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Exact Audio Copy vs cyanrip: catalog facts
Exact Audio Copy	cyanrip
Free Free for non-commercial use, supported by donations via Patreon and PayPal.	Free Free and open source under LGPL-2.1-or-later.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Multi-read with verification for accurate rips AccurateRip checks against other people's rips	Automatic tagging from MusicBrainz Many output formats via FFmpeg
Windows only Free only for non-commercial use	Command-line only, no GUI Requires familiarity with the terminal
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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