# Nuclear (open-source media player)

> Nuclear is a free, open-source media player for Windows, macOS and Linux. Streaming music player that finds free music for you. It has 18,620 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at nukeop/nuclear.

Nuclear is a free, open-source music player without ads or tracking. Search for any song or artist, build playlists, and start listening. Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/nukeop/nuclear |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 18,620 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://nuclearplayer.com |
| Official | no |
| Category | Media players |
| Latest release | player@1.50.0 (Oct 5, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/nukeop/nuclear/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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