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September 16, 2026 · View on GitHub

Download the current stable version of Nicotine+ for your operating system. For the release notes, see NEWS.md.

If you want to download the latest unstable build and help test Nicotine+, see TESTING.md.

GNU/Linux, *BSD, Haiku, illumos

Operating System Packages

If you are using any of the operating systems listed, you can install Nicotine+ using the package manager.

Operating SystemPackage Name
Alpine Linux Edgenicotine-plus
ALT Linuxnicotine-plus
Arch Linuxnicotine+
Artixnicotine+
Chimera Linuxnicotine-plus
Debiannicotine
Fedoranicotine+
FreeBSD Portsnet-p2p/py-nicotine-plus
Gentoonet-p2p/nicotine+
GNU Guixnicotine+
Haiku Portsnicotineplus
Mageianicotine+
Manjaronicotine+
NixOSnicotine-plus
OpenBSD Portsnet/nicotine-plus
openmambanicotine+
OpenMandrivanicotine+
Parabolanicotine+
PLD Linuxnicotine
Solusnicotine-plus
T2 SDEnicotine-plus
Void Linuxnicotine+

Universal Packages (GNU/Linux)

Packages listed below can be installed on different GNU/Linux distributions.

FormatPackage Name
Flatpakorg.nicotine_plus.Nicotine
Snapnicotine-plus

PPA (Ubuntu/Debian)

To use stable packages by the Nicotine+ team on Ubuntu and Debian, add the nicotine-team/stable PPA repository.

On Ubuntu and distributions based on it (e.g. Linux Mint, elementary OS, Pop!_OS, various Ubuntu flavors), run the following:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nicotine-team/stable
sudo apt update; sudo apt install nicotine

On Debian and distributions based on it (e.g. Devuan, Peppermint OS), run the following:

sudo apt update; sudo apt install python3-launchpadlib software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/nicotine-team/stable/ubuntu resolute main'
sudo apt update; sudo apt install nicotine

If you prefer to install a .deb package manually, you can download one here.

NOTE: When installing the .deb package manually, Nicotine+ will not update automatically. You need to download and install the latest version from the link above after every update.

PyPi (GNU/Linux, *BSD, illumos)

If no package is available for your operating system, you can install Nicotine+ from PyPi.

Ensure the runtime dependencies are installed, and run the following:

pip3 install nicotine-plus

Keep in mind that Nicotine+ will not update automatically. When a new release is available, run the following:

pip3 install --upgrade nicotine-plus

Windows

Official Release

Stable installers are available for download.

Standalone executables are also available. They can be run from any folder and do not require installation.

Please note that application data and configuration files are still stored in the same folder as the installed variant, i.e. they will conflict. There are plans to add a portable package that stores configuration independently at some point.

IMPORTANT: The installer format has changed since Nicotine+ 3.2.0. If you are upgrading from Nicotine+ 3.1.1 or earlier, please uninstall Nicotine+ first (this will not remove your existing settings).

NOTE: Configuration files are always stored in
C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\nicotine

Package Managers

If you are using any of the package managers listed, you can install Nicotine+ using them.

Package ManagerPackage Name
Chocolateynicotine-plus
Scoopextras/nicotine-plus
Wingetnicotine+.nicotine+

macOS

Official Release

IMPORTANT: You must follow these instructions the first time you start Nicotine+.

Package Managers

If you are using any of the package managers listed, you can install Nicotine+ using them.

Package ManagerPackage Name
Homebrew Formulaenicotine-plus
PowerPC Portsnicotine-plus