Exact Audio Copy

Exact Audio Copy
DeveloperAndre Wiethoff
Release25 June 1998;
28 years ago (1998-06-25)
Stable release1.8 Edit this on Wikidata (14 July 2024) [±]
Written inModula-2 (with extensions in C++ and C#)
Operating systemWindows XP to 11
Size5.22 MiB (5.48 MB)
TypeCD ripper
LicenseProprietary, freeware
Websitewww.exactaudiocopy.de Edit this at Wikidata

Exact Audio Copy (EAC) is an audio CD ripper program for Microsoft Windows. The program makes use of AccurateRip technology, that ensures ripped audio from each CD track matches the digital data on the CD. The program has been developed by Andre Wiethoff since 1998.

Overview

Exact Audio Copy is proprietary freeware, and free for non-commercial use.

EAC is used to convert the tracks on standard audio CDs into WAV files, which can then be transcoded into other audio file formats using external command line-based audio encoders. These include: lossy audio file formats such as MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, WMA; and lossless formats such as FLAC, ALAC, WavPack, Lossless WMA. EAC also includes AccurateRip, which verifies rips by comparing them to rips made by others.

History

The program was created by Andre Wiethoff in 1998, while he was a student at the University of Dortmund in Germany. Wiethoff said that he became fed up with other audio CD ripping programs that only perform jitter correction — insufficient for many scratched CDs that are often ripped imperfectly — and decided to develop his own.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "EAC - Contact - 1999". Exact Audio Copy. Archived from the original on 28 November 1999.
  2. 1 2 "EAC - What's New". Exact Audio Copy. Archived from the original on 23 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "What's new » Exact Audio Copy". Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "EAC - Features". Exact Audio Copy. Archived from the original on 12 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "How to rip your CDs to FLAC". TechRadar. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "AccurateRip". www.accuraterip.com.
  7. ↑ Ellis, Cat (28 October 2020). "The best CD rippers 2026: back up your CD collection with these top rippers". TechRadar. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "EAC - Registration". Exact Audio Copy. Archived from the original on 4 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Forget iTunes! Rip CDs with Exact Audio Copy (EAC)". Windows Central. 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Digital Audio Extraction". www.accuraterip.com.
  11. ↑ Brown, Michael (March 2009). "Rip Studio-Quality Audio From Your CDs". PC World. Retrieved 12 June 2026. Each time you rip a CD, AccurateRip compares your results with the results that other people obtained for the same CD. [...] If your results are in line with everyone else's, your rip was entirely accurate.
  12. ↑ "Exact Audio Copy (EAC)". Digit. November 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2026. Dortmund and says that the reason he created EAC was that he got fed up with all the other CD rippers available around.
  13. ↑ "AudioMastermind Weblog". audiomastermind.us. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2011.