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Quran Companion vs Albasheer Electronic Quran Browser: catalog facts
Quran Companion	Albasheer Electronic Quran Browser
Free Free and open source under the LGPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free under the Waqf General Public License, version 1.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Mushaf page and verse-by-verse reading modes Translations and tafsir in one place	Audio recitation with synchronized scrolling Translations and commentary
Desktop only, no mobile app mentioned Maintained by a single developer	Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: LGPL-3.0-or-later	License: Waqf General Public License 1.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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