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MasVisGtk vs Spek: catalog facts
MasVisGtkSpek
Free

Free and open source under GPL-2.0.

Free

Free and open source under GPLv3.

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Analyzes loudness using EBU R128 measurements
  • Shows waveforms and frequency plots
  • Shows instantly whether a lossless-looking file was upconverted from a lossy source
  • Uses FFmpeg for decoding, so it opens the formats FFmpeg opens
  • Designed for GNOME on Linux
  • Development is quiet: the last release, 0.8.5, is from January 2023
  • It only views spectrograms; it cannot edit or convert anything
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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