Logitec CD Ripper Alternative
Logitec CD Ripper — the Android CD ripping app from the Japanese electronics company Logitec (not Logitech) — is shutting down. The service has been announced as discontinued, with a final shutdown date of September 2026.
If you’ve been using it to rip CDs on your phone, you need a replacement. If you’ve been considering buying a Logitec drive specifically for the app, you should know what you’re getting into.
Here’s where things stand, and what to use instead.
What’s Happening with Logitec CD Ripper?
Logitec announced that the CD Ripper app and its associated services will be discontinued in September 2026. Even before the official shutdown, users have reported problems: the app doesn’t work properly on Android 15, and updates have slowed down. This isn’t unusual for niche hardware-companion apps. The business model ties the software to specific Logitec drives, which limits the market and makes ongoing development hard to justify. The result: an app that worked fine a few years ago but hasn’t kept up with Android.
What to Use Instead: Discs
Discs is a CD ripping and music library app for Android. It does the same core thing (rip CDs directly on your phone) but it’s not tied to a specific brand of drive.
How It Compares
| Logitec CD Ripper | Discs | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Discontinued Sept 2026 | Actively developed |
| Android 15 support | Broken for many users | Works on current Android |
| Drive compatibility | Logitec drives only | Any standard USB CD drive |
| Formats | AAC | FLAC + AAC |
| Lossless ripping | No | Yes (FLAC) |
| Music library | Basic | Full library with browse, gapless playback, playlists |
| Android Auto | No | Yes |
| Google Cast | No | Yes |
| Pricing | Bundled with drive purchase | 2 free albums, then $10 one-time |
The Big Differences
Drive compatibility. Logitec CD Ripper only works with Logitec-branded drives. Discs works with any standard USB CD/DVD drive you plug into your phone’s USB-C port. You probably already have one, or can grab one for $20–30.
Lossless audio. Logitec CD Ripper rips to AAC only. Discs defaults to FLAC: a lossless, bit-perfect copy of the CD audio. If you’re ripping your collection, you want lossless. You can always convert down later; you can’t add quality back.
It’s a real music player. Discs isn’t just a ripper, it’s also your library. Browse by album or artist, gapless playback for live albums and concept records, Android Auto support in the car, Google Cast for wireless speakers. Your ripped music is a first-class citizen, not a pile of files you need another app to play.
How to Switch
If You Have a Logitec USB Drive
Good news: if your Logitec drive is a standard USB CD drive (most of them are), it’ll likely work with Discs. Plug it into your phone, install Discs from the Play Store, and try ripping a disc. Discs talks to CD drives at the USB level, so brand doesn’t matter.
If You Need a New Drive
Any slim, bus-powered USB-C external CD/DVD drive will do. Look for one with a native USB-C connection rather than USB-A with an adapter. $20–30 gets you something solid.
Your Existing Rips
If you’ve already ripped CDs with Logitec CD Ripper, those files are still on your phone, they’re just AAC audio files. Discs can play them if they’re in your music library folder, or you can re-rip your collection in FLAC for a lossless archive.
Get Started
Discs lets you rip two albums for free, so you can try the full experience before committing. After that, it’s a one-time $10 purchase — no subscription.