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LX Music Desktop vs Nuclear: catalog facts
LX Music Desktop	Nuclear
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux Large and active user community	Streams from multiple sources, extendable with plugins Playlist import from other services and JSON files
Documentation is mainly in Chinese Electron app with higher memory use than native players	Desktop only, no mobile app macOS may block the app on first launch
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: AGPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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