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YouTube Music vs Nuclear: catalog facts
YouTube Music	Nuclear
Freemium Free with ads. Music Premium, available in select countries, is a paid subscription that…	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Web, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Includes live performances, covers and remixes from YouTube that other services lack Switches between a song’s audio and its music video	Streams from multiple sources, extendable with plugins Playlist import from other services and JSON files
The free tier has ads and does not play in the background Downloads need a Music Premium subscription	Desktop only, no mobile app macOS may block the app on first launch
Web application, Hosted service	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
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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