brasero

brasero [OPTION...] [URI...]

-?, --help
    Show help options

--help-all
    Show all help options

--help-gtk
    Show GTK+ options

--help-mnemonics
    Show mnemonics

--version
    Show release version

--no-splash
    Do not show the splash screen at startup

--burn
    Immediately burn the project without confirmation (use with URIs or saved project)

--empty
    Start with an empty project

Brasero is a graphical disc burning tool for the GNOME desktop environment on Linux. It provides an intuitive interface for creating audio CDs from music files (MP3, FLAC, Ogg, WAV), data discs from files and folders, burning ISO images, copying existing discs, and blanking rewritable media. Users can select burn speeds, enable verification, manage multisession burning, and simulate burns before committing.

Key features include drag-and-drop file addition, automatic project detection based on input files, support for multi-track audio extraction, and integration with GNOME's Nautilus file manager. Brasero relies on backend libraries like libburnia (wodim for CDs, growisofs for DVDs) for actual burning operations. While primarily GUI-driven, it supports command-line invocation with URIs for files or options to skip the splash screen and automate burns.

Ideal for desktop users needing simple disc authoring without complex CLI tools, Brasero handles Joliet and Rock Ridge extensions for better Windows/Linux compatibility.

Primarily a GUI tool; CLI burning requires URIs and is less flexible than dedicated tools like wodim. No active upstream development since 2014; may lack support for modern hardware.

Audio CD, Data Project, Data on CD, Burn Image, Video Disc, Disc Copy, Blank Disc

Supports file:// for data, audio:// for music files, iso:// for images

Developed starting 2005 by Philippe Rouquier for GNOME 2.4. Became default in Ubuntu 8.04. Last stable release 3.12.2 (2014). Merged into GNOME but later deprecated; forks like Brasero-NG exist for maintenance.

wodim(1), growisofs(1), cdrdao(1), genisoimage(1), cdparanoia(1)