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XLD vs Audex: catalog facts
XLD	Audex
Free Available as a free download from the developer's site.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.
macOS	Linux
Splits single-file rips into tracks using cue sheets, including embedded ones Wide range of lossless input and output formats	CDDB and MusicBrainz metadata lookup Fetches cover art automatically
macOS only TAK decoding needs Wine, CrossOver or WineBottler	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
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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