Max for Live · audio ripper
Rip audio into Ableton.
Paste a link, hit RIP, and the track drops straight into your session — SoundCloud, YouTube, Bandcamp and more. No browser tabs, no sketchy sites, no leaving Live.
26 seconds, unedited — paste a YouTube link, RIP, and the clip lands in Ableton.
Works with
eight sources.
Built on yt-dlp — the best available audio comes down at full quality, every time.
SoundCloud
YouTube
Bandcamp
Mixcloud
TikTok
Twitch
Vimeo
RedditDRM platforms (Spotify, Apple Music) can't be ripped and aren't supported.
Honest answers
Before you
install.
K-Ripper is open source — every line of what runs on your machine is on GitHub. No telemetry, no account, no catch.
read the source ↗Is it safe to install?
Yes. K-Ripper is open source, so you can read exactly what it does. Under the hood it bundles two well-known, widely-trusted tools — yt-dlp and FFmpeg — and runs them locally. Nothing is uploaded, and there's no account or tracking.
Why does my computer warn me?
Because it isn't code-signed yet — that's a paid certificate, not a sign of anything wrong. macOS: open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. Windows: on SmartScreen, click More info → Run anyway. You'll only do it once.
Will it touch my projects or files?
No. It only adds a clip to the track you put it on. Ripped audio is saved to ~/Music/K-Ripper as standard WAV files — it never edits, moves, or deletes anything in your existing sets.
Does it really cost nothing?
Free, forever, no account. It was built by a producer who got tired of sketchy download sites. If it saves you time, that's the whole point.
What can't it rip?
Anything DRM-protected — Spotify and Apple Music are encrypted and can't be ripped by any tool. Login-gated content (private tracks, most Instagram) also won't download. Use K-Ripper only with audio you have the right to download.