Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Turns out the Steam Deck is one of the easiest CD rippers you can own. No power leads, no OTG cables, no hubs, no trickery — just a cheap USB-C optical drive plugged straight in. Nothing up my sleeve.
There are three CD ripping tools sitting in the Discover store. I tried all three so you don't have to, and there's a clear winner. Full walkthrough in desktop mode — install, encoder setup, reading the disc, ripping. Just over five minutes for a full album, despite what the progress bar tries to tell you.
There's also one setting that will silently kill your rip halfway through and force you to start the whole thing over. I hit it live on camera. Fix it before it costs you.
Then playback, and this is where it got ugly. The obvious player is fast but boring — no cover art, no nothing. The better player has a version that works and a version that absolutely does not, and I burned an hour on Flatseal and network permissions figuring out which is which. Save yourself the hour.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:16 Two things from the Discover store
02:20 The hardware — one cable, no trickery
02:38 Reading the disc
04:15 The setting that ruins your rip
05:20 Done — and get the disc out first
05:56 Playback, the fast and boring way
06:47 The player problem
08:07 Wrap-up
🔗 LINKS
Strawberry AppImage:
github.com/pkgforge-dev/strawberry-AppImage/releases/tag/1.2.21-1@2026-07-01_1782914228
Ripping CDs with your phone: [LINK]
#SteamDeck #CDRipping #FLAC
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Turns out the Steam Deck is one of the easiest CD rippers you can own. No power leads, no OTG cables, no hubs, no trickery — just a cheap USB-C optical drive plugged straight in. Nothing up my sleeve.
There are three CD ripping tools sitting in the Discover store. I tried all three so you don't have to, and there's a clear winner. Full walkthrough in desktop mode — install, encoder setup, reading the disc, ripping. Just over five minutes for a full album, despite what the progress bar tries to tell you.
There's also one setting that will silently kill your rip halfway through and force you to start the whole thing over. I hit it live on camera. Fix it before it costs you.
Then playback, and this is where it got ugly. The obvious player is fast but boring — no cover art, no nothing. The better player has a version that works and a version that absolutely does not, and I burned an hour on Flatseal and network permissions figuring out which is which. Save yourself the hour.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:16 Two things from the Discover store
02:20 The hardware — one cable, no trickery
02:38 Reading the disc
04:15 The setting that ruins your rip
05:20 Done — and get the disc out first
05:56 Playback, the fast and boring way
06:47 The player problem
08:07 Wrap-up
🔗 LINKS
Strawberry AppImage:
github.com/pkgforge-dev/strawberry-AppImage/releases/tag/1.2.21-1@2026-07-01_1782914228
Ripping CDs with your phone: [LINK]
#SteamDeck #CDRipping #FLAC
Join Our Discord
discord.monroeworld.com
