What Are the Best Disc Burning Apps for Linux?

CDs and DVDs might seem to be a relic of the past with most people choosing to stream music and video from remote servers to their entertainment devices, and storing large

collections of files on USB flash drives of up to a terabyte. But even though few laptops come with an optical drive these days, it's occasionally useful to burn a CD or DVD for

use in your car, or for entertainment in an area where network connectivity is spotty. Here are the best tools for CD burning on Linux. 1. Brasero If you're looking for Linux

CD-burning software that is simple to use and kept up-to-date by maintainers, look no further than Brasero, the current version of which was released in September 2021. First

included in an Ubuntu distro back in 2008, Brasero was removed from the core tools in 2013, as demand for CD burning on Linux all but disappeared. Brasero supports burning both CDs

and DVDs on Linux and is super easy to use thanks to its drag-and-drop interface. You can move files around and rename them before burning your disc. In addition to data discs,

with Brasero you can burn audio CDs to play in your car, video DVDs, and even clone discs on the fly. On Ubuntu, first, enable the Universe repository: sudo add-apt-repository

universesudo apt update Then, install Brasero with: sudo apt install brasero To install Brasero on Fedora: sudo dnf install brasero If you want to install Brasero on Arch Linux and

related distros: pacman -S brasero 2. K3b K3b is the KDE burning tool that stands for KDE Burn Baby, Burn. It's a GUI-driven app for burning CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays to disc, with a

huge array of options and customizable settings.Whether you're a beginner or an expert, you'll find that K3b can fill all of your Linux CD-burning needs with its intuitive

interface and advanced features.If you want to burn Audio CDs, K3b can cope with a huge variety of input formats, including WAV, MP3, FLAC, and Ogg Vorbis, complete with CD text,

so you can view the track details if your CD player supports it. You can drag files around to arrange them before burning, and create your own Blu-ray movies if you want.In

addition to helping you burn CDs on Linux, K3b is also a ripper—meaning that you can rip audio CDs and DVDs to almost any format you want.K3b is available in most default

repositories. To install K3b on Ubuntu: sudo apt install k3b To install K3b on Arch and derivatives: pacman -S k3b If you don't already run a KDE desktop, be aware that the

installation will pull in a lot of additional packages, so you may want a more lightweight Linux CD-burning app. 3. Xfburn Xfburn is a Linux CD-burning tool designed for the XFCE