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Strawberry Music Player vs foobar2000: catalog facts
Strawberry Music Player	foobar2000
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Free Freeware. The author describes it as an advanced freeware audio player; there is no paid…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
Plays FLAC, WavPack, DSF and DSD alongside the common formats Rips audio CDs directly into the collection	Gapless playback and full ReplayGain support Easily customisable interface layout on Windows and macOS
No mobile app or sync service of any kind Feature requests are not accepted on GitHub, only on the forum	Closed source, so the code cannot be audited or forked No official Linux build
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
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 20, 2026

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