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Strawberry Music Player vs MusicBee: catalog facts
Strawberry Music Player	MusicBee
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Free Free. Development is funded by donations; there is no paid tier.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Plays FLAC, WavPack, DSF and DSD alongside the common formats Rips audio CDs directly into the collection	Bulk tag editing and automatic metadata and artwork lookup Gapless playback with WASAPI and ASIO output for good hardware
No mobile app or sync service of any kind Feature requests are not accepted on GitHub, only on the forum	Windows only, with no official macOS or Linux version Closed source and maintained by one developer
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 21, 2026

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