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Open-source video player with support for many video, audio, and subtitle formats, playback controls, network browsing, and picture-in-picture. This update adds saved-playlist shortcuts and player and vault sorting options.

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About this app

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)

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

About this version

Version
0.20.0 (77)
Size
52.08 MB
Requires Android
7.0
Target SDK
24
Architecture
arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
Downloads
36
Updated
Nov 2, 2026
Package
dev.anilbeesetti.nextplayer
Languages22
AlbanianArabicBulgarianChineseCzechEnglishEstonianFrench

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