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Exact Audio Copy vs Audex: catalog facts
Exact Audio Copy	Audex
Free Free for non-commercial use, supported by donations via Patreon and PayPal.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.
Windows	Linux
Multi-read with verification for accurate rips AccurateRip checks against other people's rips	CDDB and MusicBrainz metadata lookup Fetches cover art automatically
Windows only Free only for non-commercial use	Linux only Needs a physical CD drive
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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