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Rune vs Winyl: catalog facts
Rune	Winyl
Free Free to use; the source is published under the MPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Windows	Windows
Recommendations based on audio analysis of your own library Includes lyrics, scrobbling and tag editing	Handles large libraries with fast search WASAPI and ASIO output with gapless playback
No releases are listed on the GitHub repository Platform support beyond Windows is not clearly documented in the research	Windows only Development pace is unclear from the project site
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it 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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