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K3b vs Brasero: catalog facts
K3b	Brasero
Free Free and open source as part of KDE.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.
Linux	Linux
Burns data and audio projects to CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc copying, DVD formatting and audio CD ripping	Data, audio and copy jobs in one tool Audio CD burning with CD-TEXT
Linux only Needs an optical drive, which many current computers lack	Original wiki homepage is retired Optical discs only, no USB writing
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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