
MakeMKV offers a free beta that works for 30 days, but that’s a little misleading. MakeMKV: This application, available for both Windows and macOS, rips your Blu-Rays to an MKV file. That’s it.

If you want to burn your own Blu-Ray discs, you’ll need a drive that can read and write to blank Blu-Rays, but we’ll assume you just want to store them on your hard drive. Fortunately, you can get them online for less than $60. However, you’ll need a Blu-Ray reader in order to rip your Blu-Ray discs (obviously). If your computer came with any disc drive at all, it was probably a DVD drive. Before you begin, make sure you have installed the following:

You’ll need a few tools in order to start ripping your Blu-Ray collection.
