HomeDVD disc is not convenient to play since it reply on a DVD drive. Sometimes, even though you have an internal DVD drive on PC and PS4, you maybe still need to worry about the DVD playback since normal DVD Player only can play DVDs with the same DVD region codes with the DVD play has. When you have a DVD with different region code from DVD player, you need to change the DVD player region codes, which you only have 5 times. Or what other you can do is to rip DVDs.
Ripping DVDs also gives you the chance to watch DVD movies on mobile handsets like Dell Venue 8 7000, Nexus 6P tablet, Sony Xperia Z5/Z6 Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, Microsoft Surface Pro 4, iPad mini 4, Apple iPad Air 3, iPad Pro, Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, Amazon Fire, Google Pixel C, Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8, Windows 10 Tablet, iPhone 7, Galaxy Note 6/7, etc. After converted DVD to MP4, MKV, WMV, AVI, MOV, etc digital files, you also can stream DVD movies on Smart TV, PS3/PS4 via NAS, Plex then you can store your tons of DVD discs in the attic to save the space of cupboard.
No matter you want to play DVD movie on mobile phone or stream DVD movies on TV via NAS, Server, you need to rip DVD with DVD Ripper. But there are so many DVD ripping software such as Handbrake, MakeMKV, Pavtube ByteCopy, BDMagic, DVDAid, Magic DVD Ripper, etc. You may don't know which one to choose. We tested some top DVD Rippers and marked which DVD encryption they can bypass and which format they can output. Now please see the details below:
System support/minimum-requirements, interface & programmin
This table lists the operating systems that different DVD rippers can run on without emulation and/or compatibility layer(s).
|
DVD Ripper Program
|
Provider
|
Supported OS
|
License
|
| Pavtube ByteCopy | Pavtube Studio | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, MacOS, |
Shareware
|
| Pavtube BDMagic | Pavtube Studio | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, MacOS, |
Shareware
|
| Aimersoft DVD Ripper | Aimersoft Studio | Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows 8, 10 |
Shareware
|
| Freemake Video Converter | Ellora Assets Corporation | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 |
Freeware
|
| Pavtube DVDAid | Pavtube Studio | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, MacOS, |
Shareware
|
| Leawo DVD Ripper | Leawo software | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 |
Shareware
|
| Magic DVD Ripper | Magic DVD Software | Windows XP, 2000, 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 |
Shareware
|
| HandBrake | The HandBrake Team | Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, 8.1, MacOS, Linux (Ubuntu) |
Open source GNU
|
| Xilisoft DVD Ripper Ultimate | Xilisoft Corporation | Windows XP SP2, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 (not official support) |
Shareware
|
Disabling DRM
| DVD Ripper | Region | RCE | key2Audio | UOP | CSS | Macrovision | CPRM | FluxDVD | Fortium | Protect | ARccOS | AACS | BD+ | ROM Mark | BD-Live |
| AnyDVD |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Partial
|
| CloneDVD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Handbrake |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Pavtube ByteCopy |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Pavtube BDMagic |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| DVD Decrypter |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Partial
|
Partial
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Pavtube DVDAid |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| DVD Shrink |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Partial
|
Partial
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| FormatFactory |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| MacTheRipper |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Partial
|
Partial
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| RipIt |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Partial
|
Partial
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| DVD X Copy |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Partial
|
Partial
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Input files supported
|
Program
|
DVD Disc
|
ISO Image File
|
DVD Folder
|
IFO File
|
| Pavtube ByteCopy |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Pavtube BDMagic |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Xilisoft DVD Ripper Ultimate |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WinX DVD Ripper Platinum |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Pavtube DVDAid |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Magic DVD Ripper |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Leawo DVD Ripper |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Freemake Video Converter |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Aimersoft DVD Ripper |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Output files
|
Program
|
Audio
|
Video
|
|||
|
Common Video Formats
|
HD Video Formats
|
4K Video Format |
3D Video Formats
|
||
| Pavtube ByteCopy |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Pavtube BDMagic |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Aimersoft DVD Ripper |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Leawo DVD Ripper |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Pavtube DVDAid |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Xilisoft DVD Ripper Ultimate |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Freemake Video Converter |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Magic DVD Ripper |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| WinX DVD Ripper Platinum |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
The compare result performed in the table presents that the DVD ripping programs developed by Pavtube Studio, like Pavtube ByteCopy and Pavtube BDMagic, performs well. Pavtube DVDAid is a little weaker than the former two but is still more powerful than the open source Handbrake. In addition, WinX DVD Ripper and Aimersoft DVD Ripper are sole good choices.
About Legality
When the material being ripped is not in the public domain, and the person making the rip does not have the copyright owner's permission, then such ripping may be regarded as copyright infringement. However, some countries either explicitly allow it in certain circumstances, or at least don't forbid it. Some countries also have fair use-type laws which allow unauthorized copies to be made under certain conditions. As mentioned above, circumventing copy protection mechanisms, such as the encryption used on most commercial DVDs, may also be illegal in many countries.
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