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Nova Music vs Strawberry Music Player: catalog facts
Nova Music	Strawberry Music Player
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Native look on the COSMIC desktop Available on Flathub and the AUR	Plays FLAC, WavPack, DSF and DSD alongside the common formats Rips audio CDs directly into the collection
Still a work in progress Linux only	No mobile app or sync service of any kind Feature requests are not accepted on GitHub, only on the forum
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
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 21, 2026

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