Version history

Nero Burning ROM Version Number Nero Application Release Date Notes Nero Burning ROM 1 1.0 1997 First release of version 1. 1.0 1997 Last release of version 1. Nero Burning ROM 2 2.0.0.0 1997 First release of version 2. 2.0.1.5 1997 Last release of version 2. Nero Burning ROM 3 3.0.0.0 1997 First release of version 3. 3.0.7.1 1998 Last release of version 3. Nero Burning ROM 4 4.0.0.2 1999 First release of version 4. CD-ROM UDF and UDF/ISO (Bridge) support added. Nero Cover Editor. 4.0.3.0 1999 Last version for Windows 3.x (requires Win32s). 4.0.9.1 20 March 2000 Last release of version 4. New features include twin VQ Encoding/Decoding, audio echo filter, and audio drag & drop implemented for Windows 2000. Nero Burning ROM 5 5.0.0.3 2000 First release of version 5. 5.5 30 April 2001 Major update. New features included Nero Wave Editor, Advanced Nero Cover Designer, Nero MPEG1 Video Encoder, VCD/SVCD Menu Creation, Audio Plug-In Interface, Embedded Nero API (Application Program Interface), Nero Toolkit. 5.5.4.0 25 August 2001 First version to support DVD burning. 5.5.9.0 4 July 2002 The first version with codec plug-in support (for example, writing FLAC, WavPack, MP4 etc. files to Audio CDs), Windows XP Support. 5.5.10.56 2 March 2004 Last release of version 5. Last version for Windows 95A. Nero 6 requires Windows 95B/98 or later. Nero Burning ROM 6 6.0.0.9 25 July 2003 First release of version 6. Early versions of Nero version 6 would burn only data DVDs using the ISO 9660 file system. Though DVD drives seemed to have no difficulty reading single-layer discs, compatibility with dual-layer discs was problematic. 6.3.1.25 18 June 2004 Last version for Windows NT 4.0. 6.6.0.8 17 February 2005 Added LightScribe support. 6.6.1.15c 31 July 2007 Last release of version 6. Nero Burning ROM 7 7.0.1.2 31 October 2005 First release of version 7. For unknown reasons, Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced for North America has no LabelFlash or DiscT@2 support as Nero 7 Premium for Europe does. 7.2.7.0 28 August 2006 Last Version For Windows 98/ME. 7.5.1.1 18 September 2006 Introduced support for LightScribe and Blu-ray Disc devices. 7.5.7.0 16 October 2006 Designed to run on Windows Vista. 7.7.5.1 18 January 2007 Officially certified for Windows Vista. Fixed all prior reported flaws, updated Booktype support, and added further options for high definition discs. 7.8.5.0 20 March 2007 Bugfix release. 7.10.1.1 4 July 2007 Bugfix release. 7.11.10.0b 21 January 2010 Bugfix release. 7.11.10.0c March 11, 2010 Windows 7 compatibility update. Nero Burning ROM 8 8.1.1.0 1 October 2007 First release of version 8. 8.2.8.0 19 December 2007 Added support for DualLayer DVD-RW media including layer jump junction. 8.3.2.1 12 March 2008 Minor bug fixes. Improved playback compatibility for Blu-ray. 8.3.6.0 14 July 2008 Minor bug fixes. NeroShowTime gained support for DXVA 2.0 and ATI UVD. 8.3.13.0 17 December 2008 8.3.13.0a 11 January 2010 Prior release of version 8. 8.3.20.0 15 March 2010 Latest release of version 8. Last version For Windows 2000 Nero Burning ROM Express 9 9.0.9.4c 16 October 2008 First release of version 9. First release to support Windows 7. 9.0.9.4d 29 October 2008 Prior release of version 9. 9.2.6.0 17 December 2008 Prior release of version 9. 9.4.13.2 2 June 2009 Prior release of version 9. 9.4.13.2c 16 July 2009 Prior release of version 9. 9.4.13.2d 28 August 2009 Prior release of version 9. 9.4.26.0 9 October 2009 Prior release of version 9. First release officially compatible with Windows 7. 9.4.39.0 31 May 2010 Prior release of version 9. 9.4.44.0 20 September 2010 Prior release of version 9. 9.4.44.0b 3 March 2011 Latest release of version 9. Nero Burning ROM 10 10.0.10800 10 April 2010 First online release of version 10 - listed in the About Dialog as version 10.0.11100.10.100 10.0.13100 12 April 2010 First retail release of version 10 10.5.10300 14 October 2010 First version 10 update - listed in the About Dialog as version 10.2.11000.12.100 unknown 13 January 2011 Latest Control Center Online Update - listed in the About Dialog as version 10.2.11600.20.100 unknown 27 March 2011 Latest Control Center Online Update - listed in the About Dialog as version 10.2.12000.25.100 10.6.10600 19 April 2011 Latest Control Center Online Update - listed in the About Dialog as version 10.6.10600.3.100 10.6.10700 1 August 2011 Latest Control Center Online Update - listed in the About Dialog as version 10.6.10700.5.100 Nero Burning ROM 11 11.0.10700 First online release of version 11. 11.0.12200 11.0.10500 14 December 2011 Nero Burning ROM 12 12.0.00300 24 September 2012 First online release of version 12.

Note: Although Nero AG appears to no longer maintain a history of older versions on their website, release notes are archived by several third-party sites.

Nero Linux Version number Release date Notes Nero Linux 1.0 12 March 2005 First release Nero Linux 2 2.1.0.4b 21 February 2007 Last release of Nero Linux version 2 Nero Linux 3 3.0.0.0 24 May 2007 GTK+ 2 port, Unicode support, Blu-ray burning. 3.0.2.1 6 November 2007 3.1.1.0 13 February 2008 Based on NeroAPI version 7.20. Some command line arguments supported. 3.5 5 April 2008 3.5.2.3 22 December 2008 3.5.3.1 18 June 2009 Nero Linux 4 4.0.0.0 17 September 2009 Current Linux release. 4.0.0.0b 22 December 2010 Latest Linux update