Auxio vs Vanilla Music
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Auxio
Auxio is a local music player with a fast, reliable UI/UX without the many useless features present in other music players. Built off of modern media playback libraries, Auxio has superior library support and listening quality compared to other apps that use outdated android functionality. In short, It plays music. Features - Playback based on Media3 ExoPlayer - Snappy UI derived from the latest Material Design guidelines - Opinionated UX that prioritizes ease of use over edge cases - Customizable behavior - Support for disc numbers, multiple artists, release types, precise/original dates, sort tags, and more - Advanced artist system that unifies artists and album artists - SD Card-aware folder management - Reliable playlisting functionality - Playback state persistence - Android auto support - Automatic gapless playback - Full ReplayGain support (On MP3, FLAC, OGG, OPUS, and MP4 files) - External equalizer support (ex. Wavelet) - Edge-to-edge - Embedded covers support - Search functionality - Headset autoplay - Stylish widgets that automatically adapt to their size - Completely private and offline - No rounded album covers (if you want them)
Vanilla Music
Music player with a simple interface similar to the stock music player. Supports browsing by folder, queueing, shake-to-skip and more. Supports the same audio formats as the stock music player since the system media APIs are used. This is a fork of https://f-droid.org/packages/org.kreed.vanilla which is no longer being developed by its author. We keep that in the repo as it supports Android versions below 4.0.3.
| Feature | Auxio | Vanilla Music |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | MusicMedia PlayerVideo | MusicMedia PlayerVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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