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Vanilla Music vs Phonograph Plus: catalog facts
Vanilla Music	Phonograph Plus
Free Free and open source under GPLv3.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Small and fast Browse music by folder as well as by library	Revives a well-known player that is no longer maintained upstream Lightweight material design interface
Format support limited to what Android's media APIs handle Plain interface with few visual extras	Plays local files only, no streaming services Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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