Alternatives to Just Player
A lightweight open-source Android video player built on Media3, formerly ExoPlayer. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Just Player
A lightweight open-source Android video player built on Media3, formerly ExoPlayer.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Just Player.
VLC media player
A free player that opens almost any video or audio file, disc or stream without installing a codec pack.
VLC media player plays a very wide list of codecs on Android and also runs on desktop and iOS, rather than depending on what Media3 and the device can decode.
mpv-android
A video player for Android built on libmpv, with gesture controls and advanced subtitle support.
mpv-android swaps Media3 for libmpv, adding software decoding, styled and dual subtitles, and gesture controls, with a plain interface and no media library.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
NewPipe
Watch supported streaming services through an Android client.
Grayjay
An Android video app that gathers creators from YouTube and other platforms into one feed.
Stremio
A media center app that gathers video from add-on sources into one library and plays it.
Musicolet
An ad-free offline Android music player with multiple queues, tag editing and synchronized lyrics.
Symfonium
An Android music player for local files, NAS shares and servers like Plex, Jellyfin and Navidrome.
