It may take several seconds for scanning. The libdvdcss library will work in the background to bypass the copy protection, detect the correct DVD data, and help Handbrake to rip a protected DVD on Mac/Windows 11/10/7.

On macOS, it will ask you to select a source DVD when you open Handbrake. On Windows, Handbrake will list your DVD drive under Source Selection. Insert the source DVD into your Mac/PC's optical drive and launch HandBrake. To remove complicated copy-protection schemes, you'd better get a protected DVD ripper instead of using Handbrake and libdvdcss. Many users run into Handbrake crashing/hanging problem even with libdvdcss installed. But DVDs now are protected with more advanced protections like 99 titles, bad sectors, etc. Warning: libdvdcss can help Handbrake rip DVDs with CSS. Then press Command+Space and search for Terminal to launch a command line window > type in brew install libdvdcss and hit enter. Then paste the code usr/bin/ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL )' into the app > press return and follow the instructions to download Homebrew. Go to Application > Utilities folder > Terminal. Get around this with the aid of Homebrew: If you are running Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, etc., downloading libdvdcss on Mac can be tricky as Mac's security feature SIP prevents the installation of libdvdcss. If you are running on a Mac Yosemite or older, just download libdvdcss on Mac and double-click to install it. For the original 'Intel Core Duo' processor, you can only download the 32-bit version. For a Mac with a Core 2 Duo or later processor, the 64-bit version of Handbrake is more preferred than the 32-bit version as the former is about 10% faster. To use Handbrake 1.6.1 on Windows, you need to get Microsoft.

Make sure your Windows/Mac computers have 500 MHz processor or better with at least 16MB RAM for Handbrake.

For earlier Windows and macOS systems, find and download the old Handbrake releases.Ģ. The latest Handbrake 1.6.1 is compatible with Windows 10/11 and later, macOS 10.13 and later, and Linux. Go to Handbrake's official website at and download the correct version of Handbrake on your computer system.ġ. How to Rip DVDs with Handbrake on Windows/Mac How to Rip DVDs using Handbrake on Mac/PC?

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