Ripit

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Linux command-line CD ripper

title: "Ripit" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["free-software-programmed-in-perl", "cd-ripping-software"] description: "Linux command-line CD ripper" topic_path: "general/free-software-programmed-in-perl" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripit" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Linux command-line CD ripper ::

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Field	Value
author	Simon Quinn
developer	Mads Martin Joergensen, Felix Suwald
programming language	Perl
operating system	Linux
size	380 kB
language	English, German
genre	CD ripper
license	Free software
website
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ripit is a Linux command-line CD ripper originally developed by Simon Quinn. It is a Perl script which can create flac, ogg, mp3, m4a (aac), als (mp4), mpc, wv or other files from an audio CD. Encoding is done with all CDDB information. It has many options but can be used successfully without them, making the program easier to use than the underlying or other command-line programs.

Ripit requires perl, a ripping program such as cdparanoia, an encoder such as vorbis-tools for encoding the wav files to a compressed format, a module for CDDB retrieval, and a few libraries. Many popular Linux distributions include ripit. Besides the info on the official website in English and German, third-party reviews and instructions are available.

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