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cmus music player (android)

Lightweight music player with touch-friendly controls and system integration.
New in version 5
* Update cmus.
* Improve joystick acceleration.
* Improve import/refresh action descriptions and usability.
* Fix stuck colors when switching to certain themes.
* Fix crash on some multi-channel files.
* Internal refactoring and cleanup.
cmus-android is a wrapper for the cmus music player with native touch controls and system integration.

Features:
* Supports Android 14+.
* Additional touch-friendly UI components.
* Top bar with live-filter, views, and settings.
* Bottom bar with play/repeat/shuffle/seek/volume/queue/keyboard.
* Long-press tracks/playlists to add/remove.
* Joystick for scrolling and switching panes/views.
* Graphical settings view for most relevant settings.
* System integration.
* System media controls and metadata.
* Stops the cmus process after being idle for a bit to save power, automatically restarting it when focused or media buttons are used.
* Material You color scheme.
* Music from external storage.
* UI colors match cmus theme.
* Audio ducking.
* Library paths are relative to data dirs so import/export works correctly.
* Extra features.
* Album art support.
* Sleep timer.
* Font options.
* Data import/export.
* Sub-second seeking accuracy.
* Continuously saves state.
- Optimized for power efficiency.
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Versions

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  • Version 5 (5) suggested Added on Aug 11, 2026

    arm64-v8a

    This version requires Android 14 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "mediaPlayback"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "mediaPlayback"
    • android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read audio files from shared storage
      Allows the app to read audio files from your shared storage.

    Download APK 7.4 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

    • New in version 4
    * Fix F-Droid build reproducibility.
  • Version 4 (4) - Added on Jul 26, 2026

    arm64-v8a

    This version requires Android 14 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "mediaPlayback"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "mediaPlayback"
    • android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read audio files from shared storage
      Allows the app to read audio files from your shared storage.

    Download APK 7.3 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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