CDex vs Max
CDex
cdex.muMax
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| Figure | CDex | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Audio CD Ripping Software | 7.7 (#3) | 7.7 (#4) |
| Spec score · Audio Converter Software | 7.8 (#14) | 7.8 (#17) |
| Audio conversion | CDex can convert WAV files to compressed audio and vice versa. | Max can read and write over 20 audio formats at almost all sample rates and most sample sizes. |
| License | The site says CDex is licensed under GNU General Public License 3. | Max is free software released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). |
| Purpose | CDex extracts digital audio from CDs and can save it as WAV or compressed audio. | Max creates audio files from compact discs or existing audio files. |
| Support | The support page directs users to the FAQ, help forum, bug tracking system, and other tracking systems. | The project points users to its forums for common questions and its GitHub issue tracker for bug reports. |
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In their own words
Max
Max is free macOS software for creating audio files from CDs and converting existing audio. It reads and writes more than 20 formats at almost all sample rates and most sample sizes, including MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, Apple Lossless, WavPack, Speex, AIFF, and WAVE. For discs in good condition, its high-speed ripper omits error correction; damaged discs can use comparison ripping or cdparanoia correction. Cue sheets can divide one audio file into multiple tracks. Max retrieves CD information through MusicBrainz and writes metadata to supported output formats, while artist and album details transfer for many popular formats. Encoded files can be added to a selected iTunes playlist. Users control output locations and filenames, and advanced settings cover encoding threads, extraction correction, and encoder parameters. Released under the GNU General Public License, Max requires macOS 10.7 or later. The project directs questions to forums and bug reports to GitHub. Cloud conversion is not included.