How to rip a Blu-ray disc on a MAC

Do you think ripping a Blu-ray disc is hard?

You are wrong!

Try this very quick and user-friendly program!

4Videosoft Blu-ray ripper for Mac is a high-powered program that allows you to turn your favourite Blu-ray into Full HD files and also into UHD and 4K!!!

Thanks to this guide, even a non-expert can turn his Blue-ray discs into video files in order to keep them safe or to view them on other devices.
In a few steps, you could convert a Blu-ray disc into a file visible on your smartphone.

4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac Tutorial

Download and install the appropriate software

Do you want conveniently convert your favourite Blu-ray discs into video files visible on any device?

Do you want to convert your collection of 4K Blu-ray to protect your original discs?

Do you want to do a backup of your last Blu-ray?

Thanks to this very simple guide, and using 4Videosoft Blu-ray ripper software for Mac, you can do all these things in few minutes.

Push the button below to download the free installer program of 4Videosoft Blu-ray ripper for Mac.
4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac installation
4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac installation Screen


Step 1. Run the file “4videosoft-blu-ray-ripper-for-mac.dmg”

Step 2. A message will appear saying that "4videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac" is an application downloaded from the internet.

Step 3. Press "Open" to proceed.

Step 4. Drag the icon "4videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac" to your Applications folder. After a while, you will be ready to use this powerful ripper for Mac.
4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac installing
Installing Screen


Now, you just have to run the program and follow the guide hereunder.

Select source

4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac main window
Main screen

Step 1. Insert your Blu-ray disc in the driver

Step 2. Open the program 4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper

Step 3. Select “Load Disc”

N.B. You can also choose to load a Blu-ray Folder but it is not a common function
4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac loading blu-ray disc infos
Loading blu-ray disc informations

Please wait a few seconds, the program will analyse the contents of the Blu-ray disc by extracting the available tracks.

Select items to Rip and destination folder

Blu-ray Decrypted and loaded
Blu-ray decrypted, select items to rip

Normally the entire content is copied and if it is your case, you can immediately move on without selecting anything.

If you want to select what to copy, you can chose the language, together with the track, and select the presence or absence of subtitles in the final video file.
4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac disc preview
Preview of Blu-ray disc

If you wish, you can preview the video using the internal video player located on your right.

Select video profile

4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac disc video profile
Video encoding options

In this menu, you can choose dozens of video formats for your video file. MKV, AVI, MP4 are just some of the supported formats.
It is also possible to convert the video file into ad hoc formats for your smartphone (IPhone, Android, Samsung, HTC, Xiaomi, etc.), for your console (PS4, WII U, XBOX, etc.) or for your computer.

If you have a 3D Blu-ray disc, it is possible to choose the 3D profile from the menu and your Mac will convert your Blu-ray disc quickly.

Clearly, you can rip your Blu-ray disc 4K UHD. Just select a 4K profile item in the menu. The Blu-ray disc is normally converted to the mp4 h264 format.

An interesting function can be to rip the Blu-ray disc into an MP3 audio file; in this way, you can listen to it with your favourite player.

Profile settings

4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac disc profile settings
Settings of Blu-ray ripper profile

If you want to decide more in detail how to encode your Blu-ray video, this program allows you to do it smoothly. You can decide the framerate, the resolution and the video bitrate (the item "Keep original" is the default solution and we suggest you to use it).
Do you want to change the audio format of your video file? No problem, normally you can also turn AAC into MP3.
Further, you could change the encoder for particular needs.

Advanced functions

You can use the button "Clip" to set the start and end time exactly.

By pressing the button "Edit", you can access the following functions:

1. Rotate: it allows you to rotate or flip the video of your Blu-ray.
2. Crop: it allows you to crop the video of your Blu-ray, useful to cut out any black edges.
4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac rotate function
Edit - Rotate Function
4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac crop video
Edit - Crop video
3. Effect: it sets the brightness, contrast and volume of the movie.
4. Watermark: you can add a watermark image.
4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac video effects
Edit - Effect
4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac watermark
Edit - Watermark

Start ripping Blu-ray disc

Blu-ray ripping in progress
Ripping in progress
After setting all the options, all you have to do is press the "Convert" button to backup your 4k Blu-ray or Blu-ray in a video file visible also on your Mac.
The process will last a few minutes.

4Videosoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac is fully compatible with all versions of OSX above v.10.5.
It is also compatible with the latest versions of MacOS Sierra and MacOS High Sierra.

Remember: you can download this free ripping software for your Mac by pressing the button below