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google/ExoPlayer

This project is deprecated and stale. The latest ExoPlayer code is available in https://github.com/androidx/media observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/google/ExoPlayer · homepage · Java · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

49/100

  • Activity 58
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4464
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 253
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

21930 stars · 6001 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

ExoPlayer is an application-level media player library for Android supporting local and streamed audio/video playback with customizable renderers and buffering. This standalone repository is deprecated; development continues as part of AndroidX Media3.

Use cases

  • play video and audio files in an android app
  • stream hls or dash video on android
  • build a customizable media player for android
  • migrate exoplayer to androidx media3
  • add background audio playback to an android app

When to choose

  • you are starting a new Android media playback project - use AndroidX Media3 ExoPlayer instead
  • you need an extensible alternative to Android's MediaPlayer API

When to avoid

  • you want active maintenance or new features from this repository - it is deprecated and frozen at 2.19.1
  • you need bug fixes or support for newer Android versions - migrate to androidx/media
  • you are not targeting Android

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

video-processing audio-processing sdk media mobile-development android-tools jvm media-playback streaming exoplayer deprecated androidx-media3 hls dash android mobile

10 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
google/ExoPlayermain49

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