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Spotube vs Cider: catalog facts
Spotube	Cider
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Paid Sold as a paid app, and playback also requires an Apple Music subscription.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Windows, macOS, Linux
Plugins let it use different metadata and audio sources rather than tying you to one service, and it…	Apple Music on Windows and Linux desktops Discord and Last.fm integrations
It depends on third-party services that can change or break, and the legal position of some plugin sources…	Requires an Apple Music subscription macOS and Linux builds are Electron based
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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