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Nuclear vs Plex

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Nuclear

8.0
Media & Design

Streaming music player

Plex

8.0
Media & Design

Home media player

Metric Nuclear Plex
Category Media & Design Media & Design
AI Score 8.0 8.0
30-day Installs 50 455
90-day Installs 57 1.4K
365-day Installs 881 6.0K
Version 1.35.0 1.112.0.359,0d79a49f
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 17.0K 11.2K
GitHub Forks 1.3K 604
Open Issues 6 83
License AGPL-3.0 OFL-1.1
Language TypeScript CSS
Last GitHub Commit 1mo ago 2mo ago
First Seen Aug 9, 2023 Oct 14, 2012

Reviews

Nuclear

Nuclear is a unique streaming music player that automatically finds free music for users, offering a cross-platform, open-source experience. It benefits music enthusiasts looking for free content with a modern, user-friendly interface.

Nuclear is a streaming music player that finds free music for users.

Pros

  • + Free music discovery
  • + Open-source with AGPL-3.0 license
  • + Cross-platform support

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Limited direct community discussion

Plex

Plex is a robust home media player that streams and organizes your media library, offering a seamless experience for content consumption. It benefits users who want a centralized platform for accessing movies, TV shows, and music across various devices.

Plex streams and organizes digital media, providing a unified platform for accessing movies, TV shows, and music.

Pros

  • + Seamless media streaming across devices
  • + Comprehensive media library management
  • + Regular updates and auto-updating feature

Cons

  • - Security concerns as highlighted in recent notices
  • - Issues with certain third-party hosting providers