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Friture vs cava: catalog facts
Friture	cava
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Several views of the same live audio input	Works with PulseAudio, PipeWire, ALSA and sndio without extra glue Colours, gradients and smoothing are all configurable
Live analysis requires an audio input source.	Purely decorative; it is not an analysis or measurement tool Capturing system audio needs a monitor source configured
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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