N-Zik
Improved: batch playlist-membership queries.
Fixed: artist mapping corruption, Rescue Center auto-kill + CSV import, Last.fm sheet above keyboard, onboarding restore, >999-songs crash, empty-page data wipe, miniplayer edge placement.
A fork of Kreate focused on performance, UI polish, bug fixes, and long-term support.
Note: N-Zik started as a side project. For more mature alternatives, check Metrolist, VIVI Music, or RiPlay.
AI Usage: I use generative AI for code (via BMAD Method), reviewed and tested before shipping.
Whether casual listener or audiophile, N-Zik gives you full control over your music without compromising privacy.
✨ WHY N-ZIK? No ads, background playback, offline caching, customizable UI — free, always.
🎨 Customizable UI
- Jetpack Compose with Classic ViMusic mode toggle
- Themes: AMOLED, Deep Dark, Crisp Light + tinted accents
- 3D Carousel Player, customizable home widgets
- Artist profiles, News Feed, experimental widgets
🎵 Audio Experience
- Premium quality via YouTube Music Premium
- Synced lyrics with editing and real-time translation
- Song recognition (Shazam-like), voice search, and audio visualizer
- Pro controls: speed, pitch, normalization, crossfade, volume boost, bass boost, reverb
💾 Offline, Metadata & Privacy
- Smart caching and downloads for tracks and playlists
- FFmpeg-powered export with full metadata (64-bit only)
- In-app metadata editor (AAC/Opus, cover art)
- Local listening stats and history
- Auto-backup with custom intervals and retention
🔗 Integrations
- YouTube sign-in for recommendations and audio/video switching
- Invidious integration for alternative YouTube streaming
- Discord Rich Presence
- Playlist import/export: RiPlay, Spotify, YouTube Music, N-Zik
📱 Play Anywhere: Android Auto, Automotive, TV, and Tablets
🛠️ Power User Features
- Auto-resume on Bluetooth connect, persistent queue, auto-fill queue
- Smart trash, hidden songs, parental control, wallpaper from album art
- Invidious integration, proxy support, network quality adaptation
- OTA updates from GitHub, sleep timer, background playback
🛡️ 100% open-source (FOSS). Key permissions: INTERNET, RECORD_AUDIO (visualizer only), STORAGE (exports/backups), FOREGROUND_SERVICE, NOTIFICATIONS, REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES (OTA), BLUETOOTH, WAKE_LOCK.
📦 Available Builds
- Full/Beta: Complete build (64-bit)
- Full32/Beta32: Without FFmpeg (32/64-bit)
- Minified: Lightweight, for low-end devices (64-bit)
- Minified32: Lightweight without FFmpeg (32/64-bit)
- FOSS: Without auto-updater, for F-Droid (64-bit)
- Dev/Dev32: Development builds, testing only
Standard builds are 64-bit (FFmpeg); "32" builds drop FFmpeg for both architectures. Only FOSS is on F-Droid.
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- License: GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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- Batch export cached songs with full metadata and lyrics.
- Pause on headphone disconnect setting (General Settings).
- Top playlist period selector with custom order/visibility.
Improved:
- Stream resolution: fixed infinite retry, better error messages.
- Cookie expiry detection with toast warning on startup.
- Download All skips already-downloaded songs, accurate progress.
- Crash logs with full device info, 30+ error code names.
Fixed:
- Quick picks empty on non-English devices — re
- Temporary revert media3 to 1.10.1