BurnAware is a free CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc and ISO burning software that allows you to create and burn all disc types, including M-Disc and BDXL (100 GB). Home users can easily create bootable discs, multisession discs, high-quality audio CDs, and video DVDs/BDMVs, as well as create and burn ISO images. Power users will appreciate BurnAware's advanced features, such as audio CD-Text editing, data recovery, disc spanning, and disc copying.
Released January 19, 2026
If you’re a Linux user who has moved to Windows 11, you might miss the simplicity of Pacman — Arch Linux’s lightning-fast package manager. While Windows has its own tools (winget, chocolatey), you can run Pacman natively on Windows 11 using MSYS2 . Here’s everything you need to know. What Is Pacman? Pacman (Package Manager) is the official package manager for Arch Linux. It handles installing, upgrading, and removing software with simple commands like:
Pacman on Windows is for , not general Windows software. Alternative: Pacman in WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) If you want the real Arch Linux Pacman (not the MSYS2 port), install WSL2: pacman windows 11
pacman --version ⚠️ Windows-native Pacman from MSYS2 manages only MSYS2-installed packages. It cannot install typical .exe programs like Chrome or Adobe Reader. Limitations of Pacman on Windows 11 | Feature | Works? | |---------|--------| | Install/update/remove MSYS2 packages | ✅ Yes | | Install Arch Linux packages ( .pkg.tar.zst ) | ❌ No (different OS) | | Replace winget or Chocolatey | ❌ No | | Run in PowerShell/cmd without MSYS2 | ⚠️ Partial (needs PATH and bash -c ) | If you’re a Linux user who has moved
Our online user manual provides comprehensive guidance on the disc burning process. Home users can learn basic tasks such as creating and burning ISO images, burning data discs, and making audio and video CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs, as well as copying discs. Advanced users will also find the manual helpful, with instructions on using the command line, burning ISO images with multiple optical drives, and burn files and folders across multiple discs.