| Program | Interface | Supported Formats | Advanced Options | Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AcidRip | GTK2-based graphical interface (Simple UI with basic configuration options) | AVI, MPEG, MP4 (Common formats for DVD ripping) | Quality settings, chapter selection (Allows customizing quality and selecting specific chapters) | – Easy to use – Integrated with MEncoder – Allows advanced encoding tweaks | – Infrequent updates – Limited options compared to other tools |
| DVD::RIP | GTK+ based interface (More complete UI with multiple configuration options) | AVI, MPEG, MP4, OGG (Supports more output formats than AcidRip) | Detailed quality control, audio track selection (Allows selecting audio tracks and fine-tuning quality) | – Advanced features – Supports multiple output formats – Fine control over quality and file size | – Less intuitive interface – Installation can be complex on some modern distributions |
| K9Copy | KDE-based interface (Optimized design for KDE users) | Full DVD, MPEG, AVI (Can copy entire DVDs with no quality loss) | DVD-9 to DVD-5 compression, copy of protected discs (Ideal for shrinking DVDs and copying protected discs) | – KDE-friendly – Can copy full DVDs while keeping structure intact – DVD-9 to DVD-5 compression support | – Discontinued project – Some features may not work on recent Linux versions |
| VLC | Qt-based graphical interface (Modern and user-friendly UI) | MPEG, MP4, AVI (Basic formats for ripping and playback) | Basic conversion, audio track selection (Allows converting DVDs to digital formats and selecting audio tracks) | – Available on almost all distributions – No need for additional software – Easy ripping and playback | – Limited configuration options – Not specifically designed for advanced ripping |
