N-Zik
- Temporary revert media3 to 1.10.1
A multilingual fork of Kreate, focused on performance, UI/UX polish, bug fixes, and new features with long-term support.
Development & Stability: N-Zik started as a side project for myself and friends. It may not be as stable as Kreate yet â check out Metrolist, VIVI Music, or RiPlay for something more mature.
Transparent AI Usage: I use generative AI to assist with code (via the BMAD Method), but everything is reviewed and tested before shipping. Not your thing? No hard feelings â plenty of great alternatives exist.
Whether you're a casual listener or a hardcore audiophile, N-Zik gives you absolute control over your music, without compromising your privacy.
⨠WHY CHOOSE N-ZIK? No ads, full background playback, offline caching, and a fully customizable interface â free, always.
đ¨ Customizable UI
- Jetpack Compose UI with a Classic ViMusic mode toggle đ
- Custom themes: True AMOLED, Deep Dark, Crisp Light + tinted accents
- 3D Carousel Player đ and customizable home screen widgets đĒ
- Detailed artist profiles, News Feed, and experimental widgets đ§Ē
đĩ Audio Experience
- Premium quality audio via YouTube Music Premium (Web Remix client) đ
- Advanced synced lyrics with editing & real-time translation đ¤
- Real-time audio visualizer đ and pro controls: speed, pitch, normalization, crossfade, volume boost đī¸
đž Offline, Metadata & Privacy
- Smart offline caching & downloads for tracks and playlists đĄ
- FFmpeg-powered export with full embedded metadata đ¤ (64-bit builds only)
- In-app metadata editor (AAC/Opus, cover art) âī¸
- 100% local listening stats & history đ
- Auto-backup with custom intervals & retention âī¸
đ Integrations
- YouTube sign-in for recommendations & audio/video switching đē
- Discord Rich Presence đŽ
- Playlist import/export: RiPlay, Spotify (Exportify), YouTube Music, N-Zik đ
đą Play Anywhere: Android Auto, Automotive, TV, and Tablets đđē
đ ī¸ Power User Features
- Text & voice search đī¸
- OTA updates from GitHub âŦī¸
- Sleep timer & background playback đ¤
đĄī¸ N-Zik is 100% open-source (FOSS). Key permissions: INTERNET (streaming/lyrics/updates), RECORD_AUDIO (visualizer only, opt-in, never listens), STORAGE (exports/backups), FOREGROUND_SERVICE/NOTIFICATIONS (playback), REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES (OTA), BLUETOOTH (wireless audio), WAKE_LOCK (keep playback alive).
đĻ Available Builds
- Full & Beta: Complete build with all components (64-bit only)
- Full32 & Beta32: Complete build without FFmpeg (32-bit & 64-bit)
- Minified: Lightweight build, recommended for low-end devices (64-bit only)
- Minified32: Lightweight build without FFmpeg (32-bit & 64-bit)
- FOSS: Full build without auto-updater, for F-Droid (64-bit only)
- Dev & Dev32: Development builds from latest commits, testing only
Standard builds are 64-bit only because they bundle FFmpeg; "32" builds drop FFmpeg to work on both architectures. Only the FOSS build is on F-Droid.
Starting January 2027 (why the date changed), Google will require identity verification for all Android developers, even outside Google Play. As a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) project, N-Zik and its developer oppose this requirement due to its impact on developer privacy, independent distribution, and software freedom.
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- Author: NEVAR
- License: GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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Versions
Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.
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arm64-v8aarmeabi-v7ax86x86_64This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.
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arm64-v8aarmeabi-v7ax86x86_64This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.
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arm64-v8aarmeabi-v7ax86x86_64This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.
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- Improved car detection icon and UI behavior under Android Auto.
- Fixed Android Auto infinite loading and empty album art.
- Renamed active phone speaker to "Android Auto" in the device list.
- Fixed battery level display when connected to a car.
- Added smooth transitions and animations in the audio output menu.
- Prevented volume and source switching during Android Auto.
- Updated dependencies.
- Updates are suspended until September.
- Fixes for inconveniences from v7.4.0
Fixed:
- Album year auto-fetch from YouTube when missing
- Artist/album IDs retry up to 3 times if empty after upsert
- EPs with 1 song now properly cache their last sync timestamp
Improved:
- Album cache skip log shows milliseconds for debugging