# MusicSearch (open-source music player)

> 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 153 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.

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?

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/lydavid/MusicSearch |
| Platforms | Android, iOS |
| Built with | Kotlin Multiplatform |
| GitHub stars | 153 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/io.github.lydavid.musicsearch/ (package io.github.lydavid.musicsearch) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.lydavid.musicsearch |
| App Store | https://apps.apple.com/app/id6745536099 |
| Website | https://lydavid.github.io/MusicSearch |
| Official | no |
| Category | Music players |
| Latest release | v1.130.1 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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