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Receiver vs Radio Garden: catalog facts
Receiver	Radio Garden
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free to use in a web browser.
Linux	Web
Curated collection of over 30,000 stations Focus on discovering stations rather than searching by name	Finds stations by place on an interactive globe Streams live radio from around the world
Linux only Needs an internet connection to stream	Needs an internet connection to stream Browsing is by location rather than by genre
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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