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Musictube vs Nuclear: catalog facts
Musictube	Nuclear
Paid Sold as a paid app, also available through the Mac App Store.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Plays albums in track order with covers and lyrics Easy switching between studio, live and cover versions	Streams from multiple sources, extendable with plugins Playlist import from other services and JSON files
Depends on YouTube for all content and needs a connection Linux builds target Ubuntu 23.04 and Debian derivatives	Desktop only, no mobile app macOS may block the app on first launch
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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