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Audex vs cyanrip: catalog facts
Audex	cyanrip
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under LGPL-2.1-or-later.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
CDDB and MusicBrainz metadata lookup Fetches cover art automatically	Automatic tagging from MusicBrainz Many output formats via FFmpeg
Linux only Needs a physical CD drive	Command-line only, no GUI Requires familiarity with the terminal
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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