# Legal DVD-ripping software for Mac? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 13, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-dvd-ripping-software-for-mac/762713 "2016-08-13T20:56:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-dvd-ripping-software-for-mac/762713/1 "2016-08-13T20:56:55Z")
I own a lot of DVDs, quite legally. Is there a legal way that I can transfer their content onto my Mac’s hard-drive and watch them (assuming they don’t have DRM)? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-dvd-ripping-software-for-mac/762713/2 "2016-08-13T21:33:48Z")
Nobody knows. But, for those of use who don’t care, we use Mac DVD Ripper Pro. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-dvd-ripping-software-for-mac/762713/3 "2016-08-13T23:08:55Z")
or Handbrake. ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-dvd-ripping-software-for-mac/762713/4 "2016-08-14T03:39:26Z")
Thanks…