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NetEase Cloud Music vs LX Music Desktop: catalog facts
NetEase Cloud Music	LX Music Desktop
Freemium Free to use, with paid membership options for some content and features.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Large catalogue with charts, playlists and podcasts Recommendations and social sharing features	Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux Large and active user community
Interface is in Chinese Higher-quality playback pushes users to the desktop client	Documentation is mainly in Chinese Electron app with higher memory use than native players
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
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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