Our Club President, Fred Fernbach, recommended having a look at Ashampoo software collection, once a well-known photo editing program and now a collection of useful utilities.

Fred has been using a number of these free programs, while mentioning one in particular - Ashampoo Burning Studio FREE (or Burning Studio 2020).

When I proceeded to the download screen, this message arose: - "An Internet connection is required to activate the program. The program license is verified repeatedly at regular intervals."

No matter how good this burner might be, that statement put a stop to my interest in using 'free' Ashampoo software.

However, Burning Studio includes Blu-ray movie discs, ripping music, and ISO files.

[The free office software appears to be identical to the non-free SoftMaker Office Suite, which makes me cautious with respect to how Ashampoo obtains its licencing.]

System requirements: for Burning Studio FREE

Platform: Windows 7, 8 and 10

Version: 1.21.3

Price: Free

Language: English and many others

Download Size: 54.54 MB

Installed Size: 250 MB

Rating: It will be up to the reader to judge this software source and the individual software packages.

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