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Elisa vs Tauon: catalog facts
Elisa	Tauon
Free Free, developed by the KDE community.	Free Free and open source, supported by donations through GitHub Sponsors and Patreon.
Windows, Linux, Android	Linux
Browse by genre, artist, album or track Online radio, playlists and lyrics	Wide codec support with CUE sheets and gapless playback Streams from Jellyfin and Airsonic servers
Focused on playback rather than advanced tagging or library tools Best integrated on the KDE Plasma desktop	Mainly aimed at Linux desktops Built around local files and self-hosted servers, not commercial streaming services
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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