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DeaDBeeF vs Aqloss: catalog facts
DeaDBeeF	Aqloss
Free Free and open source under the zlib licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Very low memory and CPU use compared with modern players Plugin architecture covers decoders, output, DSP and interface separately	Hi-res playback up to 32-bit / 384 kHz WASAPI Exclusive mode for bit-perfect output on Windows
The default interface is plain and takes configuration to get comfortable Library management is weaker than in players built around a database	Only Windows and Linux builds are described as stable Young project with nightly releases
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Zlib	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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