CNET Editors' review
This program proves you can still get a decent CD-ripping application without spending any money. The program's stylish main window is not only attractive, but also very functional, with large, clearly labeled icons for all actions.
The program lets you extract files into most popular formats including MP3 and OGG formats, as well as WMA and WAV. Further you can convert the files between these formats. Still, we were glad to find the utility can rip files using the space-efficient VBR compression scheme. This program comes complete with powerful feature-rich recorder included in the package. The output format for the recorder can be pre-set. The user has to select WAV, WMA, MP3, or OGG file as the output and set the quality as desired. However, since you have to keep pressing play every time you want to hear a new track, we don't recommend using it as a dedicated jukebox app.
In our tests, the program performed all the functions flawlessly when run under Windows 2000. As soon as we tried to test it under Windows XP, the application crashed and sometimes it crashed the OS too. Under Windows 2000 the app demonstrated good speed, making it easy for us to recommend this app for Windows 2000 users only who are on the hunt for a quality, cost-free CD-extraction solution. If you are Windows XP users, keep away from this program.
Publisher's Description
From FocusSoft:
Free CD Ripper 3.1 is a powerful, professional software which can extract Digital Audio tracks from an Audio CD into sound files on your hard disk. You can save CD audio tracks to CD-quality WAV files or encode them to OGG Vorbis or MP3 compressed audio format. With its powerful sound engine, Free CD Ripper 3.1 extracts with high speed and quality. Free CD Ripper 3.1 supports Freedb and ID3 tagging so you can automatically download CD track information and save them in the encoded file. It supports WAV, MP3, WMA, OGG--these four kinds of popular audio formats, and it would not produce new medium files.
What's new in this version: Version 3.1 improves user interface.
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All versions:
3.1 starsout of 168 votes
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"Does not install"
Version: Free CD Ripper 3.1
Pros
none to mention
Cons
Does not install and you cannot close the program once you open it due to errors.
Summary
Do not download. Does not install and you cannot close the program once you open it due to errors.
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"avoid like the plague"
Version: Free CD Ripper 3.1
Pros
none - it doesn't work!
Cons
Doesn't work at all unless you count error messages.
Summary
Waste of time. Should be revisited and rating revised by the CNET Editor
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"irreparably hopeless"
Version: Free CD Ripper 3.1
Pros
cant even begin to rip XD
Cons
Cant detect driver with windows7 hence totally useless.
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"It does not work!"
Version: Free CD Ripper 3.1
Pros
It�s free.
Cons
It does not work! It does not detect any cd/dvd drive. It�s "annoyingware", opens IE and go to the website to force you buy for 0.99 a version that could work.
Summary
Skip it.
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"Was Good Not anymore"
Version: Free CD Ripper 3.1
Pros
Free, Used Work same PC same drives as before now cannot find my CD Drive or My DVD Drive
Cons
Program not registered error, And the fact that it cant find my drive that it used to use in previous versions,
Summary
Not worth the time just skip it
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"Doesn't recognize CD drive"
Version: Free CD Ripper 3.1
Pros
It comes with an uninstall
Cons
It's useless
Summary
Waste of hard drive space.
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"waste of time"
Version: Free CD Ripper 3.1
Pros
Pros? What Pros?
Cons
Didn't detect my DVD Drive
Summary
Don't bother downloading this as its utterly a waste of time, I saw the bad feedback on it and thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt but as soon as it loaded it wouldn't detect my drive or even work so it was uninstalled in less than five minutes of being installed.
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"failure to detect drive"
Version: Free CD Ripper 3.1
Pros
umm.. it runs?
Cons
Will not detect my DVD drive, and as such, is completely unusable
Summary
Absolutely useless.
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"worst software ever"
Version: Free CD Ripper 3.1
Pros
couldn't detect the cd/dvd drive on my new hp laptop... would be been a great prog if it actually worked.
Cons
trash prog... immediately uninstalled
Summary
take a shot, if it works on your comp, it might be worth using
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"Good CD ripper for the price - Absolutely free!"
Version: Free CD Ripper 3.1
Pros
Can rip regular Audio files to MP3, WMV, OGG, and WAV files. Has 4 settings: Fast Grab, Precision Grab, Precision Grab on very used disk, and lastly, Grab on scratched disk.
Cons
When you close the program, Internet Explorer opens up showing "FocusSoft"'s webpage.
Summary
Good program. I mainly use it to transfer my large (mostly scratched :D) CD collection to my comp.
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