Best Audio CD Burning Software for your PC

Nowadays CDs have become less popular given place to MP3 format supported by the majority of audio devices. Although, there are still people who prefer to burn favorite music onto disc and listen to it in a car. If you are one of them, find out what free software is better for burning CD.

IMGBURN

ImgBurn’s is quite famous among CD burning programs. It produces good results, but the interface may seem a bit difficult for a new user. The software has two windows: the one with the controls and a separate windows with log files.

If you need to create a music CD, launch ImgBurn and follow the steps:

1.    Choose an option write files/folders to disc

2.    After that go to Tools and choose an option to create CUE file. 

3.    Simply drag-n-drop your music files into the software, choose the necessary setting and click OK.

4.    Return back to the very 1st window and click Write image file to disc.

5.    Insert a blank CD, choose your new CUE file and click Write.

In a few minutes your audio CD will be ready. To Burn other, non music files, just add them into the software and click Write.

All in all, ImgBurn produces good CD that is supported by any audio system. Although if you have a lot of files, it may take some time while the software prepares them for burning.

Download ImgBurn for free here.

ITUNES

 

Although iTunes interface might not seem too user-friendly, the software provides a great many functions for music lovers. CD burning is one of them. To burn CD with iTunes, you need to create a playlist of your favorite tracks inside the program.

To do this:

1.    Run iTunes.

2.    Go to File – New.

3.    Choose the Playlist

4.    Insert your playlist title

5.    Now simply drag-n-drop music files into iTunes.

When you are done, follow this guide to burn your playlist onto a CD:

1.    Click the playlist you’ve just created to select it.

2.    Right-click on it and choose Burn Playlist to Disc. 

3.    Insert a blank CD.

4.    Choose the settings you need like time gaps between tracks and others.

5.    Click Burn to start the burning process.

As you can see, the procedure is very easy and CD quality seems to be ok. Don’t forget that iTunes is a must-have for all owners of Apple gadgets. So, if you you are one of them, don’t search for another software. iTunes will help you with almost any music need.

Download iTunes for free here.

CDBURNERXP

Created for Win XP users, CDBurnerXP got the support for Windows 8 and Windows 10. Although the interface may seem a little bit confusing due to the amount of the buttons, the software has everything you need to create and burn CDs and DVDs. Just take a bit of your time to explore it. On start-up you’ll be offered to write a data CD or a DVD, write an audio CD, rip an audio CD and even edit ID3 tags. To create an audio CD:

1.    Choose the option Audio disc. 

2.    Add your files by choosing them from a folder or by simple drag-n-drop.

3.    Click Burn. 

4.    Choose the settings you need.

5.    Click Burn disc. 

CDBurnerXP is great for everyone who wants to have a good burning software with a variety of options. Apart from the CD, CDBurmerXP can also burn DVD discs, but only one-layer ones. As for the music CD, the quality of the result and the burning speed will for sure leave you satisfied.

BURN4FREE

Burn4Free is a nice free tool to burn CDs and DVDs with decent configuration settings. The software has two modes: Easy for new users and Expert for advanced ones. The process of using Burn4Free is pretty simple:

1.    Add files via drag-n-drop.

2.    Choose Burn Audio option.

3.    Insert a blank CD.

4.    Start the burning process.

Although Burn4Free does its job pretty well, it has two disadvantages. Since the software is free, it’s ad-supported and may also install additional software. Moreover, the interface is quite complicated and needs time to get with it well.

BURNAWARE FREE

BurnAware Free is a nice software that will help you create music, movie or data CD. The disc burner can make CDs with unprotected audio tracks. However, the software is free, so it’s ad-supported. Thus be attentive during the installation process and don’t install any 3d party software in case you don’t need it.

Concerning the program itself, it’s a great tool for those who need to burn CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray, and even boot discs.

When you start the software,

1.    Click Audio CD.

2.    Drag-n-drop audio files you want to burn onto a disc.

3.    Click the Burn red button. 

Easy as ABC, isn’t is? What is great is that BurnAware Free shows the amount of free space you have before you start burning the disc. It lets you add more files if needed.