nukeop/nuclear
Streaming music player that finds free music for you observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1.0
- age_days: 3632
- days_rel: 18
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 69
Adoption not part of the score
18347 stars · 1323 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Nuclear is a free, open-source desktop music player that streams free music from multiple sources via a plugin system, with playlists, queue management, favorites, and themes. It also exposes an MCP server so AI agents can control playback, search, queues, and playlists.
Use cases
- play free streaming music on my desktop without ads or tracking
- search and stream songs from multiple sources in one app
- build and import playlists from any music service
- let my AI agent control music playback via MCP
- customize my music player with themes and plugins
- find a spotify alternative that runs on linux
When to choose
- you want an ad-free, privacy-respecting desktop music player on Windows, macOS, or Linux
- you want to aggregate free music sources through a plugin store
- you want AI-agent control of a music player via Model Context Protocol
- you value extensibility, theming, and playlist import/export
When to avoid
- you need a lightweight player with low memory footprint
- you require guaranteed availability of specific tracks or licensed catalogs
- you need a signed, app-store-distributed installer (macOS Gatekeeper workaround required)
- you want a mobile or web-based player
Facets
application · maturity active
audio-processing plugin-system mcp search-engine http-server media entertainment desktop-applications cross-platform artificial-intelligence windows rust music-player music-streaming tauri react playlists themes mcp-server ad-free privacy linux macos desktop typescript
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/nukeop/nuclear · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0080331e963e
- homepage: https://nuclearplayer.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · c0d5fb4c2ae3
- site_page: https://docs.nuclearplayer.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 362f3fccddf2
- site_page: https://docs.nuclearplayer.com/nuclear/user-manual/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4137f175ef6c
- site_page: https://docs.nuclearplayer.com/nuclear/user-manual/installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 35fdfb20e101
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nukeop/nuclear | main | 95 |
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