PixelPlayerOSS
PixelPlayerOSS is a free, open-source music player for Android. Local-first Android music player for offline and self-hosted libraries. It has 289 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
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About PixelPlayerOSS
PixelPlayerOSS is a FOSS Android music player focused on local playback, self-hosted music libraries, and user-controlled online lookups. The app works offline by default. Network features are optional and must be enabled by the user. Features: * Local music scanning and playback for common audio formats * Gapless playback, crossfade, custom transitions, queue controls, shuffle, repeat, and sleep timer * Albums, artists, genres, folders, favorites, playlists, lyrics, and listening stats * Smart playlists generated from local listening history and favorites * Self-hosted Navidrome/Subsonic and Jellyfin library sync and streaming * Optional LRCLIB lyric lookup and Deezer artist artwork…
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds PixelPlayerOSS 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
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Is PixelPlayerOSS free and open source?
Yes. PixelPlayerOSS's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later 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 PixelPlayerOSS?
You can install PixelPlayerOSS from F-Droid (package com.lostf1sh.pixelplayeross); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v0.4.0).
Is PixelPlayerOSS still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 26, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 22, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.