Software for Printing CD Labels

Print CD labels to help your music demo look more professional.

CD label printing software allows you to design and print your own CD labels, giving burned CDs a more professional look. Different types of software, with various levels of quality, are available for this task.

Types

Freely available software programs allow you to design and print CD labels. They may have less flexibility and a lower quality, however, than commercial software. The extra functions in commercial graphic editing software can help you produce the most professional-looking home CD labels.

Considerations

Choose label-making software depending on what you want to achieve with your labels. Take your budget and the purpose of the labels into account: commercial software will produce the most professional-looking labels. If, however, you are only creating CD labels for yourself, then a free software program may suffice.

Printing

Software for printing CD labels will, of course, require physical adhesive CD labels. You can find these labels at online and offline retailers; when purchasing labels, make sure that they are compatible with your printer. This will ensure that you print well-aligned, professional-looking labels.

Resources

• AA Labels: Media Labels
• Microsoft Office: CD/DVD Templates
• RonyaSoft: CD DVD Label Maker
• Adobe: Create CD or DVD Labels Easily Using Photoshop