Installation
Download and install Nuclear on your platform
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Download and install Nuclear on your platform
Download the latest release from GitHub Releases. Pick the file that matches your platform.
Nuclear_x.y.z_x64-setup.exe
Interactive installer. Installs per-user, no admin required. Recommended for most users.
Nuclear_x.y.z_x64_en-US.msi
MSI installer. For system-wide or managed deployments (e.g. via Group Policy).
Run the installer and follow the prompts. Nuclear will be available from the Start menu after installation.
Nuclear_x.y.z_aarch64.dmg
Disk image for Apple Silicon Macs (M1, M2, M3, M4).
Nuclear_x.y.z_x64.dmg
Disk image for Intel Macs.
Open the .dmg and drag Nuclear to your Applications folder.
Nuclear is not signed with an Apple Developer certificate. macOS will block it from opening the first time. To allow it:
Right-click the app in your Applications folder and select Open
Click Open in the dialog that appears
If that doesn't work, run this in Terminal:
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Nuclear.appYou only need to do this once.
Nuclear_x.y.z_amd64.AppImage
Portable binary. No installation needed, just make it executable and run it. Works on most distributions.
Nuclear_x.y.z_amd64.deb
Debian package for Ubuntu, Debian, Pop!_OS, and other Debian-based distributions.
Nuclear-x.y.z-1.x86_64.rpm
RPM package for Fedora, openSUSE, and other RPM-based distributions.
Nuclear is available on Flathub. This is the recommended way to install on Linux if your distribution supports Flatpak, since Flathub handles updates automatically.
flatpak install flathub com.nuclearplayer.NuclearNote that the Flatpak sandbox may prevent some features from working. If you run into issues, try the .deb, .rpm, or AppImage instead.
Nuclear is available in the AUR:
nuclear-player-bin - prebuilt binary
nuclear-player-git - built from source
Install with your AUR helper of choice, e.g.:
yay -S nuclear-player-binNuclear checks for updates on startup and can install them automatically. You can toggle this in Settings under General > Updates.
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