Ratings:

An extremely good program, one of the best at what it does
  Try it. This program is worth downloading and messing with.  A very good program.
Potential.  Some good things about the program but some key weaknesses that hold it back.
  Don't bother.  Program has many flaws that keep it from being used without a headache.

Featured Freeware:

CD-DA X-Tractor is a fantastic tool to rip and convert CD audio to MP3 with the high quality LAME encoder.

Name/Site

Functions

Ratings

Download

ALF - Front end for the LAME MP3 encoder.  Graphical interface rather than command line only for conversion.

Graphical Interface

NA

Audio CD Ripper  - Simple tool to record WAV files from CD (Win 95/98/ME/2000/XP)

Ripping

Audio Crusher  - Ripper that will make MP3s with supported encoder. (Win 95/98)

Ripping

BladeEnc - Command line encoder, compatible with various front ends (graphical interfaces) to make conversion easier.  Compatible with many other programs that use BladeEnc's .dll for encoding. A bit on the slow side but good quality. (Win 95/98/NT)

Encoding

NA

CD-DA X-Tractor - Open source, graphical ripper interface for AKRip (included).  Comes with LAME encoder.

Ripping, Encoding

CD2MP3 - Ripper and encoder that works with a variety of encoding engines. For OS/2 operating systems.

Ripping, Encoding

CDex - Ripper that will save to .mp3 or .wav.  Uses LAME encoding engine. (Win 95/98/NT/XP/2000) 

Ripping, Encoding, Decoding

CD 'N Go - Ripper that will encode with most encoders. Supports MP3, WAV, and Ogg Vorbis formats.  (Win 95/98/NT)

Ripping

Dionysus MP3 Encoder - Simple Blade encoder based program with drag and drop support. No longer being offered. (Win 95/98/NT/2000)

Encoding

NA

dbPowerAmp - dBPowerAmp Music Converter is a successor to Shuffler Music Converter and features ripping, encoding, and decoding tools.  Supports MP3, WAV, open source format Ogg Vorbis, WMA, and more. Uses LAME encoding engine. (Win 95/98/NT4/ME/2000)

Ripping, Encoding, Decoding

NA

Exact Audio Copy - Freeware ripper to WAV or MP3.  Detects errors in file during compression and includes WAV editor.  Send author a postcard in exchange for registration (Win 95/98/ and NT)

Ripping

FreeRip MP3 - Ripper and encoder combo, only rips one track at a time and is a bit slow.  Will also encode to Ogg Vorbis format. (Win 95/98/NT/ME/2000)

Ripping, Encoding

LAME - (see download link --> for compiled executable file) Open source command line encoder favored for excellent quality and enhanced speed.  

Encoding

Media Jukebox - Converts MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV and APE.  Only comes with WMA and OGG encoder.  (Win 95/98/2000/NT)

Ripping,  Decoding, Burning

Media Converter - Ripper and CD writing software in basic and plus versions. (Win 98/NT4/ME/ 2000)

Ripping, Burning

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