Everything you mention here can be done easily with the download.
"It made it easy to download from my stock acct and didn't have to fill in-the background data such as address each year since Turbo picked up my prior returns and info."
The desktop download software can import from your stock account, transfer your prior year tax file, and populate all of the personal information from the old return to the new one.
The difference between the download and the CD is the lack of putting a piece of plastic in a disk drive. The other tax software companies have eliminated CD's this year.
You might even want to explore these options:
Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free. There are 8 free software versions available from the IRS Free File site
https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/
Or—if you live in certain states you may be eligible to use the new IRS Direct File
In Filing Season 2025, Direct File will be available in Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
https://directfile.irs.gov/
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2629
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