Poweramp is by far the best in my opinion. Very customizable. Well worth the purchase. Answer from Nicocephalosaurus on reddit.com
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reddit.com › r/headphones › music player for windows?
r/headphones on Reddit: Music player for windows?
July 15, 2025 -

I loved poweramp for android especially because I could just drop my songs in, and it will sort it automatically in the corresponded albums for the song, and the EQ is probably one of the best on android players. I've tried music bee but the album sort was a mess and manually going through my whole music library is something I don't wanna commit to.

Is there some other music player on windows that can achieve what I want?

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reddit.com › r/musichoarder › best music player?
r/musichoarder on Reddit: Best music player?
June 4, 2025 -

'm looking for a basic music player for PC- something with a good queue system like Musicolet and easy playlist management. Right now, I use Foobar, but maybe due to my customizations, I can't properly set up queues, and most resources I've found about it are over 10 years old.

I don't want to use Plex since I'm not interested in paying for a license. I did try Jellyfin, but also want to have an offline copy of my library on my phone. Unfortunately, the player I used with Jellyfin behaved strangely-it felt like it was made primarily for streaming, and downloading was more of an afterthought.

Right now, I've just set up an FTP server on my phone, copy files from my PC, and use Musicolet which works for now because my collection is pretty small (30 GB MP3s 320/kb). Maybe there's a better way to use Jellyfin for offline playback, or perhaps I should just use two different players on my devices. I do like Musicolet, but I haven't found a good player for PC yet

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reddit.com › r/datahoarder › what media player do you use for music?
r/DataHoarder on Reddit: What media player do you use for music?
July 17, 2024 -

I primarily use VLC for video, but I want something that nicely organizes my library into albums and such for music. I WAS using grove music till they killed it, and I just switched over to the new windows media player app when I realized it removed all my .wav music and so my mass effect 3 album wasn't on my playlist. At that point, I gave up.

Does anyone have a favorite music player?

Edit: Wow, thanks everybody for the suggestions!! Too many posts to individually respond, kinda tempted to go through and tally the recs for each player though.

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reddit.com › r/windows10 › best media player for music on windows?
r/Windows10 on Reddit: Best media player for music on windows?
January 11, 2022 -

I have never seen such conflicting studies. Some say Groove is better cuz its newer, less bugs, and will be updated more frequently. Others say VLC is still king as it can run more format and even some corrupted formats to some degree. Some sources says there is no difference and other say we have to look at the codex or something.

Should there be a more concert answer to this, we are dealing with 1s and 0s after all how can their be so many conflicting opinions on quality. I mainly want to focus on audio quality so if someone can help me navigate this mess that would be great.

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reddit.com › r/androidapps › what is the best music player on android?
r/androidapps on Reddit: What is the best music player on android?
October 3, 2025 -

What's the best Music player for Android?

To play from my local collection. Requirements are to play lyrics files with a good UI.

Tried PixelPlay but it has many bugs. And I used to use samsung music, but now the ui looks like to have a redesign.

So whats the best thing available, and ofc for free

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reddit.com › r/musichoarder › best music player for android devices?
r/musichoarder on Reddit: Best music player for android devices?
April 12, 2023 -

Hi, I'm sick of dealing with streaming services and would rather listen to music on my phone that is sourced entirely from my personal collection. I'm looking for something that can handle large playlists, and ideally can still scrobble to lastfm. In a perfect world it would be great if it had compatibility with a desktop version as well. I'm happy to pay for a quality program as well, not just wanting to hear about free options. I want the best of the best if possible.

Sorry if I sound amateur about all of this. Thank you for any help provided.

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reddit.com › r/androidapps › finding the best music player apps
r/androidapps on Reddit: Finding the best music player apps
May 28, 2025 -

Over the next 1-2 months I want to use lots of different music players for the sole purpose of finding the 'best' ones. If you have any suggestions, especially ones I don't have already, please comment them. Looking for music players (so .mp3 and .flac players). In a while, I will report back with details on each app.

FOSS is not a requirement, but being free is.

Apps currently on the list:

  • antiiq

  • audit

  • audyn

  • FiiO

  • GoneMAD

  • Lark

  • mixtube

  • mi music

  • music beats

  • musicolet (current main player)

  • muzio

  • oto

  • phocid

  • pi player

  • an app just called 'player'

  • poweramp (another current favourite) - crossed out because it is paid, and I didn't realise I was on the trial.

  • pulsar

  • retro music

  • Spotify (local files section only)

  • symfonium (paid)

  • VLC

Added:

  • AIMP

  • Auxio

  • Blackplayer

  • Booming Music

  • cloudplayer

  • foobar2000

  • harmonoid

  • hiby

  • LAP

  • mediamonkey

  • Namida

  • Nyx

  • phonograph

  • Player Pro

  • retropod

  • salt

  • shuttle 2

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reddit.com › r/androidapps › attempt 2: a music player that accepts playlists from my pc
r/androidapps on Reddit: Attempt 2: A music player that accepts playlists from my PC
January 2, 2023 -

SOLVED!

Many thanks to u/firebreathingbunny for the answer, it's Poweramp!

Howdy!So, I run a network of PC's on Windows 10, I use a sync program to sync my files across all my devices, and I use android mobile devices.

I'm currently using Windows Media Player and while the playlists themselves DO sync to my android devices in the Music folder, the music apps I've used don't recognize them.

PROBLEM: My playlists that I create on my PC with WMP DO sync with the music files in my androind device, but the music players I've used on my device DO NOT recognize the playlists.

I've had this happen with VLC player, Google Play Music, iHeart player, Music Player - Audify player, PlayerPro Music Player, Samsung Music, and TuneIn Music player.

I'm expanding my search to include changing the player on my pc's to accomodate, so if there's a player that has a PC AND Androind client that DOES sync playlists, I'd like hear about that, too.

I'm not interested in 'trying' a bunch of stuff by installing it and finding out; that's a waste of my time, and just clogs up my devices with no real value.

So, if you know of a solution that works, drop it below! :D

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reddit.com › r/windows11 › better music player app
r/Windows11 on Reddit: better Music player app
June 28, 2025 -

I was wondering if there was a music player app that could play music by folders instead of by album. like in android. the ones i found in windows would either play standalone tracks or only by album.

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reddit.com › r/androidapps › best offline music player
r/androidapps on Reddit: Best offline music player
November 9, 2025 -

In search of good offline music players. I download songs in m4a, wav and mp3 format.

Care to recommend some everyone???

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at this point there's really should be automoderator automatically linking the hundreds of past threads asking for these exact same thing lol Here's basically what's always recommended: PowerAMP (limited with unlocker & IAP), has its own audio processing software inside, has one of the best equalizer. Symfonium (limited with IAP), the UI is crazy customizable and support cloud storage as well. GoneMAD (limited with unlocker), powerful and very customizable though the looks kinda stuck in android lollipop era--it's not ugly, just a bit outdated, might be to your taste though. AIMP (totally free), playlist-based so may need some time getting used. Musicolet (totally free), the player UI is a bit crowded and not customizable. Shuttle (open source and trial with IAP), pretty unique trial version where it will increase the tempo speed of your songs when the trial is over, to restore normal tempo to normal speed you have to buy the full version Stellio (trial with IAP), works, simple, and looks good with high quality dev-made skins but not much else to praise. Oto Music (unlimited features with IAP), pretty simple, not much advanced features or customization but looks nice out of the box. Neutron Music Player (free demo version with paid version), also has its own audio processing and I could have sworn my shitty 128kbps mp3 sound much better with this app, and I'm not an audiophile. The catch? UI is ugly as fuck and a nightmare to navigate... USB Audio Player PRO (paid only), probably don't purchase this if you're not an audiophile or work professionally with audio, the app is designed to take advantage of DAC. Gramophone (free & open source), material you music player, pretty simple. Namida (free & open source) has its own design style, support youtube. Auxio (free & open source) simple and straightforward: it plays music.
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Poweramp.
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reddit.com › r/piracy › good android music player recommendation?
r/Piracy on Reddit: Good android music player recommendation?
January 6, 2024 -

What ap do you use to listen to your music library on your android phone? I'm looking for something simple that can play a wide variety of files. I don't need a bunch of extra fluff features, just to be able to access my full library.

IDK if this is a good subreddit to ask this, but I figured pirates are fellow people who don't rely on streaming and have the same wide variety of file types. Thanks

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reddit.com › r/androidapps › what's the best music player for windows that has an android app counterpart?
r/androidapps on Reddit: What's the best music player for windows that has an Android App counterpart?
November 3, 2013 -

I've been using spotify a lot recently, but i'd like to go back to collecting music. I used to use iTunes but i need something that can sync playlists and music easily with my S5. What's a music player i can download on windows that can also sync to a music app on my phone? Preferably something that has a nice looking interface.

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reddit.com › r/android › the 8 best local music players on android, now that google play music is dead
r/Android on Reddit: The 8 best local music players on Android, now that Google Play Music is dead
November 2, 2020 - I've personally always used jetAudio on Android even when Google Play Music was around. So many features in jetAudio. ... Scrolled for this answer. jetAudio was created by Cowon, which back in the days of stand-alone MP3 players, was generally regarded as having the best audio quality. (Sadly, my hearing is bad so I can only attest to what I've read about Cowon players.) ... Yes I remember using it in Windows ...
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reddit.com › r/software › which music player do you guys use?
Which music player do you guys use? : r/software
June 16, 2021 - I'm in the functionality over looks category, Foobar on the computer and USB Audio Player Pro on Android. ... Foobar2000, VLC and ReSonic. Both Foobar and Resonic come in handy for DSD playback and VLC for anything with a weird filetype. ... VLC on laptop, and AIMP or VLC on Android phone.
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reddit.com › r/android › the 10 best local music players on android in 2022
r/Android on Reddit: The 10 best local music players on Android in 2022
July 11, 2021 - I remember when I couldn't play midi files on Windows media player, but VLC for Windows did. I'm lucky to have an external SD card slot and earphone jack to enjoy my music while away from cell reception, and VLC for Android does that brilliantly.