Max vs X Lossless Decoder
Max
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| Figure | Max | X Lossless Decoder |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Audio CD Ripping Software | 7.7 (#4) | 7.1 (#8) |
| Spec score · Audio Converter Software | 7.8 (#17) | 7.1 (#34) |
| CD ripping | For pristine discs, Max offers a high-speed ripper with no error correction; for damaged discs, it offers a comparison ripper or cdparanoia error correction. | XLD can rip audio CDs to selected formats and create CD images with cue sheets. |
| Cue sheets | Max can split a single audio file into multiple tracks using a cue sheet. | Supported formats can be split using external cue sheets, and XLD also supports embedded or internal cue sheets. |
| Output formats | Max can create audio in over 20 compressed and uncompressed formats, including MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, Apple Lossless, WavPack, Speex, AIFF, and WAVE. | The listed output formats include WAVE, AIFF, Raw PCM, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, HE-AAC, Wave64, WavPack, and Opus. |
| Purpose | Max creates audio files from compact discs or existing audio files. | XLD decodes, converts, and plays lossless audio files, and can split them into tracks using cue sheets. |
| Support | The project points users to its forums for common questions and its GitHub issue tracker for bug reports. | The page provides the contact email [email protected] and invites users to donate through PayPal. |
| System requirement | The project lists macOS 10.7 or greater as a requirement. | The page says XLD works on Mac OS X 10.4 and later. |
Plans
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.
X Lossless Decoder
X Lossless Decoder has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.