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Colibri vs Cog: catalog facts
Colibri	Cog
Paid Purchased through the Mac App Store.	Free Free and open source, supported by donations.
macOS	macOS
Bit-perfect gapless playback Native Apple Silicon support	Gapless playback and embedded CUE sheet support Plays a very broad range of formats, plus livestreams and HLS
macOS only Paid app	macOS only; the Windows and Linux version is still early Requires macOS 12 or later
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is 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 September 24, 2026

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