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Being given the later progress of optical storage devices, I can't think about a program for burning optical discs that can't handle Blu-Ray ones. Although I won't try to avoid programs that don't have this feature yet, it's always a pleasure to enocunter another full-featured burning program, and today we're talking about DiscJuggler, a software developed by Padus Inc.


Setup

If you're interested in accurate numbers, than you should know that the latest version of DiskJuggler is labeled 6.00.140, and its setup package has exactly 10.1MB in size. I didn't count the number of setup screens you have to go through to install this program, but I can tell you there's no problem to be had with this part.

The only thing that I don't like is that once you install the program, the setup application asks you to restart your computer. Anyway, since every serious burning program comes with its own burning engine and the system must be restarted to load it, this is not something out of ordinary.


Interface
DiskJuggler doesn't have an interface that made me fall off my chair, but I must confess I like its looks very much. The main window has a very simple layout, with a menu bar, a toolbar and a wizard window that you see when opening the program. Anyway, before anything else, you will have to face a nag that can be seen in the picture to the left, showing the limitations of the demo version. Once you press the OK button, your journey can begin...


Features

As you can see in the first screenshot below, there are a lot of tasks that can be accomplished using DiskJuggler, from creating new disks and write copies to audio grabbing, but this one only in the registered version.

Once you create a task, you can easily add files to your compilation or set disk copy options without breaking a sweat, but I think that beginners may have to spend some time reading the manual to use DiskJuggler at full power. Anyway, since the manual is very detailed, all you need is a little time to spare.

If you want to talk about the advanced settings of this program, there's a lot to say, but I will cut an entire story to a single word: impressing. The Device Explorer allows you to get detailed information about the virtual and physical CD/DVD/Blu-Ray drives in your system, and the Options window is exactly as I was saying: impressive. Just open the Tools menu and pick the Options menu item to access it. This is it for now, the rest of the discovery work is up to you...


The Good

DiskJuggler is a lightweight disc burner with "heavy" features, being easy enough to use and competitively priced. At last, the documentation of this program is absolutely outstanding.

The Bad

I don't like the limitations of the demo version. I think that even an 8 hours fully featured demo would be better than this one that can't write more than 700MB of data on a disc, apart from other limitations. Also, it's funny to mention that DiskJuggler detected the maximum CD reading speed of my burner to be 63X, which is obviously not true.

Conclusion

Just like many other computer users, I got an OEM license for Nero when I purchased my retail DVD writer, and I'll stick to that for a while. Anyway, when the version I have will become obsolete, or I'll simply need a change, DiskJuggler is going to be amongst the top 3 possible choices.

Developer: Padus Inc.
Price: 49.99$
Trial Link: Download