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Spek vs Friture: catalog facts
Spek	Friture
Free Free and open source under GPLv3.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Shows instantly whether a lossless-looking file was upconverted from a lossy source Uses FFmpeg for decoding, so it opens the formats FFmpeg opens	Several views of the same live audio input
Development is quiet: the last release, 0.8.5, is from January 2023 It only views spectrograms; it cannot edit or convert anything	Live analysis requires an audio input source.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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