL]]}}

|-

! [[K3b]]

| Sebastian Trüg, Christian Kvasny

| {{free|[[Open-source license|Open-source]]}} ([[GPL]])

| {{free}}

|-

| {{free|[[GPL]]}}

! [[Libburnia]]

| Libburnia team

| {{free|[[Open-source license|Open-source]]}} ([[GPL]])

|-

! [[Nero Burning ROM]]

| Ahead Software

| {{nonfreeNonfree| $99.00[[Shareware]]}}

| {{proprietary|[[Shareware]] (Trial Available)}}

|-

! [[PowerISO]]

| PowerISO Computing, Inc.

| {{nonfree| $29.95}}

| {{proprietary|[[Shareware]] (Trial Available<ref>Free version displays a nag screen and limits disk image files to 300MB</ref>)}}

|-

! [[UltraISO]]

| EZB Systems

| {{nonfreeNonfree| $29.00[[Shareware]]}}

| {{proprietary|[[Shareware]] (Trial Available)}}

|-

! [[X-CD-Roast]]

| T. Niederreiter

| {{free|[[Open-source license|Open-source]]}} ([[GPL]])

| {{free}}

| {{free|[[GPL]]}}

|- class="sortbottom"

! Application

! Creator

! Cost ([[United States dollar|USD]])

! [[Software license]]

|}

=== Operating system support ===

Please note that theThe list is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common [[operating system]]s.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: 100%;"

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| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[BashBurn]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[DeepBurner]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[ImgBurn]]

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| {{no}}

|-

! [[Nero Burning ROMLibburnia]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{noyes}}

| {{noyes}}

| {{Partial|Solaris}}

|-

! [[PowerISONero Burning ROM]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partialyes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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=== Optical media support ===

Which single-sided [[optical media]] types the application supports.<br> The list is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common types in use (i.e. not the now defunct [[HD DVD-R]] & [[Ultra Density Optical|UDO]])

Please note that the list is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common types in use (ie. not the now defunct [[HD DVD-R]] & [[Ultra Density Optical|UDO]])

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[BashBurn]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[DeepBurner]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[ImgBurn]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?yes}}

|-

! [[InfraRecorder]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{noyes}}

| {{noyes}}

| {{noyes}}

| {{noyes}}

|-

! [[Nero Burning ROMLibburnia]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

|-

! [[PowerISONero Burning ROM]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[UltraISO]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[BashBurn]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

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| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{noyes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[K3b]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[Libburnia]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[PowerISO]]

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[UltraISO]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[X-CD-Roast]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{noyes}}

| {{no}}

|- class="sortbottom"

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| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[BashBurn]]

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{?}}

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP]]

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! [[cdrtools]]

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[DeepBurner]]

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|-

! [[ImgBurn]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[K3b]]

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[Nero Burning ROMLibburnia]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[PowerISONero Burning ROM]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

|-

! [[UltraISO]]

| {{yes}}

| {{?yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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|-

! [[X-CD-Roast]]

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

|- class="sortbottom"

! Application

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=== Standards support ===

Support for [[Rainbow Books|Rainbow book]] standards:

* Red book: [[Compact Disc Digital Audio|CD-DA]]

Support for [[Rainbow Books]].

* Yellow book: [[CD-ROM]]

* Orange book: [[CD-R]] and [[CD-RW]]

* [[Red Book (audio CD standard)|Red book]] - Standard audio CD

* [[YellowWhite Book (CD standard)|YellowWhite book]]: -[[Video StandardCD|VCD]] and [[Super Video CD-ROM|SVCD]]

* Orange[[Blue Book - [[(CD-R standard)|Blue book]] and: [[Enhanced CD|E-RWCD]]

* Beige book: [[Photo CD|PCD]]

* [[White Book (CD standard)|White Book]] - [[Video CD]], VCD and SVCD

* [[BlueGreen Book specification(CD standard)|BlueGreen book]] -: [[EnhancedPhilips CD-i|CD-i]] discs

* BeigePurple book -: [[PhotoDouble-density compact CDdisc|DDCD]]

* Scarlet book: [[Super Audio CD|SACD]]

* [[Green Book (CD-interactive standard)|Green book]] - [[CD-i]] discs

* Purple book - [[Double Density Compact Disc]]

* Scarlet book - [[Super Audio CD]]

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|-

! style="width: 12em" | Application

! Red ([[Compact Disc Digital Audio|CD-DA]])

! [[Red Book (audio CD standard)|Red]]

! [[Yellow Book ([[CD standard)|Yellow-ROM]])

! Orange ([[CD-R]]/[[CD-RW]])

! [[White Book ([[Video CD|VCD]]/[[Super standard)Video CD|WhiteSVCD]])

! Blue ([[Enhanced CD|E-CD]])

! [[Blue Book specification|Blue]]

! Beige ([[Photo CD|PCD]])

! [[Green Book ([[Philips CD-interactive standard)i|GreenCD-I]])

! Purple ([[Double-density compact disc|DDCD]])

! Purple

! Scarlet ([[Super Audio CD|SACD]])

|-

! [[Alcohol 120%]]

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| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[BashBurn]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[DeepBurner]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=3010|title = Creating SVCD or VCD}}</ref>

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[InfraRecorder]]

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[K3b]]

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[Libburnia]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[Nero Burning ROM]]

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| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[PowerISO]]

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! [[UltraISO]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[X-CD-Roast]]

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|- class="sortbottom"

! Application

! Red ([[Compact Disc Digital Audio|CD-DA]])

! [[Red Book (audio CD standard)|Red]] ([[Red Book (CD standard)|CDDA]])

! [[Yellow Book (CD standard)|Yellow]] ([[CD-ROM]])

! [[Rainbow Books|Orange]] ([[CD-R]]/[[CD-RW]])

! [[White Book (CD[[Video standard)CD|WhiteVCD]] (/[[VCDSuper Video CD|SVCD]])

! [[Blue Book specification|Blue]] ([[Enhanced CD|ECDE-CD]])

! [[Rainbow_Books#Beige_Book|Beige]] ([[Photo CD|PCD]])

! Green ([[GreenPhilips Book (CD-interactive standard)i|Green]] ([[CD-I]])

! [[Purple Book|Purple]] ([[Double-density compact disc|DDCD]])

! [[Scarlet Book|Scarlet]] ([[Super Audio CD|SACD]])

|} <!--}}}-->

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| {{no}}

|-

! [[BashBurnCDBurnerXP]]

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{no}}

|-

! [[Nero Burning ROMLibburnia]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[PowerISONero Burning ROM]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

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|-

! [[UltraISO]]

| {{noyes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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*[[Optical disc authoring software]]

*[[List of optical disc authoring software]]

*[[Comparison of ISOdisc image software]]

== Notes ==