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Open Orpheus vs LX Music Desktop: catalog facts
Open Orpheus	LX Music Desktop
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; NetEase Cloud Music itself may have paid…	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Runs the NetEase Cloud Music interface on Linux Cross-platform across Linux, macOS and Windows	Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux Large and active user community
Unofficial project that depends on NetEase's client and service Documentation is largely aimed at Chinese-speaking users	Documentation is mainly in Chinese Electron app with higher memory use than native players
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	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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