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Strawberry Music Player vs cmus: catalog facts
Strawberry Music Player	cmus
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
Plays FLAC, WavPack, DSF and DSD alongside the common formats Rips audio CDs directly into the collection	Instant startup with large libraries Gapless playback and ReplayGain
No mobile app or sync service of any kind Feature requests are not accepted on GitHub, only on the forum	Terminal only, no graphical interface Scrobbling needs an external status program
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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