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spotify-player vs Riff: catalog facts
spotify-player	Riff
Free The client is free; it uses your own Spotify account.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; a Spotify account is needed to stream.
Command line	Linux
Built-in audio streaming in the terminal Aims for feature parity with the official client	Native GTK interface that fits the GNOME desktop Written in Rust rather than built on Electron
Requires a Spotify account Depends on Spotify's service and API	Requires a Spotify account Unofficial client, so it depends on Spotify's services continuing to work with it
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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