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Phonograph Plus vs Vanilla Music: catalog facts
Phonograph Plus	Vanilla Music
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under GPLv3.
Android	Android
Revives a well-known player that is no longer maintained upstream Lightweight material design interface	Small and fast Browse music by folder as well as by library
Plays local files only, no streaming services Android only	Format support limited to what Android's media APIs handle Plain interface with few visual extras
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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