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Quod Libet

Powerful audio player and music library manager

Media Servers ★ 1.8k stars Easy setup GPL-2.0

Quod Libet is a GTK-based audio player and music library manager designed for very large collections, with flexible tagging, search queries, and plugin support. Its companion tag editor Ex Falso ships alongside it.

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Key features

  • Handles huge music libraries
  • Advanced search queries
  • Extensive plugin system
  • Powerful tag editing

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (1.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python

Is Quod Libet secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Quod Libet's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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