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FolderPlay vs Decibels: catalog facts
FolderPlay	Decibels
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free, developed as part of GNOME with donations going to the GNOME Foundation.
Linux	Linux
Respects your own folder layout instead of tags Native GTK4 interface written in Rust	Opens a file and plays it with no library setup Waveform view with easy seeking
No artist, album or genre views by design Small project with few contributors	No library, playlists or tag management Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
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 September 24, 2026

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