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Albasheer Electronic Quran Browser vs Quran Companion: catalog facts
Albasheer Electronic Quran Browser	Quran Companion
Free Free under the Waqf General Public License, version 1.	Free Free and open source under the LGPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Audio recitation with synchronized scrolling Translations and commentary	Mushaf page and verse-by-verse reading modes Translations and tafsir in one place
Linux only	Desktop only, no mobile app mentioned Maintained by a single developer
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Waqf General Public License 1.0	License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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