Nicotine+

Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer file sharing network.

Nicotine+ aims to be a pleasant, Free and Open Source (FOSS) alternative to the official Soulseek client, providing additional functionality while keeping current with the Soulseek protocol.

Check out the screenshots and source code.

Download Nicotine+

The current stable version of Nicotine+ is 3.1.0, released on July 23, 2021. See the release notes.

GNU/Linux, *BSD, Solaris

If you have no need to modify the Nicotine+ source, you are strongly recommended to use packages for your distribution/operating system. This will save you time.

Ubuntu PPA/Debian (Stable)

To use stable packages on Ubuntu and Debian, run the following:

sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nicotine-team/stable
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 6CEB6050A30E5769
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nicotine

Ubuntu PPA/Debian (Unstable)

The project builds daily unstable snapshots in a separate unstable PPA. To use it, run the following:

sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nicotine-team/unstable
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 6CEB6050A30E5769
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nicotine

Arch Linux/Manjaro/Parabola (Stable)

Nicotine+ is available in the community repository of Arch Linux, Manjaro and Parabola. To install, run the following:

sudo pacman -S nicotine+

Void Linux (Stable)

To install Nicotine+ on Void Linux, run the following:

sudo xbps-install -S nicotine+

Fedora (Stable)

To install Nicotine+ on Fedora, run the following:

sudo dnf install nicotine+

Other Distributions

If Nicotine+ has not been packaged for your distribution/operating system yet, there are other recommended ways of installing Nicotine+.

pip (Stable)

Nicotine+ can be installed using pip. Ensure the runtime dependencies are installed, and run the following:

pip3 install nicotine-plus

Flathub (Stable)

If your distribution supports Flatpak, you can install Nicotine+ from Flathub.

Download Nicotine+ on Flathub

Windows

Stable

Stable Windows installers for Nicotine+ are available for download. Installing Nicotine+ requires administrator privileges.

Portable packages are also available. They can be run from your home directory, and do not require installation or administrator privileges.

Unstable

Unstable Windows packages are generated after every commit to the master branch, and should only be used for testing. You need to sign in on GitHub in order to download the packages.

64/32-bit Installers / Packages

macOS

Stable (Catalina/10.15 and newer)

A stable macOS installer for Nicotine+ is available on macOS version 10.15 (Catalina) and newer.

Download Installer

Stable (Mojave/10.14)

On macOS version 10.14 (Mojave), the recommended approach is to install Nicotine+ using Homebrew.

Once Homebrew is set up, run the following:

brew install nicotine-plus

Unstable (Catalina/10.15 or newer)

Unstable macOS installers are generated after every commit to the master branch, and should only be used for testing. You need to sign in on GitHub in order to download the installers.

Download Installer

Building from git (Unstable)

For more experienced users and developers who want to test the latest and greatest changes in Nicotine+, building from git is described in RUNFROMGIT.md. Also read the next section about getting involved.

Getting Involved

If you would like to contribute to Nicotine+, you have a couple of options to get started:

If you find a problem or have a feature request you can
- discuss your findings in the #nicotine+ IRC channel on Libera.Chat,
- create a new issue on GitHub,
- or post to the project mailing list.
If you would like to translate Nicotine+ into another language, see TRANSLATIONS.md.
If you would like to package Nicotine+ for a distribution or operating system, see DEPENDENCIES.md for a list of dependencies.
Code contributors, developers and maintainers should read DEVELOPING.md for important information about various aspects of Nicotine+ development.
For a list of contributors to Nicotine+ and its predecessors, see AUTHORS.md.
For unofficial documentation of the Soulseek protocol, see SLSKPROTOCOL.md.
For a current list of things to do, see the issue tracker.

Where did the name Nicotine come from?

I was in a geeky mood and was browsing http://www.bash.org's QDB.
I stumbled across this quote:

<etc> so tempting to release a product called 'nicotine' and wait for the patches.
<etc> then i would have a reason to only apply one patch a day. otherwise, i'm going against medical advise.

So I thought what the hell and bluntly stole etc's idea.

Hyriand, founder of the Nicotine project, 2003

Legal and Privacy

By using Nicotine+, you agree to abide by the Soulseek rules and terms of service, as long as you are using the official Soulseek server.
While Nicotine+ does not collect any user data, the official Soulseek server or a user-configured third-party server may potentially do so.

License

Nicotine+ is released under the terms of the GNU Public License v3 or later.

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