Pretty Good Music Player Launcher Mode vs Rhythm
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Pretty Good Music Player Launcher Mode
Based on https://f-droid.org/packages/com.smithdtyler.prettygoodmusicplayer, a music player that focuses on basics, rock solid music playing, this player can be set to act as launcher. Tired of music players that take forever to start up because they're loading ads or trying to download stuff? Of music players that ignore Bluetooth controls, or stop responding after a few minutes? I was too, so I wrote this app! Feature Details: * Audiobook mode for resuming playback where you left off * Notification controls * The color theme and text size are now configurable! * This player protects against accidental pausing when your phone is jostled and the headphone cord shifts. I added this because it was annoying when my phone was in my pocket and would auto-pause because the headphone cable was bumped. * Plays .mp3, .m4p, .m4a, .aac, and many more types of audio files. * Accepts play, pause, previous, and next commands from Bluetooth headsets. * When you select 'All songs' for a given artist, the songs are ordered by album, not alphabetically. * Automatically pauses and resumes when another app (e.g. GPS) needs audio. * If another app needs audio for more than 30 seconds (e.g. a phone call), it does not automatically resume. * "Repeat All" is always on. * If you click "back" too quickly, it double checks that you want to leave before quitting.
Rhythm
Your Music, Your Rhythm Open-source Material You music player with audiophile-grade audio, zero tracking, and zero ads. š Sound That Moves You ā¢ Bit Perfect Playback ā pure audio sent direct to your hardware ā¢ 10-Band Equalizer + 6,000+ AutoEQ device presets ā¢ Gapless playback, EAC3-JOC/Dolby Atmos codec support ā¢ FLAC, ALAC, MP3, AAC, Opus, WAV, OGG & more šØ Design That Delights ā¢ Material 3 Expressive ā adaptive shapes, fluid motion ā¢ Material You dynamic colors from your wallpaper (Android 12+) ā¢ Album-art-driven player colors & immersive lyrics view ā¢ Home screen widgets with responsive Material 3 layouts š Library Power ā¢ Multi-select batch actions ā queue, share, delete at once ā¢ Shuffle whole albums in correct track order ā¢ Full-scan media scanner ā reliable, no songs missed ā¢ Songs, Albums, Artists, Genres, Playlists, Folders š¤ Lyrics & Metadata ā¢ Synced lyrics via LRCLib with word-by-word highlighting ā¢ Local lyrics editor for custom offsets and edits ā¢ Full metadata editor with artwork support āļø Power Features ā¢ Sleep timer, queue management, M3U import/export ā¢ Settings search, playback stats, Android Auto ā¢ Deezer & YouTube Music artwork integration ā¢ In-app auto-updates from GitHub š Privacy First No ads. No analytics. No accounts. 100% offline-capable. GPL v3. š„ Get it on GitHub, F-Droid & IzzyOnDroid ā Google Play coming soon ā
| Feature | Pretty Good Music Player Launcher Mode | Rhythm |
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| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | MusicMedia PlayerVideo | MusicMedia PlayerVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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