MusicSearch
MusicSearch is a free, open-source music player for Android and iOS. MusicSearch is an app for browsing songs, artists, and anything related to them. It has 156 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid, Google Play and the App Store.
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About MusicSearch
Features: - Search MusicBrainz's massive database for any information related to your favorite artist or song - Offline-first; all data is cached on device after loading each page/tab - Almost every tab allows you to filter its content instantaneously - Aliases will be used when filtering to help find things in other languages - See every page you've visited in the history screen, and quickly get back to them - Save anything to a collection - Login using your MusicBrainz account to add to your existing collections - Listening on Spotify? Enable Device Broadcast Status to search the artist or song from the app - Have a Pixel phone?
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds MusicSearch from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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Is MusicSearch free and open source?
Yes. MusicSearch's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install MusicSearch?
You can install MusicSearch from F-Droid (package io.github.lydavid.musicsearch), from Google Play and from the App Store; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.131.0).
Is MusicSearch still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 28, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 2, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.


