EZ CD Audio Converter

Audio CD Ripper

Turn Audio CDs into organized FLAC, MP3, WAV, AAC or M4A music libraries. Retrieve album and track metadata, add artwork and choose secure extraction settings.

Version 13.2.1 for Windows  ·  Free 21-day trial  ·  No ads, malware or bundles

Two-pass secure ripping Sector-by-sector CRC verification
EZ CD Audio Converter CD Ripper screenshot
Automatic album metadata Track titles, artists and cover art
Flexible output formats FLAC, MP3, WAV, AAC, M4A & more
Original CD information CD-Text, ISRC and pre-gap details
CD de-emphasis Automatic correction when needed
Overview

Turn Audio CDs into an organized digital library

Digitize Audio CDs into FLAC, MP3, WAV, AAC, M4A, Apple Lossless, Opus, DSD and other supported formats. Create a lossless archive, portable listening copies or a neatly tagged music collection from physical discs.

Reliable ripping with high-precision output

EZ CD Audio Converter combines read-error detection and optional two-pass sector-by-sector CRC verification with metadata retrieval and album artwork. Track names and filenames can be organized before saving, and detailed ripping logs record the extraction results.

After extraction, the 64-bit floating-point audio engine provides precise output processing, sample rate conversion and dithering where needed. Built-in codecs cover MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, xHE-AAC, Opus, Vorbis, DSD and Apple Lossless.

Rip Audio CDs to FLAC, MP3, WAV, AAC and M4A

Choose the output format that fits your music library. Use FLAC or Apple Lossless for lossless archives, MP3 or AAC for portable listening, and WAV for editing, production and CD burning workflows.

Important CD information can be preserved, including CD-Text, ISRC, UPC/EAN codes and pre-gap information. Audio CDs with pre-emphasis can be automatically de-emphasized during ripping. Detailed ripping logs help verify the extraction process.

Create listening copies from ripped CD tracks

After ripping a CD, create additional copies for different players using more than 60 supported audio and video source formats. Convert a lossless FLAC archive to MP3, AAC, ALAC or another supported output without having to rip the disc again.

CD Burning Made Easy

Burn high-quality Audio CDs complete with CD-Text from FLAC, MP3 and virtually any audio format. Create discs fully compatible with standard CD players or quickly burn MP3 and data discs for easy music storage and playback.

Why use desktop Audio CD ripper software?

Ripping CDs requires access to your physical drive, accurate extraction settings, metadata services and local file handling. Desktop CD ripping software gives more control than online tools and keeps your music files private on your computer.

Accurate CD extraction and audio processing

  • Ultra precise (64-bit floating point) audio engine
  • Professional quality sample rate converter
  • High-quality MP3 encoding from lossless FLAC sources
  • Accurate conversion from high-resolution FLAC audio
  • High-precision audio conversion with gapless handling for supported formats
  • High quality dithering (RTN, RPDF, TPDF, Noise-shaped)
  • Convert FLAC to MP3, WAV, AAC, M4A, Opus and more
  • Built-in audio codecs with no external codec packs required
  • Audio data is always transferred in ultra-precise 64-bit floating point accuracy during the audio conversions

DSP Digital signal processing

  • EBU R 128 | ReplayGain v2 loudness metadata scanning
  • EBU R 128 | ReplayGain v2 loudness normalization
    • Integrated [I]
    • Top of Loudness Range [ToLR]
    • Peak limiting (Sample Peak & True Peak)
  • Sample Peak and True Peak normalization
  • Leading and Trailing Silence Removal
  • Fade In/Out effects
  • De-emphasis for Audio CDs with pre-emphasis
EBU R128

Metadata Download album names, track titles and cover art

Support for CD metadata, track information, album artwork and audio tags helps keep ripped files organized. The metadata editor lets you add, modify and save tags directly to existing audio files.

Online metadata services

Download high-quality metadata and album artwork from multiple online metadata services. Metadata can be fetched automatically or searched manually using keywords before ripping the CD.

Get metadata from

GD3, MusicBrainz, Discogs, Deezer, Amazon

Metadata services

Built-in Audio Codecs for CD Ripping and Conversion

All audio codecs are included within the software. There is no need to get additional audio codecs from external sources.

The integrated codecs use high-precision processing to reduce unnecessary intermediate quantization when extracting CD audio and preparing output files. The selected destination format determines whether the saved result is lossless or lossy.

Lossy and DSD codecs

Encoder Input bit depth Encoder precision
AAC-LC & HE-AAC (v2) 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
xHE-AAC 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
MP3 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
DSD 32-bit floating point 64-bit floating point
Vorbis 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
Opus 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
Musepack 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
AC3 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
Decoder Output bit depth Decoder precision
AAC-LC & HE-AAC (v2) 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
xHE-AAC 32-bit 32-bit
MP3 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
DSD 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
Vorbis 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
Opus 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
Musepack 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point
AC3 32-bit floating point 32-bit floating point

Lossless Audio Conversion for FLAC, WAV, ALAC and AIF

All lossless PCM codecs such as FLAC, WAV, Apple Lossless, AIFF, APE, AU, TTA, and W64, preserve the source bit-depth (up to 64-bit floating point) by default ("Auto" mode) unless the desired output bit-depth is not explicitly configured. Use FLAC for lossless archiving and convert FLAC to MP3 when you need smaller, widely compatible files.

Audio file formats

Supported Output Audio Formats

AAC-LCAACAC-3AIFFAU/SNDApple LosslessCD-DADFFDSDDSFDXDDTSE-AC-3FLACHE-AAC (v2)MP3Monkey's AudioMusepackOpusPCMTrue AudioTrueHDVorbisWAVWavPackWave64Windows Media AudioxHE-AAC™
ALACApple AACAudio CDDSD Stream FileDSDIFFDirect Stream DigitalLAME MP3MatroskaMPEG Layer-3RF64RIFFWavPack DSDWave
.aac.ac3.aiff.ape.cda.cue.dff.dsf.dts.eac3.flac.m3u8.m3u.m4a.m4b.mka.mp3.mpc.ogg.opus.tta.truehd.w64.wav.wma.wv

Supported Input Audio Formats

AAC-LCAACAC-3AIFFAU/SNDApple LosslessCAFCD-DADFFDSDDSFDTSDXDFLACHE-AAC (v2)MP1MP2MP3Monkey's AudioMusepackOpusPCMReal AudioShortenSpeexSACD ISOTAKTrue AudioTrueHDVorbisWAVWavPackWave64Windows Media AudioxHE-AAC™
ALACAdaptive Multi-Rate NB+WBAudio CDDSD Stream FileDSDIFFDirect Stream DigitalMatroskaMPEG Layer-3RF64RIFFSuper Audio CD ISOWavPack DSDWave
.aac.ac3.aif.aiff.amr.ape.asf.au.avi.caf.cda.cue.dff.divx.dsf.dts.dtshd.dv.eac3.flac.flv.iso.m2ts.m3u.m4a.m4b.m4v.mka.mkv.mlp.mov.mp1.mp2.mp3.mp4.mpc.mpeg.mpg.ogg.oga.oga.oma.omg.opus.ra.ram.rm.shn.spx.tak.thd.truehd.tta.vob.w64.wav.weba.webm.wma.wmv.wv.3g2.3ga.3gp

Sample rates

8 kHz - 3072 kHzDSD64 (2.8224 MHz)DSD128 (5.6448 MHz)DSD256 (11.2896 MHz)

Sample rates

All sample rates

Bit depths

1-bit (DSD)8-bit16-bit24-bit32-bit float32-bit64-bit float

Bit depths

1-bit (DSD)8-bit16-bit24-bit32-bit float32-bit64-bit float64-bit

Channels

Mono
Mono
Stereo
Stereo
4.0 Quad
4.0 Quad
5.0
5.0
5.1
5.1
6.1
6.1
7.1 Surround (Rear)
7.1

Channels

Mono
Mono
Stereo
Stereo
4.0 Quad
4.0 Quad
5.0
5.0
5.1
5.1
6.1
6.1
7.1 Surround (Rear)
7.1

Audio CD Ripper FAQ

What formats can I rip CDs to?

You can rip Audio CDs to FLAC, MP3, WAV, AAC, M4A, Apple Lossless, Opus, DSD, Ogg Vorbis and other supported formats.

Does the CD ripper support metadata and album art?

Yes. Metadata and album artwork can be downloaded from online metadata services and saved to the ripped audio files.

Does the CD ripper support CD-Text and ISRC?

Yes. CD-Text, ISRC, UPC/EAN codes and pre-gap information can be preserved when available.

Can I create a lossless CD archive?

Yes. Use FLAC, Apple Lossless or WAV to create lossless copies of your Audio CDs.

Can I burn Audio CDs too?

Yes. EZ CD Audio Converter also includes Disc Burner for Audio CDs, MP3 discs and data discs.

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