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BiblioteQ vs CollectiveAccess Providence: catalog facts
BiblioteQ	CollectiveAccess Providence
Free Free and open source under a BSD licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Web, Self-hosted
Catalogs many media types, from books to video games Works with PostgreSQL for shared use or SQLite for a single file	Highly configurable without custom programming Supports common metadata standards and many media types
Very many options, which takes time to learn Interface is functional rather than polished	Configuration takes time to learn Public website requires installing the separate Pawtucket2 application
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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