OpenSound vs Vanilla Music
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
OpenSound
This is a simple Intent that can be used to easily open any sound file, from any app. When an application has to open an audio sound file (like when a file browser need to open an MP3 file or when an Email client needs to open a WAV file in attachment of a received Email), you have the option to open it with this app. Contrary to other audio players, this player does not use Android media library. So it does not fail to open when the file is not in the Android media library. In other words, it is just: Open the file, play it and close (with a KISS philosophy).
Vanilla Music
Music player with a simple interface similar to the stock music player. Supports browsing by folder, queueing, shake-to-skip and more. Supports the same audio formats as the stock music player since the system media APIs are used. This is a fork of https://f-droid.org/packages/org.kreed.vanilla which is no longer being developed by its author. We keep that in the repo as it supports Android versions below 4.0.3.
| Feature | OpenSound | Vanilla Music |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-Droid | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | MusicMedia PlayerVideo | MusicMedia PlayerVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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