Next Player

dev.anilbeesetti.nextplayer
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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

First release: Nov 2, 2026, 1 total release.

Most recent release: Nov 2, 2026.

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  • Nov 2, 2026 0.20.0
    ## New features * Added network browser quick settings for layout and sorting by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/1998 * Added layout and sort quick settings to the vault by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/1999 * Added home screen shortcuts for saved playlists by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/2003 * Added support for MX Player intents with speed and background launch options by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/2018 ## Improvements * Kept playback speed for the player session by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/2016 * Avoided blocking player teardown and fatal error handling by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/2058
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    ## Fixes * Fixed stuck playback after interrupted seek gestures by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/2000 * Fixed explicit playlist repeat modes with autoplay off by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/1994 * Fixed clearing video surface before controller release by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/2035 * Fixed player gesture conflicts with system edge swipes by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/2027 * Fixed system brightness control in picture-in-picture by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/2026 * Fixed seeking crashes with unknown media duration by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/2059 * Fixed folder picker lifecycle and repeated window setup by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/2060 * Fixed WebDAV connection checks for directories that reject HEAD by @sjy0079 in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/2043 ## New Contributors * @sjy0079 made their first contribution in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/2043 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/compare/v0.19.0...v0.20.0