Next Player

A simple material you video player based on Media3
AppID:dev.anilbeesetti.nextplayer
Author:Anil Kumar Beesetti
License:GPL-3.0-only
Donation:Webpage
InRepoSince:2023-09-12
LastRepoUpdate:2025-11-28
LastAppUpdate:Unknown
LastVersion:0.14.1
Categories:Local Media Player, Multimedia
APK source:Github
Google Play:Check if it's there
icon Next Player is a native video player written in Kotlin and jetpack compose. It provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for users to play videos on their Android devices

This project is still in development and is expected to have bugs

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
* Streaming: DASH, HLS, RTSP
* Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, TTML, VTT

Key Features:

* Native Android app with simple and easy-to-use interface
* Completely free and open source and without any ads or excessive permissions
* Material 3 (you) support
* Audio/Subtitle track selection
* Vertical swipe to change brightness (left) / volume (right)
* Horizontal swipe to seek through video
* Media picker with tree, folder and file view modes
* Playback speed control
* Pinch to zoom in and zoom out
* Resize (fit/stretch/crop/100%)
* Volume boost
* External subtitle support (long press subtitle icon)
* Controls lock
* No ads, tracking or excessive permissions
* Picture in picture mode

Project Repo: https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer

If you like my work, consider supporting me by buying me a coffee:
- UPI: https://pay.upilink.in/pay/anilbeesetti811@ybl
- PayPal: https://paypal.me/AnilBeesetti
- Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/anilbeesetti
Hint: This app is available in both, F-Droid Main and IzzyOnDroid repos. For details on this, please see here.
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While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device.

Packages

Version 0.14.1 (2025-11-28) verified help icon

Android Versions:
  • Target: 16.0
  • MinVer: 5.0
  • ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
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Version 0.14.0 (2025-09-23) verified help icon

Version 0.13.0 (2025-01-20) verified help icon