Comparison of CD rippers

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Features Cdparanoia III 10.2 Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 dBpoweramp CD Ripper R13.5 foobar2000 v1.0.3 ITunes Windows Media Player CUETools 2.0.9
OS   Windows Windows Windows   Windows Windows
HTOA   yes         yes
Offset correction   yes yes yes     yes
C2 pointers used to detect errors              
C2 pointers used during re-reads              
CUE sheet support   yes   yes     yes
Defeat cache              
AccurateRip1   yes yes       yes
CUEtools db no no no no no no yes
gap detection              
log file   yes         yes
Single tracks files   yes   yes      
One image file   yes   yes      
Freedb   yes yes yes      
MusicBrainz     yes        
Cost   free free, $24, $36 free     free
License   proprietary, freeware freeware, shareware freeware     freeware
Support FUA              


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.