 | This article needs to be updated.(October 2013) |
A Blu-ray ripper is a computer program that facilitates copying a Blu-ray disc or HD DVDs to a hard disk drive.
| This article needs to be updated.(October 2013) |
A Blu-ray ripper is a computer program that facilitates copying a Blu-ray disc or HD DVDs to a hard disk drive.
| Blu-ray ripper | URL | Windows | macOS | Linux | CPU GHz | RAM MB | HDD | GPU Acceleration | Free |
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| Free Blu-ray Ripper | http://www.acrok.com/free-blu-ray-ripper/ | XP–10 | Yes | No | 0.5 | 64 [1] | 512 | CUDA | Only trial version is free. |
| Best Blu-ray Ripper (2019) | http://www.blu-ray-dvd-ripper.com/blu-ray-ripper/ | XP–10 | Yes | No | 0.5 | 64 [2] | 512 | CUDA | Only trial version is free. |
| VideoByte BD-DVD Ripper | https://videobyte.cc/bd-dvd-ripper/ | XP–10 | Yes | No | 0.5 | 64 [3] | 512 | CUDA | Only trial version is free. |
| MakeMKV | http://www.makemkv.com | XP–10 [4] | Yes | Yes [4] | ? | 512, 1024 recommended [4] | 10 MB for the program files, 30 GB recommended per disc [4] | No transcoding | Beta versions are free, but must be renewed every 60 days. [4] |
| Acrok Video Converter Ultimate | http://www.acrok.com/video-converter-ultimate/ | XP-10 [5] | Yes | No | 0.5 | 512 | ? | CUDA | Only trial version is free. |
| MyBD Std | http://mybd.cinemartin.com/ | XP–8 [6] | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | No (Misleading claims of a free version) |
| Blue-Cloner | http://www.blue-cloner.com/blue-cloner.html | XP–8 [7] | No | No | 1.0 | 512 | 50 GB | CUDA | No |
| Aiseesoft BD Software Toolkit | http://www.aiseesoft.com/bd-software-toolkit/ | NT4-7 [8] | Yes | No | 0.5 | 512 | ? | CUDA | No |
| Blu-ray Copy 2017 | http://www.anyhdconverter.com/best-8-blu-ray-ripping-software-for-you/ | XP–8 | Yes | No | ? | 512 | 50 GB [9] | ? | No |
| DVDFab Blu-ray Copy | http://www.dvdfab.cn/blu-ray-copy.htm | XP–8 | Yes | No | 0.5 | 512 [10] | 100 GB | CUDA | No |
| Xilisoft Blu-ray Ripper | http://www.xilisoft.es/blu-ray-ripper.html | SP2–7 | Yes | No | 1.0 [11] | 256 | 50 MB | CUDA | No |
| Leawo Blu-ray Copy | http://www.leawo.org/blu-ray-copy/ | XP–8 | Yes | No | 1.0 | 512 | 5 GB+ (DVD) / 25GB+ (Blu-ray Disc) | ? | No |
| Blu-ray ripper | URL | Windows | OS X | Linux | CPU GHz | RAM MB | HDD | GPU Acceleration | Free |
Software tagged as "no longer available" is due to New York federal court by AACS group legal action in later March, 2014. [12] Remaining existing US software have disabled the decrypt / unencrypted / de-lock feature that allows bypass the Blu-ray disc protections. As from October, 2014 MakeMKV, MyBD and AnyDVD (AnyDVD is like a driver for decrypt purposes only) are able to decrypt Blu-ray disc protection as being are freeware applications.
| Blu-ray ripper | Region | AACS | UOP | HDCP | BD+ | BD-ROM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aPubsoft Blu-ray Ripper | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Acrok Blu-ray Ripper | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Acrok Video Converter Ultimate | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Blue-ray ripper | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Aiseesoft Blu-ray ripper | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| U2USoft Blu-ray Ripper | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Acrok Free Blu-ray ripper | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Ideal Blu-ray Copy | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Magic Blu-ray Copy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1CLICK BLURAY COPY | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| DVDFab Blu-ray Copy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xilisoft Blu-ray Ripper | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Leawo Blu-ray Copy | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Aimersoft Blu-ray Ripper | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Blu-ray ripper | Region | AACS | UOP | HDCP | BD+ | BD-ROM |
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