No.3 DVDFab Blu-ray Ripper. Price: $119.00 Platform: Mac (OS X 10.10 -10.14) and Windows (10) DVDFab Blu-ray Ripper is the first full-featured Blu-ray ripper software that is enhanced to be able to rip any 2D/3D Blu-rays to popular 2D or 3D videos, even including H.265 and 4K videos, with various format choices efficiently and effortlessly.

I see a post on MakeUseOf about 11 Tools to Easily Rip Your DVDs & Blu-Rays to Your Computer and I do agree with Mark on VLC to be an easy solution for ripping DVDs and converting videos and I used it on my PC and Mac to check right DVD title for ripping. But I don’t agree with Mark O’Neill on most of the other tools because what he recommended is really limited and I do believe there are better programs for DVD and Blu-ray ripping and video converting. Besides, most of the 9 tools mentioned by Mark are for Windows only. There are better choices for Mac users. And I decided to share my opinions on those Bluray and DVD rippers as well as my recommendations or alternatives, especially for macOS users.

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• 2 Hunk's Recommendations: Lists of 2019 Best Tools to Easily Rip Bluray and DVDs

Free DVD Ripper for Mac: Handbrake. HandBrake is an open-source DVD ripper especially designed for users to convert DVDs to iPad, iPhone, iPod and QuickTime supported video formats. The latest version of Handbrake is 0.9.5, which is released on Jan, 13, 2011. Besides DVD, it can also convert videos like AVI and MP4 (Version 0.9.3 or later).

Free CD ripper on Windows and Mac. Rip each song as a single file. Able to download album art. It cannot make ISO image from CDs. The CD ripper does not contain offset correction technology. Get the details here to rip CD to iTunes. How to rip a CD with iTunes on Mac. Step 1: Run iTunes and put the CD into your computer. So while you might find that version 2.6.6 of MacTheRipper rips older discs fine, you might need the latest version to rip newer discs although good luck in finding it. MacTheRipper is an excellent free DVD ripper for Mac. Run John the Ripper jumbo in the cloud (AWS): John the Ripper in the cloud homepage Download the latest John the Ripper core release (release notes): 1.9.0 core sources in tar.xz, 8.6 MB or tar.gz, 13 MB Development source code in CVS repository. Get John the Ripper apparel at 0-Day Clothing and support the project. Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac do more than a common ripper does. Besides converting DVD movies with fast speed and high quality. It is also so kind-hearted that it offers an access for you to manage the DVD movies in iTunes with ease. With it, you can: Search DVD information from the authority site. Embed movie metadata while converting DVD movie.

Below is my detail options on Mark’s recommendations on MakeUseOf. As I never heard about Aurora, I don’t have any comment on it.

MakeMKV does a very great job decrypting protected DVDs as well as Bluray disc and produces a multiple audio and subtitle tracks MKV files. And, MakeMKV is always free for DVDs. You just have to get your new beta key every month. Along with Handbrake, it works perfectly for me to compress DVDs to H264 with multiple audio and subtitle tracks to MP4 so you can turn the subtitle on or off.

But I really don’t like MakeMKV as I don’t understand why it offers 4 or 5 titles selected for ripping, all of which are over 90 minutes. Obviously, a DVD cannot be over 360 minutes long and I assume MakeMKV is not able to select the right title for ripping or it’s not sure. So it lists all possible titles and users have to make the decision themselves.

Also, you will still have to re-convert the MKV file for a more friendly format if want to watch movies on your iPad/iPhone and Apple TV.

If you want to backup your Bluray disc, MakeMKV is no longer free but $50 for a lifetime subscription.

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Handbrake can be a great tool if it can do better jobs for encrypted movies. And if there are more profiles, it can meet more people’s needs. Generally, Handbrake is better for normal users than MakeMKV and it is cross-platform for Linux, Windows as well as macOS. For the majority of people, we recommend using MakeMKV to decrypt the DVD and recode to MP4 with Handbrake.

If you are in trouble of Handbrake crashing during encoding, please check my guide here, I’m sure it can be of help. Please don’t rip your DVD to 1080P. It won’t give you any better quality.

WinX DVD Ripper Mark listed is the free version. However, when I download the latest so-called free version from the official site, it actually downloads the trial of the platinum one. And, as far as I can see, the free version is really limited for the out video formats and it’s unable to handle copy protected DVDs either. So, I don’t recommend you guys to try the free version of WinX DVD Ripper. Instead, the platinum version, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum, is more powerful with a lot of output formats and it supports Disney DVDs. Worth a try.

Freemake Video Converter was one of free video converter and DVD ripper and I’d always like to recommend to people who are looking for freeware on Reddit. However, it’s no longer free and fails to start up on my machine and I tried everything I could but it still does not work. Below is just an error when I tried to re-download the latest version.

DVDShrink WAS great, but the latest version is Version 3.2.0.14 – 25 July 2004. See! 14 years ago! It is still working well on Windows XP and Windows 7. But I see users complaining its non-compatible with the latest Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10. If you still want to shrink DVDs, I’d like to recommend Leawo DVD Copy or Magic DVD Copier.

AnyDVD HD is recommended by me than AnyDVD since AnyDVD HD can do everything AnyDVD does and it copies Blu-rays as well. RedFox inherits all the features of AnyDVD and AnyDVD HD.

However, AnyDVD or AnyDVD HD is really limited. It just removes the DVD and Bluray copy protections and makes copy free ISO or folder of the original disc. And it only works on Windows. If you want an alternative for AnyDVD HD, here it is.

There are quite a lot of programs that are able to rip and convert Bluray and DVDs. I’m glad to recommend some and suggest you guys have a trial first to see if it is the very one for you.

All programs are fully compatible with the latest OS like Windows 10, macOS High Sierra and Mojave.

I have to admit that DVDFab is one of the best DVD and Bluray ripper in the whole world because it does great jobs in Bluray and DVD ripping, copying and creating.

For the DVD ripper, it supports all DVD copy protections like CSS and Region code. It has nice features because I am always able to rip DVDs with forced subtitle and customized file name. Also, if you don’t want the commentary track in DVD ripping, it’s easy for DVDFab to turn it on and off.

DVDFab Bluray Ripper is super powerful in Blu-ray ripping and it supports all Blu-ray protections including AACS, Blu-ray region code, etc. And, it is able to remux Bluray to MKV, MP4 or M2TS with its passthrough profiles, meaning you won’t lose any quality in ripping.

For more details on DVDFab, you can visit my category for DVDFab here. If you want to rip Bluray or DVDs to the hard drive in MP4/MKV, iPhone/iPad, etc, get DVDFab here:

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Leawo is powerful in multimedia solutions and they develop all its programs into one program called Leawo Prof. Media. And the Bluray ripper and DVD ripper are part of it. Leawo Bluray Ripper is my recommendation for both Windows and Mac users and I’d like to rate it as the best tool to easily rip and convert protected/homemade DVDs, like Cars 3, Wonder Woman, Cize, to iPhone/iPad/Apple TV, Samsung Galaxy S9/S9 Plus, or rip directly to iTunes. Leawo DVD Ripper is also good to go, but please note it is only for DVDs.

There are other functions in Leawo’s all-in-one solution. I have reviews or user guides of Leawo’s other functions, check the links to see details:

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AnyMP4 is also recommended as it is rich in its own features like ripping SBS 3D Bluray DVD to true 3D MP4, MKV, splitting DVDs into chapters, compressing Bluray and DVD to multiple audio tracks so you can switch between them.

It can be a good alternative to users who own Wondershare, WinXDVD, Xilisoft, Sothink, which does not support Bluray or protected Blu-rays. However, please note, AnyMP4 Bluray Ripper is only for Bluray and the AnyMP4 DVD ripper only for DVDs.

WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro is believed to be one of the best MakeMKV, Handbrake alternative, and WinX DVD Ripper, Aimersoft alternative on Windows. As is tested by me, it is the fastest DVD ripper that helps me to rip protected DVDs from BBC, Beachbody, and Disney like COCO.

WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro is recommended because it offers really abundant profiles for DVD ripping and you will see it is updated very fluently to always support the latest copy protection.

And, if you are looking for the fastest DVD ripper, I’d like to recommend you guys to try WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro as an alternative, the fastest ripping software, with its feature of ripping DVDs to any format and it, is able to make an ISO file just with menus like the original.

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Which do you think is the best Bluray DVD ripping solution 2018 on PC and Mac? Name it in the comments, please! I’d like to see how you think about them!

With more than data storage capacity than DVD, Blu-ray disc allow the storage of higher quality of video and audio making the movies crisper, clear, comfortable and clean to watch.

With its impressive storage features which can be as high as 50GB of data with dual discs, Blu-ray discs support resolutions of up to 1920×1080 and the frames go up to 29.97 at highest resolution while it is 59.94 at the lowest resolutions. Blu-ray discs can be flawlessly playback in true HD format.

Additional content like behind the scenes, additional commentaries and much more not usually found in DVD are available in many Blu-ray movies and videos.

More encouraging is the fact that all the latest 3D Movies are only available in Blu-ray.

With these impressive qualities, it is tempting to copy Blu-ray videos to one’s PC or mobile device.

To watch a Blu-ray movie or video on your PC or Desktop or even your iOS or Android device, you will need Blu-ray ripper software as most DVD ripper software cannot rip Blu-ray disc videos.

If you are thinking of getting a Blu-ray video ripping software to copy movies to your PC or Mobile device, here is a review of top software you can use.

Top 4 best Blu-ray ripper software comparison

We collect 4 best Blu-ray ripper software, and make a comparison table so that you can get an intuitive view for them.
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Software Name	Overall Rating	Technical Support	Official Price	Price with Coupon
4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper	9.5	8.5	PC $55.2 lifetime license MAC $55.2 lifetime license	PC $34.5 save $20.7 MAC $34.5 save $20.7
AVCWare Blu-ray Ripper	9.7	9.2	PC $49.95 MAC $49.95	PC $29.97 save $19.98 MAC $29.97 save $19.98
AnyMP4 Blu-ray Ripper	9.8	9.8	PC $51.75 lifetime license MAC $51.75 lifetime license	PC $34.5 save $17.25 MAC $34.5 save $17.25
Tipard Blu-ray Converter	9.7	8	PC $31.5 one year license MAC $31.5 one year license PC $53.2 lifetime license MAC $53.2 lifetime license	PC $22.5 one year license save $9 MAC $22.5 one year license save $9 PC $38 lifetime license save $15.2 MAC $38 lifetime license save $15.2

1. 4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper

Overview

Described as very simple and friendly software, 4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper is one of the leading Blu-ray rippers for both Windows and Mac Users. Coming with powerful editing features such as cropping video frame, trimming video length, adding video watermark and merging video segments, 4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper is one of the best software you can use to copy videos from a Blu-ray disc to a computer or mobile device. Available for Windows and Mac users, you can be sure of watching a high-resolution video with a clear and sharp view.

It is capable of transferring your 3D movies and any movie on Blu-ray discs to your computer with high video and audio qualities. You can trust this ripper for a good viewing experience.

Key Features

• Copy and Covert Blu-ray disc to any video and audio format, like 3GP, MP4, MKV, MPG, ASF, FLV, MP3, AAC, M4A, AC3, MKA, etc.
• Rip Blu-ray to various digital players, including Apple TV, iPad Air, iPad mini 2/3, iPhone, iPod, Creative Zen, PSP, Zune, and so on.
• Add picture watermark or text for your output video.
• Adjust video Contrast, Brightness, and Saturation to get the bespoke video effect.
• Allows the setting of precise start time and end time you want for you to get the preferred video duration from the source video.
• Change the video play screen by cutting unwanted black edges and adjusting video aspect ratio.
• Join several Blu-ray movie episodes together into a single file.

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Test and Reviews

The software didn’t only beat our expectations; the experience of watching a blu-ray video ripped by it is so cool. With clear audio, sharp videos and super cool features, this software is a unique Blu-ray Ripper. Though it cost some dough, it is worth the price.

Pros

• Support 5.1 channel audio outputs
• Allow the setting of video aspect ration
• Supports the outputting of audio without audio track.
• Improve the Merge function and Zoom Mode

Cons

• Has an interface that can be difficult to navigate
• The price is a little bit on the high side

System Requirements
OS Supported: Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP2 or later)
Hardware Requirements: 800MHz Intel or AMD CPU, or above; 512MB RAM or more

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2. AVCWare Blu-ray Ripper

Overview

AVCWare Blu-ray Ripper is the perfect tool for ripping Blu-ray movies to various video formats for playback on your PC or mobile device. The software easily converts blu-ray videos to High-Definition as well as other popular video files.

AVCWare Blu-ray Ripper is one of the top leading software for converting Blu-ray movies to various video formats to enable playback on Pc and mobile devices such as Xbox, Apple TV, or portable digital media devices. It allows you to play Blu-ray videos in HD and other video formats anytime and anywhere.

Key Features

• Copy Blu-ray Discs in at impressive speed without losing the high audio and video quality of the Blu-ray video.
• Change Blu Ray movies to HD or popular standard video formats
• Enables the extraction of audio from Blu Ray movie
• Capture movie stills and saves as JPEG format
• Edit video by trimming, cropping, merging and adding video effects

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Test and Review

The software gives a wide range of optimum ripping solutions for various mobile devices, and HD players. Supported devices include Apple TV, PSP, iPhone, Xbox, Zune, Wii and other mobile devices. It comes with impressive video editing functions like merge videos, video editing, video clipping, and spilt mode.

The capability and function of AVCWare Blu-ray ripper are limited. It barely handles M2TS files.

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The custom-made capabilities allow users to personalize the output video. Compared to other top Blu-ray rippers, the performance though not as impressive as others is average, and it is ok for that price.

Pros:Best free multitrack recorder.

• AVCWare Blu ray ripper converts Blu-ray M2TS files to various video formats for playback on Xbox, Apple TV, or mobile digital media devices.
• Rip music from Blu-ray to audio files like WAV, OGG, MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, APE, RA, AC3, M4A, MP2, SUN AU, AIFF, AMR etc.
• Enable the Capture of images with the built-in player saved as GIF, JPG, PNG, and BMP file.
• Many input/output formats supported.
• Supports batch conversion

Cons:

• Limited functionality.
• The input format support is poor (M2TS file only)
• Has poor decryption power: Can only decrypt AACS low and has not so good disc protection

System requirements
Mac OS X v10.5 – 10.6, Snow Leopard , Windows XP/Vista/7, 512MB RAM

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3. AnyMP4 Blu-ray Ripper

Overview

AnyMP4 Blu-ray Ripper is a top tool for ripping 2D and 3D Blu-ray to 2D video and even 3D video without losing video or audio quality

It has a super-fast converting speed. It easily converts any Blu-ray to 3D videos like 3D AVI, 3D TS, and 3D FLV, and others

Users can extract audio file from any Blu-ray movie and convert to your desired audio format like ALAC, AIFF, AAC, MP3, and FLAC, etc. With several editing

functions, you can adjust video effect, set 3D modes, crop video frame, and clip segments from Blu-ray movie and merge titles/chapters into one.

Key features

• Efficient and versatile Blu-ray ripping software
• Video effect customization
• Remove Blu-ray disc copy protections in legal ways
• Extract audio track and convert it to any audio format

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Test and Review

This software rips blu-ray discs with a very fast speed. It can rip 3D and 2D video, it can change a video to 3D format even if the video is 2D format, furthermore, it provides many options for 3D video settings.
There are many output formats, the output inclues all the common video format, such as MP4, MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV. The speical supprise is that it can rip tha audio parts to music, so you can get a good MP3 or AAC from a Blu-ray disc with this function.
It provides many options for handheld devices, that is very good for you if you can not know what format can play in your android device or iOS device.
This software provides simple video editing function, it seems that it is not only a simple blu-ray ripper software, so you can say it is a versatile software.

Pros

• The decryption technology of this Blu-ray Ripper is excellent. The software can decrypt any protected Blu-ray discs and DVDs you want.
• The use of CUDA acceleration technology helps reduce the ripping time.
• Converts Blu-ray discs and DVDs to various video formats, like AVI, MKV, MOV and more.

Cons

• It is more costly than almost all other Blu-ray rippers
• Stability is lower than developer’s description
• Lacks lossless audio playback capability

System Requirements
Supported systems: Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP (SP2 or later)
RAM: 2 GB RAM or more
CPU: AMD Athlon ™ processor or Intel® Core ™ 2 Duo Processor or, 2 GHz or faster processor

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4. Tipard Blu-ray Converter

Overview
Tipard Blu-ray Converter is a very powerful Blu-ray and DVD ripper and converter. This exclusive tool allows the conversion of movies and videos on Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray files or DVD to almost any video or audio format. It supports the newly adopted CUDA & trade technology and NVIDIA. It supports a 6x conversion speed.
Key features

• Convert Blu-ray files, DVD
• Convert any popular video files
• Set output parameters
• Change a movie’s audio and video settings
• Apply effects and watermarks to clips

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Test and Review
Tipard Blu-ray converter has the most extensive video formats you can select from. It offers a comprehensive customization tool that enhances users experience and comfortability. It, however, has a conversion speed that ranks among the lowest when compared to other tools.
Pros

• This tool offers different customization functions to adapt your conversion for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices.

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Cons

• The conversion quality of Tipper Blu-ray converter is one of the lowest when compared to similar tools.
• The average performance does not reflect the price.

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System Requirements
Operating system: Windows 7/8/8.1/10
1.2GHz Intel or AMD CPU, or above;
1G RAM or more

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