Libburnia

Libburnia is a free software project that provides a collection of libraries and applications for disc burning and ISO image creation on Unix-like systems. The project centers on the libburn burning library and the libisofs ISO filesystem library, and includes user-facing tools such as xorriso and cdrskin. Together they offer a portable, well-documented API for controlling optical drives and preparing ISO 9660, Joliet, Rock Ridge, and UDF images for burning or export. They support CD, DVD, and Blu-ray media, multi-session recording, and bootable ISO creation.

Origin and development: Libburnia originated within the open-source community to provide a cohesive, free alternative to proprietary burning tools. It is maintained by a volunteer community and serves as the backend for several Linux distributions and GUI burning front-ends, facilitating reliable disc writing and ISO creation across a variety of hardware.

Licensing: The project releases its components under free software licenses, with modules commonly under GPL or LGPL; licensing varies by module.

Impact and relations: Libburnia's libraries and tools are used by other software that needs robust disc burning capabilities, including integrated ISO creation workflows. The project continues to evolve with updates to device support and ISO standards, and remains a reference implementation for open burning across Unix-like systems. Xorriso, a prominent utility built on top of the project’s libraries, exemplifies the ecosystem surrounding libburnia.