My Mac doesn’t have a disc drive! How can I rip DVDs? We’ll also offer some advice on what to do if your Mac doesn’t have a built-in disc drive, plus the legalities of ripping videos to your Mac. This article covers everything you need to know about ripping unprotected and copy-protected DVDs and Blu-rays to your Mac using Disk Utility, the popular third party Handbrake application, plus a library that can help you overcome the copy-protection present on certain discs. It might even make you long for the days when Macs were heavier, bulkier, and had built-in DVD drives!Īssuming that your Mac doesn’t have a built-in drive, you’ll need to purchase an external one, but even then you may not be wild about carting this drive around with you, just on the off-chance you want to watch a movie! By ripping a DVD or Blu-ray, you can ensure that you always have easy access to your favourite TV shows and movies.

However, if you do ever want to play a DVD or Blu-ray on your Mac, then it can be incredibly frustrating to have the disc and your Mac physically in front of you, with no way of getting the two to communicate. With the rise of streaming-on-demand services like YouTube, Netflix and Amazon Instant Video, your Mac’s lack of a physical DVD drive might never become an issue. Since Apple made the decision to remove disc drives from their laptops, watching a movie or TV show on your Mac isn’t always the easiest thing in the world!

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