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Sound Center vs Exaile: catalog facts
Sound Center	Exaile
Free Free and open source under GPL 3.0 or later.	Free Free to download, with source code published on GitHub.
Linux, Android	Windows, Linux
Local music and podcasts in one player Podcast search and streaming built in	Smart playlists and advanced tag editing Secondary output device support for previewing tracks
Small project with few contributors Feature set is simpler than dedicated podcast apps	Windows is served by an installer while other systems build from source or distribution packages Latest release at the time of research is a beta
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
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 September 23, 2026

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