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Background Music vs Volume Control: catalog facts
Background Music	Volume Control
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.
macOS	Linux
Per-application volume control with boost above maximum Auto-pauses music when other audio plays	Separate volume control for each application Per-device volume adjustment
Still labelled alpha by its developer Auto-pause works only with supported music players	Linux only Built around the PulseAudio sound system
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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