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Drumstick MIDI File Player vs QMidiPlayer: catalog facts
Drumstick MIDI File Player	QMidiPlayer
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Transpose and tempo scaling during playback Karaoke lyrics view for .kar files	Uses FluidSynth for MIDI playback Packaged on Flathub and AUR
Needs a synthesizer or MIDI backend to produce sound Handles MIDI only, not audio formats	No official binaries from the author Homepage shows little sign of recent development
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account 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 October 1, 2026

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