Hi everyone,

I’m the developer behind Levyra, a free and open-source music player for Android and Windows that I’ve been building independently.

I started the project because I wanted an app that could handle both streaming and local music in one place, without user accounts, telemetry, or ads. It’s grown quite a bit since the initial prototype.

Here is an overview of what the app currently covers:

  • Streaming and local files: search tracks, albums, and artists, stream online, or play your local audio collection within the same library.
  • Offline downloads: downloads songs as standard audio files with metadata and artwork included.
  • Audio and tuning: gapless playback, crossfade, source matching with automatic fallbacks, a 10-band equalizer, AutoEQ headphone correction profiles, and custom EQ preset import.
  • Synchronized lyrics: real-time lyrics with manual timing offset, line-by-line seeking, and romanization.
  • Music discovery and video: charts, new releases, recommendations, radio stations, and a toggle between audio-only and video playback with SponsorBlock support.
  • Practical tools: multiple playback queues, listening statistics, ambient and internal song recognition, and full backup/restore for your library, playlists, and settings.
  • Customization: motion artwork, customizable player interfaces, dark themes, and translations in 37 languages.
  • Platform integration: Android Auto, Bluetooth controls, lock screen playback, and system media controls.

On the technical side, the Android app is written in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose and Media3. The Windows desktop version is built with Compose Multiplatform and libVLC.

The whole project is licensed under GPL-3.0 on GitHub. There are no subscriptions, paywalls, donations, or trackers. Levyra queries external endpoints to resolve streams, but it does not host or distribute media itself.

I recently put out version 2.6.5 for Android, which updates the interface to Material 3 Expressive, expands AutoEQ compatibility, and includes several playback bug fixes.

Since I’m maintaining this solo, honest feedback and bug reports are very welcome.

GitHub repository: https://github.com/LUC4N3X/Levyra-deepsound

Latest Android release: https://github.com/LUC4N3X/Levyra-deepsound/releases/latest

    • LUC4N3X@lemmy.mlOP
      3·
      9 hours ago

      Levyra mainly uses YouTube and YouTube Music for streaming. It can also use JioSaavn for higher quality audio, up to 320 kbps when available. If a source isn’t available, the app automatically falls back to another one. You can also check which source is being used for each song directly in the app by opening the player menu and selecting “Technical audio info”. It shows the provider, codec, bitrate and other playback details. Levyra doesn’t host or distribute any music itself