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DecibelsFolderPlay
Free

Free, developed as part of GNOME with donations going to the GNOME Foundation.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Linux Linux
  • Opens a file and plays it with no library setup
  • Waveform view with easy seeking
  • Respects your own folder layout instead of tags
  • Native GTK4 interface written in Rust
  • No library, playlists or tag management
  • Linux only
  • No artist, album or genre views by design
  • Small project with few contributors
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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