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M.A.L.P. vs Cantata: catalog facts
M.A.L.P.	Cantata
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source.
Android	Linux
Works with MPD servers from version 0.14 onward Free and open source	Full graphical control of an MPD server Includes scrobbling, ReplayGain and stream support
Needs a separately installed MPD server Android only	Requires a running MPD server Community fork with a small maintainer base
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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