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JuK vs Amarok: catalog facts
JuK	Amarok
Free Free, part of the KDE applications.	Free Free and open source, developed by KDE.
Linux	Linux
Built-in tag editor with tag guessing from file names File renamer based on tag content	Built around managing a large local music collection Regular bugfix releases in the current 3.x series
Supports a limited set of formats: MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC Designed for Linux and the KDE desktop	Designed mainly for KDE and Linux desktops Aimed at local libraries rather than streaming services
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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