It’s hard to discuss about burning CDs and DVDs without thinking about Nero, but the market is so full of alternative software solutions that you can almost forget about it.

One of the greatest tools now available is called Ashampoo Burning Studio and, just like its name suggests since it’s a “Studio”, it comes packed with everything you’ll ever need when trying to burn a new disc.

First of all, Ashampoo Burning Studio tries to better fit its customers by offering a pleasant interface, so there are multiple skins and several color themes waiting to be picked when the app loads for the first time.

As we said, the tool has everything you’ll never need, and include here file burning, backup or restore files, burn or rip music, burn movies, copy discs, create or burn images and a bonus in the form of a cover and label designer.

We’ve remained to the basics during our test, so we’ve tried the burning function we all know. The process is just as simple as it gets and goes very smooth and fast, regardless if you’re going for a regular CD or DVD or a Blu-ray disc.

Ashampoo Burning Studio has tons of features, so that’s why it’s important to let users configure them all. A settings menu is available as well, but only with a few options, but keep in mind that most of the features can be customized directly when using them.

People are usually looking for freeware solutions when it comes to… well, basically everything, but getting into account how powerful Ashampoo Burning Studio really is, it’s not such a bad idea to buy a full license.