Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer 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.
Nicotine+ is written in Python and uses GTK for its graphical user interface.
Check out the screenshots and source code.
The current stable version of Nicotine+ is 3.2.8, released on January 6, 2023. See the release notes.
Downloads are available for:
If you feel like contributing to Nicotine+, there are several ways to get involved:
- Issue Tracker – Report a problem or suggest improvements
- Testing – Download the latest unstable build and help test Nicotine+
- Translations – Translate Nicotine+ into another language with Weblate
- Packaging – Package Nicotine+ for a distribution or operating system
- Development – Implement bug fixes, enhancements or new features
- IRC Channel – Chat in the #nicotine+ IRC channel on Libera.Chat
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, former Nicotine maintainer, 2003
Nicotine+ does not collect any user data. Different policies may apply to the default Soulseek server, which is not operated by the Nicotine+ Team.
When connecting to the default Soulseek server, you agree to abide by the Soulseek rules and terms of service.
Nicotine+ is free and open source software, released under the terms of the GNU Public License v3 or later. Nicotine+ exists thanks to its core contributors, translators and other contributions.