CD audio grabbers are designed to extract (“rip”) the raw digital audio (in a format commonly called CDDA) from a compact disc to a file or other output. This type of software enables a user to encode the digital audio into a variety of formats, and download and upload disc info from freedb, an internet compact disc database.
Is copying CDs legal? Under US copyright law, converting an original CD to digital files for personal use has been cited as qualifying as ‘fair use’. However, US copyright law does not explicitly allow or forbid making copies of a personally-owned audio CD, and case law has not yet established what specific scenarios are permitted as fair use. The copyright position is much clearer in the UK. From 2014 UK was set to make it legal for UK citizens to make copies of CDs, MP3s, DVD, Blu-rays and e-books. This was only to apply if the individual owns the physical media being ripped, and the copy is made only for their own private use. But the law was not passed. For other countries in the European Union, member nations can allow a private copy exception.
Here’s our recommended free open source CD ripping tools.
| Audio Grabbers Tools | |
| fre:ac | Audio converter and CD ripper |
| CDex | Extract the data directly (digital) from an Audio CD, which is generally called a CD Ripper |
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