6 Portable Tools for Burning to CD or DVD Discs

Last update: April 13, 2020

burn DVD discs with portable applications
When we need to burn information to a CD-ROM disk or a DVD, we will necessarily need to use any specialized tool, which must have previously been installed on our personal computer with Windows.
If we still do not have an application installed that helps us carry out this type of task, perhaps we should think carefully before proceeding with it, since most installation packages come to integrate a large number of elements that we will not later use in any way. instant. Of everything that we get to install, only that function that will help us burn a CD-ROM or DVD disc with data is the one we will use most frequently. For this reason, now we will mention a few portable alternatives that you can use for this purpose, which means that you will not need to install anything but rather just double-click the respective executable.

PowerLaser Express

A tool named «PowerLaser Express» may be doing the magic for us, because in addition to being portable and free, it meets the objective that we have set from the beginning.
PowerLaser Express
The user has the possibility to burn data to a CD-ROM or DVD, to format it in the case that it is rewritable, make an ISO image from a physical disk as well as the reverse case.

CDRTFE

The tool we mentioned above has a fairly easy-to-recognize interface, although everything is presented as a small wizard. If you like a different way to perform those same operations (and a few others) we suggest the use of «CDRTFE«.
CDRTFE
With this proposal you have the opportunity to search with its internal file explorer, the folder or directory you want to burn to a CD-ROM disk. You can perform a very similar task with an ISO image or with videos, which you can save on a CD-ROM with a VCD format or on a DVD to be played on a specialized console.

Amok CD/DVD Burning

The interface that presents us «Amok CD/DVD Burning» is very similar to the proposal we mentioned above although, with a few additional options distributed in a different number of buttons.
Amok CD-DVD Burning
We will see these buttons at the bottom, which will help us to be able to erase the contents of a rewritable disc, handle different types of images among a few other options.

CDBurnerXP

If you are one of the people who likes easy-to-execute menus, then the recommendation could be aimed at «CDBurnerXP«, which shows in its interface a a large number of options to use with just one click.
CDBurnerXP
From there the user can decide if you want to make a DVD video disc, audio, recording from an ISO image among a few other functions.

Deepburner

With a slightly more complicated interface than the alternatives we mentioned above, «Deepburner» offers us the opportunity to have a data disk or a multimedia disk in a short time.
Deepburner
In addition to this, this tool has internal functionality that will help us create the cover of the album and the box that contains it; Logically, to be able to use this feature we will need a printer and specialized adhesive paper for this type of work.

Free AnyBurn

Although with an interface with buttons very similar to the alternatives we mentioned above, «Free AnyBurn» shows us a greater number of them in its interface.
Free AnyBurn
You will be able to realize this if you carefully review the interface using the screenshot that we have placed at the top. From there you can see a few additional functions that the aforementioned alternatives do not have. For example, you can reach make a disk to disk copy, or burn the contents of a folder to physical media. As if this were not enough, the tool also helps you extract (rip) songs from a music CD.