Exact Audio Copy
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| Developer(s) | Andre Wiethoff |
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| Initial release | 25 June 1998 |
| Stable release |
1.3 / 3 September 2016
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| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 |
| Size | 5.0 MB |
| Type | CD ripper |
| License | Proprietary, Freeware |
| Website | exactaudiocopy |
Exact Audio Copy (EAC) is a CD ripping program for Microsoft Windows. It has also been tested to work under newer versions of Wine on Linux. This program was created by Andre Wiethoff in 1998, while he was a student at the University of Dortmund in Germany, stating he became "fed up with other audio grabbers", and decided to develop his own.
Exact Audio Copy is proprietary freeware, free for non-commercial use, and popular among audiophiles for its accuracy and ability to rip slightly damaged audio compact discs.
EAC is used to convert the tracks on standard audio CDs to WAV files, which can then be transcoded into other formats. These include lossy ones such as MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, or lossless ones such as ALAC, FLAC, or WavPack using external encoders. It also has the option of using the Windows Audio Compression Manager (ACM Codecs) for direct compression. It supports AccurateRip, which automatically compares the copy with rips made by others, and can automatically create cue sheets, with all gaps, track attributes, ISRC, and CD-Text included. EAC also supports automatic ID3 tagging using Internet-based databases such as freedb, GD3 (see below), or a local database.
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