burn cd

Free to burn. Free to share. No sign-up.

welcome.txt — Notepad

Burn a CD online, like it's 1999

Burning a mix CD was a ritual — picking tracks one by one, arguing with track order, watching the progress bar crawl while the drive hummed. Then scribbling a title on the disc and handing it to someone who mattered. Burn CD brings that ritual back, right in your browser: search a song, burn a disc, write a note, send the link.

Every CD you burn gets its own page — a retro CD player, your handwritten note, 30-second previews of every track. Send the link, your friend presses play. Free, no sign-up, no install.

how_it_works.exe

How it works

  1. Pick a blank CD. Grab a disc off the spindle — yes, really, in your browser. It's the most satisfying click of the day.
  2. Search and add songs. Type any artist or track and add your picks to the disc from a catalog of millions of songs.
  3. Burn it. Hit burn and watch the progress bar, drive hum and all. Only a few seconds per disc, much faster than it used to be, but long enough to feel like a real burn.
  4. Send it to a friend. Write a note, pick a cover track, and share the link. Your friend opens it in a retro CD player and presses play.
playlist_vs_cd.txt — Notepad

A playlist is a stream. A burned CD is a statement.

  • A playlist takes seconds. A CD asks you to choose, order, and mean every track — and that's exactly the point. The effort is the message.
  • A playlist link says “here are some songs.” A burned CD says “I sat down and burned this for you.”
  • Playlists are endless and disposable. A CD is a finite, deliberate object — the track order is a decision, not a shuffle.
  • Nostalgia you can hear: the disc spinning up, the drive finding track one, the brief silence between tracks.
ideas_for_your_next_burn.txt — Notepad

Ideas for your next burn

  • For your crush — the classic. A full disc of songs that say what you can't. Track one matters most; choose wisely.
  • For a birthday — a “soundtrack of our year” disc beats a gift card every time.
  • For a long-distance friend — burn the songs you used to listen to together and send them across the ocean.
  • For an apology — a carefully sequenced disc and a handwritten note, better than most apologies.
  • For yourself — a time capsule of what you're into right now. Open it again in ten years.
faq.txt — Notepad

Frequently asked questions

Is Burn CD a real CD burner?

No — and that's the point. Burn CD is a web toy that recreates the ritual of burning a mix CD. If you need to write files to a physical disc, use your computer's disc-burning tool. Burn CD is for the times when the ritual is the gift.

Is it free?

Yes. Burning, sending, and playing a CD are all free. Premium wrapping for your virtual CD is the one paid option at $4.99 USD: it adds a signed letter inside the case and the recipient’s name on the tag, and your friend unties a ribbon to open it.

Where does the music come from?

Songs come from the Apple Music catalog, and every track plays as a 30-second preview — just enough to set the mood, like listening to a disc over someone's shoulder.

Does my friend need an account to listen?

No. Your burned CD lives at its own link. Anyone who has the link can open the disc, read your note, and press play — no account, no app, no ads.

Who can open my CD?

Anyone with the link. Every CD is public: there is no password and no private setting. Whoever opens the link can read everything on it, including the note and, with premium wrapping, the letter inside. Don't write anything you need to keep private.

Can I edit a CD after I send it?

No. Once a CD has a link, that link never changes, so what your friend received stays exactly as it was. If you change the note or the cover and send again, you get a new link; if nothing changed, you keep the same one.