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NetEase Cloud Music vs NetEase Cloud Music Gtk4: catalog facts
NetEase Cloud Music	NetEase Cloud Music Gtk4
Freemium Free to use, with paid membership options for some content and features.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence; the music service itself is…
Windows, macOS, Web	Linux
Large catalogue with charts, playlists and podcasts Recommendations and social sharing features	Native GTK4 and libadwaita interface Written in Rust with a small install size
Interface is in Chinese Higher-quality playback pushes users to the desktop client	Unofficial client that depends on the NetEase API Documentation is mainly in Chinese
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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