AnyDVD
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| Developer | RedFox |
| Release | 3 July 2003 |
| Stable release | 8.7.1.1  (13 July 2024) [±] |
| Operating system | Windows 2000 or later |
| Type | DVD ripper |
| License | Shareware |
| Website | redfox.bz (no longer operates) |
AnyDVD is a device driver for Microsoft Windows which enables on-the-fly decryption of DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray discs as well as removal or circumvention of several types of copy protection and digital rights management (DRM). Protections are removed transparently in the background, allowing direct disc access for media players or other software to read, play, or copy discs.
Protections removed by AnyDVD include Content Scramble System (CSS), Advanced Access Content System (AACS), BD+, DVD region codes, Analog Protection System, User Operation Prohibitions (UOPs), RipGuard, and ARccOS. AnyDVD can also fix mastering errors to ensure strict compliance with disc standards, improving compatibility with third-party tools, particularly DVD Shrink and Nero Recode. AnyDVD is also able to remove copy protection from audio CDs, such as Key2Audio.
AnyDVD includes a DVD ripper to create disc images from discs without needing to use third-party software. The ripper module is based on code from Elby's CloneDVD software. Old versions used a ripper based on FixVTS, but FixVTS was shut down by legal threats from Sony in June 2007.