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Ripping process
Features	Cdparanoia III 10.2²	Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5	dBpoweramp CD Ripper R13.5	foobar2000 v1.0.3	ITunes	Windows Media Player	CUETools 2.0.9	XLD	Rip	MusicBee
One track per file	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Image as single file		yes	no	yes	no	no	yes			yes
CUE sheet support		yes	no	limited	no	no	yes	yes	yes	limited
gap detection		yes	no	no	no	no	yes		yes	no
Offset correction	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
HTOA		yes	no	no	no	no	yes			no
C2 pointers used to detect errors	no	yes	yes	no	no	no		yes	yes	yes
C2 pointers used during re-reads	no	no	yes	no	no	no			yes	no
Defeat cache	yes	yes	yes					yes	yes	yes
Support FUA	no	yes	yes	no	no	no				no
Post processing etc.
AccurateRip¹	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
CUEtools db	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no
log file	yes	yes	yes		no	no	yes	yes	yes	no
Metadata lookup	no	freedb, mb2freedb	freedb, MusicBrainz, AMG, GD3	freedb, MusicBrainz (plugin)	gracenote, MusicBrainz (Mac-only hack)	AMG	freedb, MusicBrainz		freedb, MusicBrainz	freedb, MusicBrainz
Cost	free	free	$36 (as listed)	free	free	free	free	free	free	free
License	GPL	proprietary, freeware	freeware, shareware	freeware	proprietary, freeware	proprietary, freeware	freeware	GPL		proprietary, freeware
OS	Windows, Mac OS/X, Linux/BSD	Windows	Windows	Windows	Windows, Mac	Windows	Windows	Mac	Mac	Windows

Notes:

1.^ AccurateRip has recently been extended with AccurateRip 2 which will add more security and will account for pressings with different offsets. More information can be found here and here. Currently AccurateRip 2 is only supported by CD Ripper R14 which is in beta testing.

2.^2 Cdparanoia is the backend of a number of rippers. Additional features not directly related to the ripping process might be supported in these frontends. See Cdparanoia.

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 {| cellspacing="2" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid blue;"
 |width="120px"|'''Features'''
-| width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | Cdparanoia III 10.2{{ref|Cdparanoia_fronts|2}}
+| width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[Cdparanoia]] III 10.2{{ref|Cdparanoia_fronts|2}}
 | width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[EAC|Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5]]
 | width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[DBpowerAMP_with_AccurateRip|dBpoweramp CD Ripper R13.5]]
 | width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[Foobar2000:Foobar2000|foobar2000 v1.0.3]]
 | width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[ITunes]]
-| width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | Windows Media Player
+| width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[Windows Media Player]]
 | width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[CueTools|CUETools 2.0.9]]
 | width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[XLD]]
 | width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | Rip
+| width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[MusicBee]]
 |-
-!colspan="10" style="background: #ececec"| Ripping process
+!colspan="11" style="background: #ececec"| Ripping process
 |-
 | align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | One track per file
+| style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
@@ Line 37: / Line 39: @@
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
+| style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 |-
 |align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | CUE sheet support
@@ Line 48: / Line 51: @@
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
+| style="background: #CCFFCC" | limited
 |-
 | align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | gap detection
@@ Line 59: / Line 63: @@
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
+| style="background: #FF9900" | no
 |-
 |align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | Offset correction
@@ Line 67: / Line 72: @@
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
+| style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
@@ Line 81: / Line 87: @@
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
+| style="background: #FF9900" | no
 |-
 |align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | C2 pointers used to detect errors
@@ Line 90: / Line 97: @@
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
+| style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
@@ Line 103: / Line 111: @@
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
+| style="background: #FF9900" | no
 |-
 |align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | Defeat cache
@@ Line 112: / Line 121: @@
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
+| style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
@@ Line 125: / Line 135: @@
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
+| style="background: #FF9900" | no
 |-
-!colspan="10" style="background: #ececec"| Post processing etc.
+!colspan="11" style="background: #ececec"| Post processing etc.
 |-
-|align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | AccurateRip{{ref|AR2|1}}
+|align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | [[AccurateRip]]{{ref|AR2|1}}
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
@@ Line 135: / Line 146: @@
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
+| style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
@@ Line 147: / Line 159: @@
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
+| style="background: #FF9900" | no
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
@@ Line 160: / Line 173: @@
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
+| style="background: #FF9900" | no
 |-
 | align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | Metadata lookup
@@ Line 165: / Line 179: @@
 | style="background: #00FF00" | freedb, mb2freedb
 | style="background: #00FF00" | freedb, MusicBrainz, AMG, GD3
-| style="background: #00FF00" | freedb, foo_musicbrainz
+| style="background: #00FF00" | freedb, MusicBrainz ([http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=70623 plugin])
 | style="background: #00FF00" | gracenote, MusicBrainz (Mac-only hack)
 | style="background: #00FF00" | AMG
+| style="background: #00FF00" | freedb, MusicBrainz
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
-| style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
+| style="background: #00FF00" | freedb, MusicBrainz
 | style="background: #00FF00" | freedb, MusicBrainz
 |-
@@ Line 176: / Line 191: @@
 | style="background: #00FF00" | free
 | style="background: #CCFFCC" | $36 (as listed)
+| style="background: #00FF00" | free
 | style="background: #00FF00" | free
 | style="background: #00FF00" | free
@@ Line 184: / Line 200: @@
 |-
 | align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | License
-| style="background: #CCFFCC" | GPL
+| style="background: #00FF00" | GPL
 | style="background: #00FF00" | proprietary, freeware
 | style="background: #CCFFCC" | freeware, shareware
 | style="background: #00FF00" | freeware
-| style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
+| style="background: #00FF00" | proprietary, freeware
-| style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
+| style="background: #00FF00" | proprietary, freeware
 | style="background: #00FF00" | freeware
+| style="background: #00FF00" | GPL
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
-| style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
+| style="background: #00FF00" | proprietary, freeware
 |-
 |align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | OS
@@ Line 204: / Line 221: @@
 | style="background: #CCFFCC" | Mac
 | style="background: #CCFFCC" | Mac
+| style="background: #CCFFCC" | Windows
 |}
 '''Notes:'''
 :1.{{note|AR2}} AccurateRip has recently been extended with AccurateRip 2 which will add more security and will account for pressings with different offsets. More information can be found [http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showpost.php?p=87227&postcount=5 here] and [http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=20641 here]. Currently AccurateRip 2 is only supported by [http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=20303|dBpoweramp CD Ripper R14] which is in beta testing.
 :2.{{note|Cdparanoia_fronts|2}} Cdparanoia is the backend of a number of rippers. Additional features not directly related to the ripping process might be supported in these frontends. See [[Cdparanoia]].