Gramophone
An open-source Android music player for local files, built with Media3 and Material Design.
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About Gramophone
Gramophone is a local music player for Android. It is built on Google's Media3 playback library and the Material Design components, and aims to follow Android's platform conventions closely rather than inventing its own interface.
It suits people who keep music files on their phone and want a clean, modern player without streaming services or accounts. The project is active on GitHub with thousands of commits and a beta branch for upcoming changes.
Strengths
- Follows Android and Material Design conventions
- Built on the Media3 playback library
- Plays local files without an account
Limitations
- Android only
- Local files only, no streaming service support
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- FoedusProgramme
- Platforms
- Android
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Android users with a local music collection
- Categories
- Audio tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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