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Soda Music vs LX Music Desktop: catalog facts
Soda Music	LX Music Desktop
Free Free to download; the research does not describe paid tiers.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Large streaming catalogue Syncs music saved on Douyin	Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux Large and active user community
Chinese-language interface and service Streaming service rather than a player for local files	Documentation is mainly in Chinese Electron app with higher memory use than native players
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is 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 1, 2026

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