Just (Video) Player vs Rhythm
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Just (Video) Player
Android video player based on the ExoPlayer library. It uses ExoPlayer's FFmpeg extension with all its audio formats enabled (it can handle even special formats like AC3, EAC3, DTS, DTS HD, TrueHD etc.). It properly syncs audio with the video track when using Bluetooth earphones/speaker. Supported formats * Audio: Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, ALAC, PCM/WAVE (μ-law, A-law), MP1, MP2, MP3, AMR (NB, WB), AAC (LC, ELD, HE; xHE on Android 9+), AC-3, E-AC-3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD * Video: H.263, H.264 AVC (Baseline Profile; Main Profile on Android 6+), H.265 HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, VP8, VP9, AV1 * Containers: MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, Ogg, MPEG-TS, MPEG-PS, FLV * Streaming: DASH, HLS, SmoothStreaming, RTSP * Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, TTML, VTT HDR (HDR10+ and Dolby Vision) video playback on compatible/supported hardware. Features * Audio/subtitle track selection * Playback speed control * Horizontal swipe and double tap to quickly seek * Vertical swipe to change brightness (left) / volume (right) * Pinch to zoom (Android 7+) * PiP (Picture in Picture) on Android 8+ (resizable on Android 11+) * Resize (fit/crop) * Volume boost * Auto frame rate matching on Android TV/boxes (Android 6+) * Post-playback actions (delete file/skip to next) * Touch lock (long tap) * No ads, tracking or excessive permissions To load external (non-embedded) subtitles, long press the file open action in the bottom bar. The first time you do that, you will be offered to select root video folder to enable automatic loading of external subtitles.
Rhythm
Your Music, Your Rhythm Experience your music collection like never before. Rhythm is a beautiful, open-source Material You music player built for audiophiles, supporting both local and streaming playback. Enjoy high-quality audio with zero tracking and absolutely no ads. 🔊 Audiophile-Grade Sound • High-Res Audio: Preserves native sample rates and bit depths for pure, unaltered sound. • Advanced EQ: Perfect your audio with a 10-band equalizer and over 6,000 AutoEQ presets tailored to your specific headphones. • Premium Playback: Enjoy true gapless playback and support for all major formats (FLAC, ALAC, Opus, WAV, MP3, OGG, and Dolby Atmos/EAC3-JOC). 🎨 Gorgeous Material 3 Design • Dynamic Colors: The app's theme adapts beautifully to your wallpaper (Android 12+) and the current album artwork. • Fluid UI: Experience expressive shapes, smooth animations, and an immersive, distraction-free lyrics view. • Responsive Widgets: Control your music straight from your home screen with modern Material 3 layouts. 📚 Smart Library & Lyrics • Dual-Mode Playback: Seamlessly switch between your local music library and streaming servers. • Synced Lyrics: Sing along with word-by-word highlighting via LRCLib, or use the local editor for custom offsets. • Ultimate Organization: Browse your music by Songs, Albums, Artists, Genres, Playlists, or Folders. • Multi-Select Power: Manage your queue, share, or delete multiple tracks at once with batch actions. • Reliable Scanning: A full-scan media scanner ensures no songs are ever missed. ⚙️ Feature-Packed • Rhythm Guard: Integrated hearing safety system with age-aware volume protection. • Built-in metadata editor with artwork integration from Deezer and YouTube Music. • Sleep timer, playback statistics, and stability tools for a crash-free experience. • Easy queue management and M3U playlist import/export. • In-app auto-updates directly from GitHub. 🔒 100% Private Rhythm respects your data. There are no ads, no analytics, and no accounts required. It is completely offline-capable and proudly open-source (GPL v3).
| Feature | Just (Video) Player | Rhythm |
|---|---|---|
| License | Unlicense | 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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