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Strawberry Music Player vs Laser: catalog facts
Strawberry Music Player	Laser
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Plays FLAC, WavPack, DSF and DSD alongside the common formats Rips audio CDs directly into the collection	Simple interface focused on ripping CDs Native GNOME look with libadwaita
No mobile app or sync service of any kind Feature requests are not accepted on GitHub, only on the forum	Linux only Young project with a small feature set
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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