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GNOME Music vs Recordbox: catalog facts
GNOME Music	Recordbox
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Linux	Linux
Integrates cleanly with the GNOME desktop Automatically generated playlists	Simple GTK4 interface Plays a local library without any streaming account
Fewer library management features than dedicated music managers Linux only	Intentionally limited feature set Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-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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