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

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