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Nova Music vs Elisa: catalog facts
Nova Music	Elisa
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free, developed by the KDE community.
Linux	Windows, Linux, Android
Native look on the COSMIC desktop Available on Flathub and the AUR	Browse by genre, artist, album or track Online radio, playlists and lyrics
Still a work in progress Linux only	Focused on playback rather than advanced tagging or library tools Best integrated on the KDE Plasma desktop
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
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 September 23, 2026

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