Small, fast and efficient ripper with built-in LAME encoder. No auto-detect CD-ROM type.

Simple interface, low-fuss rip/encoding. No option to change encoders, slow ripping speed. Possibly uses BladeEnc (low quality) encoder. Tiny download size.

Easy and fast grabber with built-in support for external encoders: BladeEnc MP3, Windows WMA. Line recording supported.

Almost identical to AudioGrabber (same author), except has built-in Xing's encoding engine. It's faster than all others, but sounds worse.

Fast, easy, flashy and powerful - can playback/decompress video. Built-in audio editor. Expensive/huge.

Recently acquired external codec support and WMA, still no CDDB.

Easy to use interface, CDDB support, moderate ripping speed

CDDB, Lame Encoder support, Vorbis, GoGo, more, still a work-in-progress.

Excellent free ripper/encoder, all the standard options + decoder. Here's version 1.30 beta 8.

All format player, CD->WAV conversion, CDDB. Stiff price tag and MP3 conversion buggy though.

Great All In One, pretty and easy to use interface. Windows NT compatible, skin support including WinAmp imports.

Ripper/Encoder, MP3 tagger, CDDB, external encoder, all standard features. Multiple language interface.

CDDB access, configurable interface, song lyrics database, multi-format player.

A great solution for your DJ'ing needs; record, edit and playback all audio. Best suited for a radio DJ than a private user.

Easy rip/encode. Supports external codecs like GoGo, Lame, Fraunhoffer and BladeEnc.

Slower rip than most, but perfectly accurate. If you have an older drive, use this. Supports external encoders.

Slow encode, but reliable and fast rip. Low on graphics, but good performance, cheap, and ultra-easy to use.

Fast, easy 'n free rip/encoder to MP3 or OGG. An excellent alternative for low budget users.

Multi-format player, CD ripper and MP3 encoder. Also burns music to CDs. Unnecessarily complex interface.

Easy to use, average ripping speed, CDDB access. Somewhat clunky & buggy.

A multi-format ripper, encoder, player and playlister. Functional skins, good stability, burns CDs and is overall one of the friendliest multi-monsters out there. And it's virtually free! Beta 6 is also out, with increased options but it will cost you $25. Might be worth it for some, too buggy for others.

The other offering from PoikoSoft, offers similar functionality to Easy CDDA.

Clunky and large software that desperately needs an interface redesign. Usable.

Standard appearance and usage. Easy and fast! The immediate encode option seems broken; use CD->WAV->MP3.

Good functionality all around. No frills. Astoundingly small download size. Free!

No frills three in one rip/coder, player and WAVe editor. Neat. You can get just rip'n'coder here (2.29 MB - $20).

Ripper/Encoder with built-in XAudio codec. Cannot use any other codecs. Slightly archaic interface.

Player/Manager/Ripper/Encoder/Burner. Needs better playlist management (not just ID3-tag organization) and more intuitive interface. Clunky.

Multi-format player, CDDB included, fast rip to MP3 (Fraunhoffer) or QSound format. Requires QuickTime.

Lots of functions, neat but awkward interface.

A well-designed program but a bit rough around the edges; help by registering. Not recommended for amateurs.

Slow ripping, very large download for limited options - but you can burn Audio CDs now!

Very fast and ridiculously expensive ripper. You can use BladeEnc.dll plugin to encode. Ultra-annoying nag screens, but all functions available.

CD Player/Ripper/Encoder/Music Search/Browser. Intuitive, extremely easy-to-use and downright friendly. Fast rip/encode, CDDB, tag.

Somewhat dated, still supports Blade as main encoder (instead of GoGo or LAME). No problems though. Evil ads.

CD Player/Ripper/Encoder. Analog record, fairly fast rip, good player as well. Lots of features. There's a webpage now.

Excellent interface, easy-to-use, pretty skins and visuals, this is a complete program - stiff price and huge download size keep it from being five-star.

Simple rip/encoder - minimum of fuss to get a finished MP3.

Simple and fast rip/encoder (CD, MP3, WMA). Apply equalizer settings while encoding.

Fast and very friendly ripper. Fast encode as well, but low quality result. Ridiculously pricey.

Multi-format player, ripper & encoder. Clean, pretty interface, easy to use. Multi-format encode. Occasionally buggy.

Multi-format player, ripper/encoder/burner. Occasionally buggy.

Fast ripper, support for many drives and some codecs. Fast & small.

Clean interface, no CDDB support. Also plays CD and MP3s.

Easy to use, all needed options, still a few bugs. No install, just unzip. Nice! Time-limited beta, Mac version in the works.

This somewhat bloated but powerful All In One is now available for the Mac. Still clunky and non-intuitive.

Simple and fast.

Neat and clean (low spiffiness level, but high useability) program for ripping and encoding. Fast, but still lacks a few features.

Multi-format player, CDDB included, fast rip to MP3 (Fraunhoffer) or QSound format. A few bugs and annoyances, overall good value. Requires QuickTime.

Pricey but fully capable. Handles MP3 only (no VQF, OGG, AAC, ETC).

Audion-compatible skins, CDDB, easy rip and encode, tons of features for every aspect of program. This version has full functionality for 30 days, then only the player continues to function.

This somewhat bloated but powerful All In One is now available for Linux. Still clunky and non-intuitive, but at least it's something!

Convert CD to MP3 or WAV, WAV to MP3, and even rip video files audio tracks to MP3.

Fully featured ripless encoder for the BeOS. Some assembly required, but RipEnc will guide you through it.