Overview

Streaming music player that finds free music for you 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. The project has 17K+ GitHub stars and is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

Search for music and stream it from any source
Browse artist pages with biographies, discographies, and similar artists
Browse album pages with track listings
Queue management with shuffle, repeat, and drag-and-drop reordering
Favorites (albums, artists, and tracks)
Playlists (create, import, export, import from varous services)
Powerful plugin system with a built-in plugin store
Themes (built-in and custom CSS themes)
MCP server lets your AI agent drive the player
Auto-updates

Getting Started

Source: GitHub README

git clone https://github.com/nukeop/nuclear.git
cd nuclear
pnpm install
pnpm dev

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

ai agents, custom css, flatpak, multi language, plugins, themes.

Deploy

Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel

Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo

PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Features

Integrations & APIs

Plugin / Extension System

AI & Machine Learning

AI Agents

Customization & Branding

Custom CSS / Styling
Themes / Skins

Localization & Accessibility

Multi-Language / i18n

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