Cdrecord software allows creating both audio and data CDs. This software is currently known as Cdrtools.

Cdrecord is used to record data or audio compact discs on an Orange Book CD-Recorder. Cdrecord creates home-burned CDs with CD-Write/CD-Read-Write recorder. It works as a burn engine for several applications. However, Cdrecord has several advantages over Cdwrite, the popular CD writing tool. While Cdrecord provides full multisession support and human-readable error messages, Cdwrite cannot support these features.

Cdrecord allows ISO image burning, which is indeed an interesting burning procedure on any Linux platforms after downloading.

Cdrecord is a device refers to the CD-recorder. This software is mainly based on Unix type of operating systems.

Cdrecord supports CD recorders from different vendors like all SCSI-3/mmc and ATAPI/mmc compliant drives. The other features supported by this software are:
· Parallel port
· SCSI drives
· Audio CDs
· Data CDs
· Mixed CDs
· Full multi-session support
· TAO, DAO and RAW support
· Human readable error messages

Cdrecord includes remote SCSI support along with the access of local or remote CD writers.

Cdrecord supports CD recorders from famous big companies like DynaTec, Hi-Val, Pinnacle, Ricoh, Smart, TEAC, Taiyo, HP, Plasmon, Grundig, Mistumi, Yamaha and Sony.