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NetEase Cloud Music vs Open Orpheus: catalog facts
NetEase Cloud Music	Open Orpheus
Freemium Free to use, with paid membership options for some content and features.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; NetEase Cloud Music itself may have paid…
Windows, macOS, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Large catalogue with charts, playlists and podcasts Recommendations and social sharing features	Runs the NetEase Cloud Music interface on Linux Cross-platform across Linux, macOS and Windows
Interface is in Chinese Higher-quality playback pushes users to the desktop client	Unofficial project that depends on NetEase's client and service Documentation is largely aimed at Chinese-speaking users
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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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