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metadata usage

Current Top 10 players:

1. Windows Media Player (66.9%)

2. RealPlayer (39.4%)

3. iTunes (26.8%)

4. RecordNow (23.1%)

5. Nero & Nero Ultra (19.5%)

6. MusicMatch (11.5%)

7. WinAmp (10.1%)

8. MSN Music Assistant (8.7%)

9. Rhapsody (8.7%)

10. Creative MediaSource (6.5%)

The following table lists the most popular CD rippers and players in todays use along with the metadata providers that they use.

Please feel free to tell us of any additions or changes to this list as per below.

Ripper	Metadata provider	Cover Art?
Ripstation Micro	FreeDB, GD3	Y
Ripstation 4.2	FreeDB, GD3, AMG	Y
Ripstation Lite Pro	FreeDB, GD3	Y
Real Player	AMG	N
Rhapsody	AMG	Y
MediaMonkey	FreeDB	O
EAC	FreeDB	N
AudioGrabber	FreeDB	N
DB Poweramp	AMG, FreeDB	Y(AMG)
Winamp	Gracenote	N
Express Rip	FreeDB	N
iTunes	Gracenote for textual fields, cover art is stored by iTunes database	Y
Creative Media Source	Gracenote	N
Napster	Gracenote	N
RipEditBurn	Gracenote	N
Free-Rip	FreeDB	N
Riptastic	FreeDB	N
Windows Media Player	Own database using AMG and other sources combined	Y
SurfSecret Rip 1.0	FreeDB	N
Cd to Mp3 maker	FreeDB	N
iriver plus	Gracenote	N
Power Cd to Mp3	FreeDB	N
Crystal Software Cd ripper	FreeDB	N
Armsoft Cd Ripper	FreeDB	N
Visual Mp3 4.3.1	FreeDB	N
Easy Cd Ripper	FreeDB	N
Mp3 Producer	FreeDB	N
Fast Ripper 1.7	FreeDB	N
AlltoMp3	FreeDB	N
Mp3 Workshop	FreeDB	N
Cd copy 4.950	FreeDB	N
Zlurp	FreeDB textual , Cd Universe artwork	Y
Audio Converter	FreeDB	N
Advanced Cd Ripper	FreeDB	N
CDex 1.51	FreeDB	N
Cool Cd ripper	FreeDB	N
Go Go Cd Ripper	FreeDB	N
Power enc 2.3	FreeDB	N
SimpleCenter	AMG	Y
Verizon V Cast	AMG	N
J River Media Centre	YADB (proprietary)	N

Can you add to this list? Simple email the ripper or player name and its database source to provider at ripfactory.com and we'll post the changes here.