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Unprotected DVD Ripping Program | Features |
MakeMKV is a freeware in converting DVD, available on both Windows and Mac OS. The functionality to rip DVD discs is free and will always stay free. However, it cannot rip DVDs with the latest copy restrictions protected. If you have unprotected DVDs in hand, you can choose MakeMKV as a DVD ripping program to proceed. | |
HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. It supports any DVD or Bluray-like source which is NOT copy-protected as input. (It is apparent that removal of copy protection is not supported.) It outputs MKV and MP4 videos with H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 codecs and has preset profiles optimized for iPad, iPod touch, iPhone and Apple TV. | |
Format Factory is an ad-supported freeware multimedia converter with 60 languages supported that can convert video, audio, and picture files, but it doesn't have Mac version. It is also capable of ripping DVDs and CDs to other file formats, as well as creating .iso and .cso file. However, DVD copy protection removal is not supported. | |
VidCoder is a free DVD/Blu-ray ripping and video transcoding application for Windows with batch encoding and multiple threads supported, but it doesn't have Mac version. It uses HandBrake as its encoding engine. Compared with HandBrake, it has a relatively rich UI. The same as HandBrake, it does not defeat the CSS encryption found in most commercial DVDs. |
Copy Protected DVD Ripping Program | Features |
Leawo DVD Ripper is a professional DVD ripping program, able to rip not only unprotected DVD, but also copy protected DVD with CSS, Disney DRM, region code limitation. etc. It has Mac version Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac designed for users to rip both unprotected and protected DVDs on Mac. | |
DVDFab HD Decrypter is a powerful but free DVD ripper. It can decrypt nearly any DVD movies by removing all known DVD protections. It's a pity that this powerful DVD ripper doesn't support video encoding, so you may have to use a third party video converter. | |
WinX DVD Ripper is a free DVD ripping software available to remove DVD CSS, UOP, RCE, region code and even Sony ARccOS. However, it doesn't support DVDs encrypted by Disney X-project DRM adopted by Disney, Paramount and Warner as its paid version does. The free DVD ripper also has other restrictions like Multi-core CPU nonsupport, poorer image quality and limitations of outputs, inputs & advanced features which force the users to buy their Platinum version. In addition, WinX DVD Ripper has a free Mac version called WinX DVD Ripper Mac Free. |