CUERipper

6.9easy start · #6 of 34
in Audio Converter Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on Linux, Windows.

CUERipper is ranked #6 of 34 in audio converter software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, Windows. There is a free plan.

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CUERipper Free Included in the CUETools package · Windows download cue.tools · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on audio converter software

Free plan: Yes
Batch conversion: Yes
Supported formats: WAV, FLAC, APE, lossyWAV, ALAC, TTA, WavPack
Quality controls: Yes
Metadata editing: Yes
CD ripping: Yes
Cloud conversion: No

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The record

Purpose: CUERipper extracts digital audio from CDs and is described as an open-source alternative to EAC.
Included software: CUERipper is included in the CUETools package.
Disc databases: It supports MusicBrainz and freeDB metadata databases, plus AccurateRip and CTDB.
Extraction output: Users can choose lossy or lossless output and extract a disc as one image or as separate track files.
Secure extraction: Secure mode retries sections up to 30 more times when read results differ or the drive reports C2 errors.
Paranoid extraction: Paranoid mode retries sections up to 61 more times when read results differ or the drive reports C2 errors.
Metadata search: Metadata search can use MusicBrainz, Discogs and freeDB, with Fast, Default and Extensive search modes.
Album art: Album art search can be disabled, limited to the selected metadata, or expanded to CDTOC-associated art and fuzzy search.
Logs and playlists: Options include EAC-style extraction logs and creation of M3U playlists.
Track details: In tracks mode, CUERipper can preserve hidden track one audio as a separate track 00 file.
Portable use: The download page says CUERipper can run portably from a USB stick by removing the user_profiles_enabled file.
Platform and prerequisites: The download page provides a Windows release and lists Microsoft .NET Framework 4.x as a prerequisite; it also notes that Windows 8, 10 or 11 should include it.
External encoders: External encoder executables are not included and must be downloaded separately by the user.
Known issues: The maker says known issues are tracked on GitHub and the Hydrogenaudio forum.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Audio Converter Software in 2026#6 of 34

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Sources

cue.tools/wiki/CUERipper· checked 2 Oct 2026
cue.tools/wiki/CUERipper_Settings· checked 2 Oct 2026
cue.tools/wiki/CUERipper_Options· checked 2 Oct 2026
cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Download· checked 2 Oct 2026
cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Advanced_Settings%3A_Enco· checked 2 Oct 2026
cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Database· checked 3 Oct 2026