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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
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Musicolet Music Player
Free / Paid (Pro Features)
Android
Proprietary
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foobar2000 Mobile
FREE
Windows/MacOS/Android/iOS
BSD-2-Clause
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Vanilla Music
0
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SicMu Player
Free
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Vinyl Music Player
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Musicolet Music Player
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Musicolet Music Player
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Musicolet Music Player
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Cons
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Simple way to switch play-modes
Intuitive options to decide what to do when song or "queue" ends.
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Not open source
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Specs
Platforms:
Android
License:
Proprietary
Website:
https://krosbits.in/musicolet/
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Built-in tag editor
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Android Auto support
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Supports the use of up to 20 playlists simultaneously (called "queues" in the app)
Also allows saving unlimited playlists for later use, and playlists can be exported as external .m3u files.
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Has good playlist manipulation capabilities for adding and reordering songs
You can multi-select songs to add to a playlist, and you can use your finger to drag one or multiple songs to the desired position in the playlist, for example. There is also a command to insert a selection of songs into the current playlist after the current song.
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Can display embedded song lyrics and external .lrc file lyrics, including synchronized lyrics
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Plays popular audio formats and relatively obscure audio formats
Supports many audio formats natively, as well as all formats supported by the system decoder of the Android device in use.
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Respects privacy; works offline
The app doesn't include the Internet permission, so no user data can be sent to the app author.
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Free, and no ads
You can optionally support the developer and pay for pro features, but the free version isn't missing any core features.
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Free / Paid (Pro Features)
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foobar2000 Mobile
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foobar2000 Mobile
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foobar2000 Mobile
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1
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows/MacOS/Android/iOS
License:
BSD-2-Clause
Release Date:
December 31, 2019
Portable:
No
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FREE
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Vanilla Music
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Vanilla Music
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Vanilla Music
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0
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SicMu Player
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SicMu Player
My Recommendation for
SicMu Player
All
5
Pros
4
Cons
1
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Pro
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No bloatware
Just plays music. No fancy stuff like album covers or themes.
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Con
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No equalizer
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Pro
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Folder support
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Pro
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Open Source
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Easy to switch between different playing modes
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Free
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Vinyl Music Player
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Vinyl Music Player
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Vinyl Music Player
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0
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GoneMAD Music Player (Trial)
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GoneMAD Music Player (Trial)
My Recommendation for
GoneMAD Music Player (Trial)
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Get it
here
Recommend
1
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Oto Music
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Oto Music
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Oto Music
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3
Pros
1
Cons
2
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Pro
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UI feels modern and slick
The UI design looks good and is well-designed.
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Con
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Folder cannot be accessed directly at the home screen
Supporting the developer is required to unlock this feature. Instead, folders can only be accessed by selecting the left beside the search bar rather than being conveniently found at the homescreen.
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Con
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Theme customization is locked
Paying for pro version is needed before using the Material You themes given in the app.
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here
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1
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Pulsar Music Player
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Pulsar Music Player
My Recommendation for
Pulsar Music Player
All
2
Cons
2
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Con
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Theme cannot be customized
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Con
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Can't play next folder after finished playing previous one
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here
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1
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Omnia Music Player
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Omnia Music Player
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Omnia Music Player
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1
Cons
1
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Con
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Theme cannot be customized
Theme customization is locked and can only be used by paying for Omnia Premium.
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1
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Lisna Music Folder Tree Player
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Lisna Music Folder Tree Player
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Lisna Music Folder Tree Player
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5
Pros
5
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Pro
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Not feature-overloaded
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Pro
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Intuitive to use
No mess with artists, album, track - just files with MP3 tags.
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Pro
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Easy to switch between different play modes
Play all, play all in folder, shuffle, etc.
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No ads
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Lightweight (very small)
<200kB.
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Musicolet
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Musicolet
My Recommendation for
Musicolet
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8
Pros
5
Cons
3
Top
Pro
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Multiple queues
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Con
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No theme
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Pro
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Android Auto support
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Con
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Not FOSS
It isn't Free and open-source software.
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Pro
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Free, no ads
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Con
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Paid Pro version
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Pro
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Simple way to switch play-modes
Intuitive options to decide what to do when song or "queue" ends.
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Pro
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Built-in tag editor
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3.99
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Pi Music Player
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Pi Music Player
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Pi Music Player
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6
Pros
4
Cons
2
Top
Con
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Ads
Pi is free, but ad supported.
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Pro
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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.
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Con
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Can't play next folder after finished playing previous one
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Pro
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Multiple themes
It has both light and dark themes, among others.
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Pro
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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.
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Excellent UI
The UI is very easy to navigate and looks very clean and modern.
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here
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1by1
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1by1
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1by1
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5
Pros
4
Specs
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Pro
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Lightweight
It's also worth seeing its desktop version.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Android
Audio Codecs:
BASS library support (WAV/AIFF/MP3/MP2/MP1/OGG)
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Pro
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Small footprint
Very small size, low resource usage, and portable.
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Pro
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A lot of features
Gapless play, transition overlapping, audio enhancer, cue sheet support, playlist support, favorites, theme presets, global hotkeys, and more.
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Pro
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Full resume play
Remembers last track and position.
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Free
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Foldplay
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Foldplay
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Foldplay
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4
Pros
3
Cons
1
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Pro
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Ads free
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Con
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Stops after having played the last track in a folder
Instead of (optionally) continue with the first track of the next folder.
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Pro
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Requires just essential permissions
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Fairly feature rich
But not overkill.
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here
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Music Player - MP3 Player
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Music Player - MP3 Player
My Recommendation for
Music Player - MP3 Player
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1
Cons
1
Top
Con
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Can't play next folder after finished playing previous one
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here
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Music Folder Player
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Music Folder Player
My Recommendation for
Music Folder Player
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3
Pros
1
Cons
2
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Pro
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Very powerful options
e.g. for what to do after playing the last track in a folder.
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Con
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The free version nags with ads
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Con
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Needs internet access for the first start
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