# PixelPlayerOSS (open-source music player)

> PixelPlayerOSS is a free, open-source music player for Android. Local-first Android music player for offline and self-hosted libraries. It has 243 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

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…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/PixelPlayerHQ/PixelPlayerOSS |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 243 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.lostf1sh.pixelplayeross/ (package com.lostf1sh.pixelplayeross) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://pixelplayer.netlify.app/oss |
| Official | no |
| Category | Music players |
| Latest release | v0.3.0 (Aug 15, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 4, 2026 |

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

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