Open source music players

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As the title announces, this article will summarize all the music players Open source that we found for you! A music player it is that program that is used, on the mobile phone or on the computer, to listen to music in different formats such as the most famous of all: l'mp3.

We will talk exclusively about applications for Android and for desktop computers Windows, Linux And macOS because unfortunately for iPhone Nothing Found. Indeed, precisely in this regard we ask you: if you know of any applications Open source decent for listening to music on iPhone report it to us!

A nice alternative for listening to music via Browsers, without installing any application, is Webamp. We already talked about it in our article dedicated to fooling around, Webamp it's a version Open source ¹ and free of the great classic Winamp. Perfectly functional and identical in every way to the Winamp that many of us have known and used!

Music players Open source for Android

• Phonograph, one of the best known and most appreciated. It offers many services including some paid ones available only in the Pro version. Available on both Play Store what up F-Droid;

• Vinyl Music Player, this is also an application Open source ² and it's a Fork Of Phonograph. All parts that are available for a fee on Phonograph you can find them on Vinyl for free. He is the same author as Phonograph to allow it thanks to the license he decided to use. This is also available on both Play Store what up F-Droid;

• Music Player GO, like the previous ones Open source ³ and allows you to quickly identify and group all the music on your mobile phone. Very light and simple to use. You can find it both on Play Store what up F-Droid;

• Vanilla Music, other application Open source ⁴ very light and simple which they also follow different plugins can be installed separately. You can find it both on Play Store what up F-Droid;

• Music, simple application, Open source ⁵ and free to download from F-Droid.

• Odyssey, another reader Open source ⁶ interesting and well made to try. You can find it on Play Store come on F-Droid;

• Meter, this is also a player Open source ⁷. And the Fork of another application Open source call Retro Music from which they were removed Google services and all features have been made free Premium. You can only find it on F-Droid. Attention: It is recent news that this application will no longer be updated ⁸.

For desktop

These are the applications we found for desktop, we always remind you Webamp to listen to music via Browsers without installing anything.

• Audacious, is one of the programs Open source ⁹ most famous and used. It looks a lot like Winamp as an interface and is equally simple to use. You can find it on Windows what up Linux.

• Clementines, plan Open source ¹⁰ interesting and from which it also derives Strawberry (a little further down). It exists for Windows, Linux And macOS.

• Strawberry Music Player, is another program Open source ¹¹ to listen to music on your computer. It allows you to have customized collections and playlists. More complex but overall more complete than Audacious. Available for Windows, Linux And macOS.

• Dopamines, it's a great mp3 player Open source ¹² which will also allow you to better organize your music.

• VLC, we will talk about it in a dedicated article. But VLC And Open source ¹³ it can do practically anything. Even from musical letters!

1. Webamp on GitHub[↩]
2. Vinyl Music Player on GitHub[↩]
3. Music Player GO on GitHub[↩]
4. Vanilla Music on GitHub[↩]
5. Music on GitHub[↩]
6. Odyssey on GitHub[↩]
7. Metro on GitHub[↩]
8. Announcing the Discontinuation of Metro[↩]
9. Audacious on GitHub[↩]
10. source code of Clementine[↩]
11. Strawberry Music Player on GitHub[↩]
12. source code of Dopamine[↩]
13. source code of VLC[↩]

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