It is used for burning and copying optical media such as CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray disks.

The software's logo features a burning Colosseum, although this is an anachronism as it was not built until after Nero's death.

[4] The latest version is Nero Burning ROM 2017 released in October 2016 including SecurDisc [ru; de] 4.0 with 256-bit encryption.

The software supports the creation of a variety of media formats:[5] Additional functions include: Nero Burning ROM works with a number of optical disc image formats, including the raw uncompressed image using the ISO9660 standard and Nero's proprietary NRG file format.

To use non-natively supported formats such as lossless FLAC, Wavpack, and Shorten, additional program modules must be installed.