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How CD burning actually works
A recordable disc has a dye layer; the writer's laser heats spots to create 'pits' that a reader sees as data. cdBurner drives this through Windows' IMAPI2 engine on your own machine.
There is no other tool on the internet that burns real, physical discs straight from a web page. cdBurner is the first of its kind. Open the burner →
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Why cdBurner is different
There is no other tool on the internet that burns real, physical discs straight from a web page. cdBurner is the first of its kind.
- 100% free — no trial, no watermark, no nag screens.
- Private — files are written locally and never uploaded to a server.
- No bloatware — one small signed helper, not a heavy install.
- Built on Windows' native IMAPI2 engine, so your discs read everywhere.