BBC Sounds vs Quod Libet

BBC Sounds is a free audio service available exclusively to listeners in the UK. It can be used in a web browser or through BBC apps for iOS and Android. Most programs are available on demand, and each episode page indicates how long the episode remains available. Some content, including BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service English, can be heard without signing in. The latest version of the mobile app supports podcast downloads for offline listening. Availability is location-dependent: BBC Sounds closed to listeners based outside the UK on 21 July 2025. Outside the UK, BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service English, and thousands of hours of podcasts are available through BBC.com and the BBC app; international radio on-demand availability varies because of content rights and available resources. The app requires Android 7.0 or later, or iOS 16.1 or later. For browser listening, the BBC recommends current versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge. AirPlay is supported for streaming documentaries from iOS devices to compatible Apple TVs; the help page says Chromecast options are unavailable at that time.

Quod Libet is a free audio player for Linux, macOS and Windows, built with GTK+ and written in Python. It handles libraries with tens of thousands of songs and supports formats including MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Opus, FLAC, Musepack, MOD, XM, IT, WavPack, MPEG-4 AAC, WMA, MIDI and Monkey’s Audio. Users can browse by tags or directories and search with regular expressions, structured boolean logic or Python expressions. Its tag editor supports Unicode, batch changes and renaming files based on tags. Playback features include Replay Gain, shuffle, a configurable queue, podcasts, Internet radio and playlist import and export in XSPF, M3U and PLS formats. Plugins include integrations for MusicBrainz, CDDB, Last.fm, Sonos and Logitech Squeezebox; the feature page lists more than 80 contributed plugins. Podcast feeds are checked every two hours, and episodes can be downloaded. Radio streams support MP3 and Ogg Vorbis; other formats may need additional GStreamer plugins, and stations cannot be added to playlists or the play queue. Playback requires GStreamer or xine-lib. Quod Libet is free software under GNU GPL version 2 or later, though alternate terms may apply to some files or modules. The listed macOS 4.6.1 disk image is marked unofficial.