Quod Libet vs Volumio

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.

Volumio brings music files and streaming services together in a music player platform, with network playback and control through a browser or dedicated iOS and Android apps. The free software is offered for Raspberry Pi and PC, and listed supported platforms also include Linux, web browser, iOS, and Android. Standard includes NAS mounting through CIFS and NFS, UPnP and AirPlay playback, internet radio directories, and custom playlists. Its format list spans MP3, FLAC, WAV, DSD, AAC, and other audio formats, as well as video formats including MP4, MKV, and WebM. Volumio describes playback as optimized for bit-perfect audio from MP3 to DSD. Premium adds synchronized multiroom playback and use on up to six devices, plus Qobuz and TIDAL integrations, CD playback and ripping, Bluetooth playback, and digital and analog inputs. Users can cast to Chromecast-enabled devices or Sonos. Developers have WebSocket and HTTP REST APIs and plugins. Premium costs $8.49 a month or $79.99 a year. Volumio was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Florence, Italy.