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DeaDBeeF vs mtoc: catalog facts
DeaDBeeF	mtoc
Free Free and open source under the zlib licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Very low memory and CPU use compared with modern players Plugin architecture covers decoders, output, DSP and interface separately	Album cover carousel for visual browsing Queue with drag-and-drop reordering and multi-selection
The default interface is plain and takes configuration to get comfortable Library management is weaker than in players built around a database	Linux only Plays a local library only, no streaming services
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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