
For an idea of what features are planned and have been developed, see the thread at Hydrogen Audio.ġ. The developer is in contact with the Hydrogen Audio forums, who in return give him immediate feedback on his software. You can view a feature-comparison of popular Mac Rippers XLD, Max, and xAct here.īe sure to update your software frequently because the developer is known to release new versions with updates and/or bug fixes almost daily. XLD supports critical things like Test & Copy rips, cache disabling, read-offset recognition, and others. XLD is Universal Binary, so it runs natively on both Intel Macs and PPC Macs.Īnybody using xACT or Max should definitely switch from these to XLD. The supported audio files can be split into some tracks with cue sheet when decoding. X Lossless Decoder (XLD) is a tool for Mac OS X that is able to decode/convert/play various 'lossless' audio files.

The official software page describes XLD:

Download and install XLD builds and source code at This guide will teach you how to set your XLD install correctly, how to rip a CD, and how to check logs for a good CD rip.
