EAC is used to convert the tracks on standard audio CDs to wav files, which can then be transcoded into formats such as MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WavPack, and FLAC using external encoders.




Cdrdao is described as 'Records audio or data CD-Rs in disk-at-once (DAO) mode based on a textual description of the CD contents (toc-file)' and is an app. There are three alternatives to Cdrdao for Mac, Windows and Linux. The best Cdrdao alternative is Exact Audio Copy. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Exact Audio Copy or Disk Utility.
EAC is used to convert the tracks on standard audio CDs to wav files, which can then be transcoded into formats such as MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WavPack, and FLAC using external encoders.




Disk Utility is the name of a utility created by Apple for performing disk-related tasks in Mac OS X. These tasks include:



Audio CD digital audio extraction application cdparanoia. Cdparanoia extracts audio from compact discs directly as data, with no analog step between, and writes the data to a file or pipe in WAV, AIFC, AIFC or raw 16 bit linear PCM.