Next Player

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Open-source Android video player with broad format and subtitle support, playback controls, picture-in-picture, and network browsing. Version 0.20.0 adds quick layout and sorting settings, playlist shortcuts, and MX Player intent support.

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Next Player is an Android native video player written in Kotlin. It provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for users to play videos on their Android devices

Supported formats ・ Video: H.263, H.264 AVC (Baseline Profile; Main Profile on Android 6+), H.265 HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, VP8, VP9, AV1

Support depends on Android device

・ 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

Support provided by ExoPlayer FFmpeg extension

・Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, TTML, VTT, DVB

SSA/ASS has limited styling support see this issue

Features ・Native Android app with simple and easy-to-use interface ・Completely free and open source and without any ads or excessive permissions ・Software decoders for h264 and hevc ・Audio/Subtitle track selection ・Vertical swipe to change brightness (left) / volume (right) ・Horizontal swipe to seek through video ・Material 3 (You) support ・Media picker with tree, folder and file view modes ・Play videos from url ・Play videos from storage access framework (Android Document picker) ・Control playback speed ・External Subtitle support ・Zoom gesture ・Picture-in-picture mode

📄 License GNU General Public License v3.0（GPL-3.0）

video player open source media player

What's new

v0.20.0Nov 2, 2026

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