Nuclear
Nuclear is a free desktop music player that finds and streams songs for you without ads or tracking, and can be driven by an AI agent through MCP.
What it is good for
- Searching for and streaming songs without paying for subscriptions
- Building and managing music playlists across services
- Letting an AI assistant control a music player
- Listening to music without ads or tracking
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Install a desktop app or browser extension
Level 3 of 5. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude Code, Codex CLI, OpenCode, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 18,850
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is Nuclear free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (AGPL-3.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use Nuclear?
- No. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- What does Nuclear work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, Codex CLI, OpenCode, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf.
- What is Nuclear good for?
- Searching for and streaming songs without paying for subscriptions, building and managing music playlists across services, letting an AI assistant control a music player, and listening to music without ads or tracking.
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