I was extremely disappointed when I tried Toast 10. I thought there would be some improvements, but it's just completely useless!
Of all the Toast versions, Toast 7 STILL gets the highest ratings on Amazon. Here is why I still use it every time after all these years...
1. Toast 10 just starts Exporting ALL THE SONGS (to fill up your hard drive with songs you don't want), and way too fast for good quality. With Toast 7 you just: Insert a CD, drag it to the Toast window, and then CHOOSE THE SONGS you want to Export, and then choose High Quality.
2. The reason I tried Toast 10 was that I needed to Export from one Super CD at 24/96, but there are NO options for quality or bitrates on Toast 10 AT ALL!! The Toast 10 User Manual does not mention Exporting either. With Toast 7 you can Export music from a CD at any bit or rate you chose, up to 64 kHz/64 Bits.
3. Toast 7 makes perfect CDs every time. I literally have NOT ended up with a "coaster" since about three computers ago, over 10 years ago. I do use good blanks, but every blank I have tried has burned perfectly.
4. With Toast 7 you can EASILY change the space between tracks from 0 to 8 seconds. Zero seconds between tracks is essential for concept albums... Everything from Pink Floyd's the Wall to Disney's Alice In Wonderland Soundtrack, plus Classical Symphonies and Piano Concertos, and a few Tomita CDs, etc...
5. Toast 7 still works perfectly with Snow Leopard 10.6.8 which is the BEST Mac OS ever... Snow Leopard is Lean and Powerful and able to run many older programs that the newer Mac Operating Systems cannot run. When I am required to install Mavericks to sync my new iPhone 5, I am going to partition a new hard drive to boot from both Snow Leopard AND Mavericks. There's just too many things about Mavericks that are not cool, and too many things about Snow Leopard that are still essential!!
6. Toast 7 worked perfectly on my iMac G5 running Tiger. And it works perfectly on my 2008 Mac Pro running Snow Leopard.

Roxio Toast 7 Titanium (Mac) [Old Version]
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars | 49 ratings
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Last update: 02-05-2025
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5.0 out of 5 stars Toast 7 really is 100 x better than Toast 10.

4.0 out of 5 stars Does everything I need!
I needed an all in one burning app for my Mac, so I gave Toast a try. I've burned DVD's and CD's with no problems whatsoever. I really like the fact that the application is feature rich, and capable of burning multiple video formats. Very nice application, not the fastest, but has shown itself to be very reliable.

3.0 out of 5 stars Caveat: can't backup copy-protected dvds.
And apparently most (if not all) DVDs of interest (such as videos) are copy-protected.
So, if you buy a video DVD, chances are you can't back it up with this software.
So, if you buy a video DVD, chances are you can't back it up with this software.

1.0 out of 5 stars Beating My Head On The Desk (UPDATE: WORSE THAN I THOUGHT!!!)
I've read all of the glowing reviews of Toast Titanium 7 - "makes music DVDs, multi-DVD spanning backups, cures cancer, raises the dead, etc." And having used previous versions of Toast, I thought I'd spring for the upgrade. Big mistake.
Although I've been using computers for 20 years now (mostly Macs), I've had nothing but problems with this new version of Toast. I haven't had a single successful burn yet, on any kind of media, recording any kind of format. I thought updating to the latest version might be helpful, but Roxio won't let you download it unless you're a registered user on their website.
Understandable - but I AM a registered user, and their system wouldn't recognize me. So I tried to open a new account, and it wouldn't let me. Okay, I clicked their "forgot my password" button, and they say they'll send me a link via email. I've played that little game for about 3 days now, and never a message/link from Roxio.
Trying to solve my tech problems online hasn't helped; Toast keeps giving me error codes which aren't defined anywhere on Roxio's help pages.
Maybe, some bright and glorious day, I'll actually get the program to work and it will merit more than 1 star. But my old version (5.2.3) worked fine, and I dropped a lot of money for a few glittery features...and instead lost all the previous functionality and raised my blood pressure in the bargain. Shame on you, Roxio!
UPDATE: Okay, three hair-pulling days later I STILL haven't had a successful burn. It's amazing what new "features" Roxio has added this time around. For instance, Toast will tell you that you have more than enough room on your disk for the burn, then grind away for an hour or so, then pop up a message saying "Ooh, sorry, there's not enough space after all." Or it's fun to ask it to burn a VCD - at which point it suddenly can't find my disc burner anymore (funny, it was there a moment ago). Want to compress a long movie the way you can in Popcorn? Well, there's probably a way - but [CENSORED] if I can find it by steering through Toast's incredibly unintuitive interface.
And, oh yes, Roxio's website still won't admit that I'm a customer. If you log on with a new email address and password (as a new user), you'll be able to download the latest update. And you'd better do it during that session, because next time you try to log on, Roxio will have no recollection of your sign-in information (well nearly none - they recognize your email address, but deny your password so you CAN'T log in. Ask them to send you a password reminder, and nothing ever ever ever comes.)
I've used Toast for years, and thought it was a great program. I'm NOT an idiot - honest. But Toast Titanium 7 has so far been a complete and frustrating waste of my money. ZERO STARS!!!!!!!!!!! (Roxio - I loathe you!)
UPDATE #2 - After a month of trying, I've finally been able to burn a single disk! Wow! Of course, I could have done this with iDVD, any earlier version of Toast, or simply the Mac's OS...but where would the challenge (or expense) be in that? Currently I'm trying to make one of the much-touted "Music DVD" disks - but for some reason, even though all of my music files are ALREADY compressed to the MP3 specs that Roxio wants, it's re-encoding every freakin' song. On a G4 Mac with dual processors, it seems like it will take about 8 hours to create a single disk. And really, all Toast is doing is adding a menu structure to an MP3 disk that should have taken about 10 minutes to burn. To quote Monty Python: "RUN AWAY!! RUN AWAY!!"
Although I've been using computers for 20 years now (mostly Macs), I've had nothing but problems with this new version of Toast. I haven't had a single successful burn yet, on any kind of media, recording any kind of format. I thought updating to the latest version might be helpful, but Roxio won't let you download it unless you're a registered user on their website.
Understandable - but I AM a registered user, and their system wouldn't recognize me. So I tried to open a new account, and it wouldn't let me. Okay, I clicked their "forgot my password" button, and they say they'll send me a link via email. I've played that little game for about 3 days now, and never a message/link from Roxio.
Trying to solve my tech problems online hasn't helped; Toast keeps giving me error codes which aren't defined anywhere on Roxio's help pages.
Maybe, some bright and glorious day, I'll actually get the program to work and it will merit more than 1 star. But my old version (5.2.3) worked fine, and I dropped a lot of money for a few glittery features...and instead lost all the previous functionality and raised my blood pressure in the bargain. Shame on you, Roxio!
UPDATE: Okay, three hair-pulling days later I STILL haven't had a successful burn. It's amazing what new "features" Roxio has added this time around. For instance, Toast will tell you that you have more than enough room on your disk for the burn, then grind away for an hour or so, then pop up a message saying "Ooh, sorry, there's not enough space after all." Or it's fun to ask it to burn a VCD - at which point it suddenly can't find my disc burner anymore (funny, it was there a moment ago). Want to compress a long movie the way you can in Popcorn? Well, there's probably a way - but [CENSORED] if I can find it by steering through Toast's incredibly unintuitive interface.
And, oh yes, Roxio's website still won't admit that I'm a customer. If you log on with a new email address and password (as a new user), you'll be able to download the latest update. And you'd better do it during that session, because next time you try to log on, Roxio will have no recollection of your sign-in information (well nearly none - they recognize your email address, but deny your password so you CAN'T log in. Ask them to send you a password reminder, and nothing ever ever ever comes.)
I've used Toast for years, and thought it was a great program. I'm NOT an idiot - honest. But Toast Titanium 7 has so far been a complete and frustrating waste of my money. ZERO STARS!!!!!!!!!!! (Roxio - I loathe you!)
UPDATE #2 - After a month of trying, I've finally been able to burn a single disk! Wow! Of course, I could have done this with iDVD, any earlier version of Toast, or simply the Mac's OS...but where would the challenge (or expense) be in that? Currently I'm trying to make one of the much-touted "Music DVD" disks - but for some reason, even though all of my music files are ALREADY compressed to the MP3 specs that Roxio wants, it's re-encoding every freakin' song. On a G4 Mac with dual processors, it seems like it will take about 8 hours to create a single disk. And really, all Toast is doing is adding a menu structure to an MP3 disk that should have taken about 10 minutes to burn. To quote Monty Python: "RUN AWAY!! RUN AWAY!!"

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this software
I love this software! It is very user friendly and the layout is clean and simple. I have used several other similar types of software and TOAST is by far the more superior software. I have recommended this software to my friends, family and my place of business. The price was also very competitive for the amount of options that this product offers. I will continue to use this software for many years to come and upgrade when needed to Roxios new product releases. I am very happy with my purchase.

4.0 out of 5 stars Roxio Toast 7 Titanium ( Mac)
So far I have been using toast for burning CD's From my old records and tapes.
The only problem I have noticed so far is the auto-defining tracks doesn't
work consistently. And manually defining tracks is difficult.
The only problem I have noticed so far is the auto-defining tracks doesn't
work consistently. And manually defining tracks is difficult.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Toast so far.
I have upgraded to every version of Toast since the program was introduced. And this is by far the best version yet. The only option I wish they would change is the "spanning" function. If you "span" a large music file the discs won't play. Discs that are spanned seem to be for backup only. Or you can copy the files from them OK.
This is only a very minor problem and most wouldn't use it this way. This version has more features than 99% will use.
I highly recommend Toast 7.
This is only a very minor problem and most wouldn't use it this way. This version has more features than 99% will use.
I highly recommend Toast 7.