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cava vs Friture: catalog facts
cava	Friture
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Works with PulseAudio, PipeWire, ALSA and sndio without extra glue Colours, gradients and smoothing are all configurable	Several views of the same live audio input
Purely decorative; it is not an analysis or measurement tool Capturing system audio needs a monitor source configured	Live analysis requires an audio input source.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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