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Ripping process
Features	Cdparanoia^a	Exact Audio Copy	dBpoweramp CD Ripper	foobar2000	ITunes	Windows Media Player	CUETools	XLD	Rip	MusicBee
One track per file	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Image as single file		yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes			yes
CUE sheet support		yes^b	limited, more in beta	limited	no	no	yes^c	yes	yes	limited
gap detection		yes	in beta	no	no	no	yes		yes	no
Offset correction	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
HTOA		yes	yes	no	no	no	yes			no
C2 pointers	no	initial pass	initial pass, on re-reads	no	no	no		yes	initial pass, on re-reads	initial pass
Defeat cache	over-reading	over-reading, FUA	over-reading, FUA					yes	yes	yes
Post processing etc.
AccurateRip^d	no	yes	yes^d	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, MusicBrainz (through mb2freedb)	freedb, MusicBrainz, AMG, GD3, SonataDB	freedb, MusicBrainz (plugin)	gracenote, MusicBrainz (Mac-only hack)	AMG	freedb, MusicBrainz	freedb, MusicBrainz	freedb, MusicBrainz	freedb, MusicBrainz
Compare Meta-Data from multiple sources	no	no	yes	no	no	no			no	no
Download Album Art (natively)		no	yes	no	yes	yes				yes
Cost	free	free	$36 (as listed)	free	free	free	free	free	free	free
License	GPL	proprietary, freeware	freeware, shareware	freeware	proprietary, freeware	proprietary, freeware	GPL	GPL		proprietary, freeware
OS	Windows, Mac OS/X, Linux/BSD	Windows	Windows	Windows	Windows, Mac	Windows	Windows	Mac	Mac	Windows

Notes:

^a 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.
^b A number of different types CUE sheet types are available.
^c The EAC-style "Multiple WAV Files With Gaps (Noncompliant)" type will be used in single track mode.
^d 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.

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 {| cellspacing="2" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid blue;"
 |width="120px"|'''Features'''
-| width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[Cdparanoia]]{{ref|Cdparanoia_fronts}}
+| width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[Cdparanoia]]{{ref|Cdparanoia_fronts|a}}
 | width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[EAC|Exact Audio Copy]]
 | width="95px" style="background: #00FFFF" | [[DBpowerAMP_with_AccurateRip|dBpoweramp CD Ripper]]
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 |align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | CUE sheet support
 | style="background: #FFFFFF" | &nbsp;
-| style="background: #00FF00" | yes{{ref|EAC-cue}}
+| style="background: #00FF00" | yes{{ref|EAC-cue|b}}
 | style="background: #CCFFCC" | [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=82483&view=findpost&p=715699 limited], more [http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=20303 in beta]
 | style="background: #CCFFCC" | limited
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
-| style="background: #00FF00" | yes{{ref|EAC-noncompliant}}
+| style="background: #00FF00" | yes{{ref|EAC-noncompliant|c}}
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
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 !colspan="11" style="background: #ececec"| Post processing etc.
 |-
-|align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | [[AccurateRip]]{{ref|AR2}}
+|align="left" style="background: #FFFF99" | [[AccurateRip]]{{ref|AR2|d}}
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
-| style="background: #00FF00" | yes{{ref|AR2}}
+| style="background: #00FF00" | yes{{ref|AR2|d}}
 | style="background: #00FF00" | yes
 | style="background: #FF9900" | no
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 '''Notes:'''
-:1.{{note|Cdparanoia_fronts}} 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]].
-:2.{{note|EAC-cue}}A number of [[EAC and Cue Sheets|different types CUE sheet types]] are available.
+*{{note|Cdparanoia_fronts|a}} 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]].
-:3.{{note|EAC-noncompliant}} The EAC-style [[EAC_and_Cue_Sheets#Multiple_WAV_Files_With_Gaps_.28Noncompliant.29_-_a.k.a._.22Append_Gaps_to_.28end_of.29_Previous_Track_.28default.29.22|"Multiple WAV Files With Gaps (Noncompliant)"]] type will be used in single track mode.
+*{{note|EAC-cue|b}}A number of [[EAC and Cue Sheets|different types CUE sheet types]] are available.
-:4.{{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.
+*{{note|EAC-noncompliant|c}} The EAC-style [[EAC_and_Cue_Sheets#Multiple_WAV_Files_With_Gaps_.28Noncompliant.29_-_a.k.a._.22Append_Gaps_to_.28end_of.29_Previous_Track_.28default.29.22|"Multiple WAV Files With Gaps (Noncompliant)"]] type will be used in single track mode.
+*{{note|AR2|d}} 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.