Computer archive files are created by file archiver software, optical disc authoring software, and disk image software.

This comparison of disc authoring software compares different optical disc authoring software.

Use of optical disc recorders require optical disc authoring software, sometimes called "burning applications" or "burner applications".

VirtualDrive Pro is a disk emulator and optical disc authoring software product developed by FarStone Technology.

Optical disc authoring software such as Nero Burning ROM includes mp3PRO support as well.

CDBurnerXP is an optical disc authoring software application for Microsoft Windows, written mostly in Visual Basic .

DVD authoring and optical disc authoring software (DVDs and Blu-ray discs)

'CloneCD' is a Proprietary software optical disc authoring software that makes exact, 1:1 copies of music and data CDs and DVDs, regardless of any Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions.

ISO images can be created from optical discs by disk imaging software, or from a collection of files by optical disc authoring software, or from a different disk image file by means of conversion.

Honestech VHS to DVD 4.0 Deluxe is very low quality optical disc authoring software designed to capture VHS tapes and other video sources and allow editing and burning to DVD.

ImgBurn is an optical disc authoring software created by Lightning UK, the author of DVD Decrypter, after he was forced to stop development of DVD Decrypter in response to a cease and desist order from Macrovision.

This can be easily accomplished using a Live CD, many of which provide a means to mount the system drive and backup disks or removable media, and to move the files from the system disk to the backup media with a file manager or optical disc authoring software.