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XLD vs SoundConverter: catalog facts
XLD	SoundConverter
Free Available as a free download from the developer's site.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
macOS	Linux
Splits single-file rips into tracks using cue sheets, including embedded ones Wide range of lossless input and output formats	Reads anything GStreamer supports Multithreaded batch conversion
macOS only TAK decoding needs Wine, CrossOver or WineBottler	Linux and GNOME focused MP3 output depends on the GStreamer LAME plugin
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	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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