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cyanrip vs Grim Ripper: catalog facts
cyanrip	Grim Ripper
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	Rips audio CDs to MP3 Supports other output formats as well
Command-line only, no GUI Requires familiarity with the terminal	Linux only Little documentation on the project website
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-2.1-or-later	License: GPL-2.0-only
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	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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