What are the best free folder-aware audio players for Android?

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Best free folder-aware audio players for Android	Price	Platforms	License
-- foobar2000 Mobile	FREE	Windows/MacOS/Android/iOS	BSD-2-Clause
-- Vanilla Music	0	-	-
-- Vinyl Music Player	0	-	-
-- GoneMAD Music Player (Trial)	-	-	-
-- Musicolet	3.99	-	-

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score 1 · Answer 1

foobar2000 Mobile

Platforms:Windows/MacOS/Android/iOS

License:BSD-2-Clause

Release Date:December 31, 2019

Portable:No

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Vanilla Music

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Vinyl Music Player

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GoneMAD Music Player (Trial)

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Musicolet

Top Pro

Multiple queues

Top Con

No theme

Top Pro

Android Auto support

Top Con

Not FOSS

It isn't Free and open-source software. See More

Top Pro

Free, no ads

Top Con

Paid Pro version

Top Pro

Simple way to switch play-modes

Intuitive options to decide what to do when song or "queue" ends. See More

Top Pro

Built-in tag editor

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Omnia Music Player

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Pulsar Music Player

Top Con

Can't play next folder after finished playing previous one

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Lisna Music Folder Tree Player

Top Pro

Not feature-overloaded

Top Pro

Intuitive to use

No mess with artists, album, track - just files with MP3 tags. See More

Top Pro

Easy to switch between different play modes

Play all, play all in folder, shuffle, etc. See More

Top Pro

No ads

Top Pro

Lightweight (very small)

<200kB. See More

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SicMu Player

Top Pro

Open Source

Top Pro

Folder support

Top Pro

No bloatware

Just plays music. No fancy stuff like album covers or themes. See More

Top Pro

Easy to switch between different playing modes

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Pi Music Player

Top Con

Ads

Pi is free, but ad supported. See More

Top Pro

Ringtone customization

Let's you set any song as your ringtone, or even cut certain sections of .mp3 files to make your own custom ringtones. See More

Top Con

Can't play next folder after finished playing previous one

Top Pro

Multiple themes

It has both light and dark themes, among others. See More

Top Pro

Loaded with helpful features

It has many features that add to a great user experience. Swipe to change tracks, enhanced folder view for all tracks, music equalizer settings, sleep timer, and more. See More

Top Pro

Excellent UI

The UI is very easy to navigate and looks very clean and modern. See More

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Music Player - MP3 Player

Top Con

Can't play next folder after finished playing previous one

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Foldplay

Top Pro

Ads free

Top Con

Stops after having played the last track in a folder

Instead of (optionally) continue with the first track of the next folder. See More

Top Pro

Requires just essential permissions

Top Pro

Fairly feature rich

But not overkill. See More

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Music Folder Player

Top Pro

Very powerful options

e.g. for what to do after playing the last track in a folder. See More

Top Con

The free version nags with ads

Top Con

Needs internet access for the first start

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My Recommendation for foobar2000 Mobile

My Recommendation for foobar2000 Mobile

My Recommendation for Vanilla Music

My Recommendation for Vanilla Music

My Recommendation for Vinyl Music Player

My Recommendation for Vinyl Music Player

My Recommendation for GoneMAD Music Player (Trial)

My Recommendation for GoneMAD Music Player (Trial)

My Recommendation for Musicolet

My Recommendation for Musicolet

Multiple queues

No theme

Android Auto support

Not FOSS

Free, no ads

Paid Pro version

Simple way to switch play-modes

Built-in tag editor

My Recommendation for Oto Music

My Recommendation for Oto Music

My Recommendation for Omnia Music Player

My Recommendation for Omnia Music Player

My Recommendation for Pulsar Music Player

My Recommendation for Pulsar Music Player

Can't play next folder after finished playing previous one

My Recommendation for Lisna Music Folder Tree Player

My Recommendation for Lisna Music Folder Tree Player

Not feature-overloaded

Intuitive to use

Easy to switch between different play modes

No ads

Lightweight (very small)

My Recommendation for SicMu Player

My Recommendation for SicMu Player

Open Source

Folder support

No bloatware

Easy to switch between different playing modes

My Recommendation for Pi Music Player

My Recommendation for Pi Music Player

Ads

Ringtone customization

Can't play next folder after finished playing previous one

Multiple themes

Loaded with helpful features

Excellent UI

My Recommendation for Music Player - MP3 Player

My Recommendation for Music Player - MP3 Player

Can't play next folder after finished playing previous one

My Recommendation for Foldplay

My Recommendation for Foldplay

Ads free

Stops after having played the last track in a folder

Requires just essential permissions

Fairly feature rich

My Recommendation for Music Folder Player

My Recommendation for Music Folder Player

Very powerful options

The free version nags with ads

Needs internet access for the first start

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My Recommendation for Solid Explorer

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