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