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Cog vs Colibri: catalog facts
Cog	Colibri
Free Free and open source, supported by donations.	Paid Purchased through the Mac App Store.
macOS	macOS
Gapless playback and embedded CUE sheet support Plays a very broad range of formats, plus livestreams and HLS	Bit-perfect gapless playback Native Apple Silicon support
macOS only; the Windows and Linux version is still early Requires macOS 12 or later	macOS only Paid app
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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