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Audacious vs Quod Libet

Both stand on audio player software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Audacious

Free plan LinuxMacWindows

Choose Audacious if you want a free desktop audio player with network playback and support for a broad range of formats. Its listed platform choices are Linux, BSD derivatives, macOS, and Windows.

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Quod Libet

Free plan LinuxMacWindows

Quod Libet combines broad format support with library browsing, search, tagging, and playback tools. Check the playback dependency and macOS download status if those affect your setup.

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The facts

	Audacious	Quod Libet
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Linux, Mac, Windows	Linux, Mac, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	1	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	audacious-media-player.org	quodlibet.readthedocs.io
On audio player software	#2 of 18	#6 of 18

Audacious: what it does well

Free pricing and license models.
Available for Linux, BSD derivatives, macOS, and Windows.
Supports network playback.
Handles common formats including MP3, FLAC, AAC, and WAV.
Also supports Audio CD, MIDI, tracker, and game-audio formats.

What to know first

Its listed platforms are Linux, BSD derivatives, macOS, and Windows.
No mobile platform is included in the listed platforms.

Quod Libet: what it does well

Runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Handles libraries with tens of thousands of songs.
Supports Unicode tag edits, batch changes, and tag-based renaming.
Offers more than 80 contributed plugins.
Imports and exports XSPF, M3U, and PLS playlists.

What to know first

Playback requires GStreamer or xine-lib.
The listed macOS 4.6.1 disk image is marked unofficial.
Internet Radio cannot add stations to playlists or the play queue.
Radio streams beyond MP3 and Ogg Vorbis may need GStreamer plugins.

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