Nero Burning ROM 28.5.1.1
3.29
from 35 Reviews
Nero Burning ROM is professional disc burning software that creates, copies, and burns CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs with enterprise-grade security features and audio CD authoring tools.
Why Choose Nero Burning ROM?
Nero stands apart from free alternatives like ImgBurn and BurnAware Free through its SecurDisc technology.
This proprietary feature adds password protection, 256-bit encryption, and digital signatures to your burned discs - essential for sensitive business data or personal archives requiring security.
The software excels at audio CD creation with integrated CD-TEXT support, allowing track titles and artist names to display on compatible players.
Users who rip CDs using CDex or encode audio with LAME MP3 Encoder can burn their collections back to disc with professional metadata handling.
Key Features
Nero supports comprehensive format options including ISO, NRG, and CUE/BIN disc images. For users working with image files, ISOBurn and ISO Workshop provide complementary tools.
The Blu-ray burning capability handles both BD-R and BD-RE media with BDXL support for high-capacity archival projects.
Disc spanning automatically splits large projects across multiple discs when content exceeds single-disc capacity.
The verification system confirms successful burns by comparing written data against source files - a feature shared with CDBurnerXP but with more granular control options.
Installation and System Requirements
Install via Nero Start and select Install to deploy the latest version. The 5-day trial provides full access to evaluate all features before purchasing.
Windows 10 and Windows 11 users need approximately 1GB free space. For bootable disc creation or USB installation media, consider Rufus or Ventoy as specialized alternatives.
Free Alternatives Worth Considering
Budget-conscious users should evaluate these capable free options before committing to Nero's premium pricing:
- ImgBurn - Advanced burning with layer break control and verification.
- BurnAware Free - Modern interface with Blu-ray support.
- CDBurnerXP - Lightweight burning for CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays.
- AnyBurn - Compact utility with complete burning features.
- True Burner - Simple tool for standard and bootable discs.
For users focused on video disc conversion rather than burning, HandBrake converts DVDs to digital formats while MakeMKV handles Blu-ray ripping with zero quality loss.
Nero Burning ROM justifies its price for users requiring SecurDisc encryption, professional audio CD authoring, or enterprise deployment features.
Home users with basic burning needs will find ImgBurn or BurnAware Free more than sufficient at zero cost.
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I bought Nero 2017. It promised 4K. It did not work. O got a refund. I figured they fixed the problem. I bought Nero 2018. Same problem.
I would not burn a regular DVD. I tried in Blu-ray. It worked but the disc would not play in my Blu-rays player. WFT.
I would not burn a regular DVD. I tried in Blu-ray. It worked but the disc would not play in my Blu-rays player. WFT.
ST
200MB download for what??? this crappy software that just stagnates my core i7 laptop to almost a standstill when burning ... and it wont burn a bluray data disc as advertised ... trashed 7 bluray discs ... I have a good mind to demand a new pack of bluray discs be mailed to me from nero just for attempting to use their crappy software ...
Nero used to be such a classy program so easy to use but since nero 7.9 it just sux ... I am going back to burnawarefree which is only 36mb in size and does EVERYTHING
Nero used to be such a classy program so easy to use but since nero 7.9 it just sux ... I am going back to burnawarefree which is only 36mb in size and does EVERYTHING
RU
Sorry, I have Nero MediaHome 4 and Nero Rom 8, than came out the two free versions and I got an invitation of Nero also to try it. So I thought give it a try and tried to install the Nero Kwik Media first (from the invitation). But all knows how Nero works, it first want a clean install without other Nero programs. I had plans to stop with MediaHome 4 so I had onlo un-install Nero 8 (what not well worked with windows7). So all was clean and I installed the Kwik media and all his updates, on the websites were also free tutorials (1 + 2) so I've tried all... but my reaction was not what that.... about a Little (small) 10!!
I don't what the Nero company had espected with this free version, because it's not like that.... only CD is possible and for the rest you must think/dream about it. I tried also the 'Burn Lite' but I could it know, that it was even so bad!.
But most badly about all the Nero programs must come after that and Nero haven't warn me bevor!!!
I deleted the two free programs and tried to install Nero 8, but it wasn't possible yet, because the cleaningtool had found something! I installed the general cleaningtool and the tool found nothing!!
Again I tried to install my regular Nero 8 (on my windows 7/x64 but with 32-bits is going sometimes better). I've search the register, Temp, you it.... all the places but nothing was going. I'v contacted the chat-support and they wrote me some steps in text, but the most steps I did. Because there is NO CLEANINGTOOL for NERO 10.
That's ofcourse a crazy thing, this company is very enthousiastic about their new version 10, but it has forgotten to make a cleaningtool for that version.... It sounds crazy but how many clients/members of Nero made the same as I did??
And how many new (business) clients buy Nero-products with the same problems after trying a freeware-product.
The support of Nero cannot help me and said also that Nero-8 is not made for Windows 7, only a spectal update of Nero-9 or later (on the website) is made for Windows 7.
There is not asking me or said to me how we can make a solution for this problem!!! or how could you work with Nero-8 because we cannot....
I hate the company of Nero now, ofcourse I have written them angry e-mails with warns about their product pfff.
I shall never buy a Nero-product again, for me Nero is over. That I'm disabled and normaly slow can work with Nero, by this reaction not pragmatic.
They have taken my only payed burn-programm because of an invitationto try a free product....
pffff and they haven't give me any solution to install my old Nero-product..... ALL their fault, sorry... than I only can say Nero is AWFUL.
I don't what the Nero company had espected with this free version, because it's not like that.... only CD is possible and for the rest you must think/dream about it. I tried also the 'Burn Lite' but I could it know, that it was even so bad!.
But most badly about all the Nero programs must come after that and Nero haven't warn me bevor!!!
I deleted the two free programs and tried to install Nero 8, but it wasn't possible yet, because the cleaningtool had found something! I installed the general cleaningtool and the tool found nothing!!
Again I tried to install my regular Nero 8 (on my windows 7/x64 but with 32-bits is going sometimes better). I've search the register, Temp, you it.... all the places but nothing was going. I'v contacted the chat-support and they wrote me some steps in text, but the most steps I did. Because there is NO CLEANINGTOOL for NERO 10.
That's ofcourse a crazy thing, this company is very enthousiastic about their new version 10, but it has forgotten to make a cleaningtool for that version.... It sounds crazy but how many clients/members of Nero made the same as I did??
And how many new (business) clients buy Nero-products with the same problems after trying a freeware-product.
The support of Nero cannot help me and said also that Nero-8 is not made for Windows 7, only a spectal update of Nero-9 or later (on the website) is made for Windows 7.
There is not asking me or said to me how we can make a solution for this problem!!! or how could you work with Nero-8 because we cannot....
I hate the company of Nero now, ofcourse I have written them angry e-mails with warns about their product pfff.
I shall never buy a Nero-product again, for me Nero is over. That I'm disabled and normaly slow can work with Nero, by this reaction not pragmatic.
They have taken my only payed burn-programm because of an invitationto try a free product....
pffff and they haven't give me any solution to install my old Nero-product..... ALL their fault, sorry... than I only can say Nero is AWFUL.
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