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anilbeesetti/nextplayer

An Android native video player observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer · Kotlin · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

97/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 96
  • Longevity 93
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 3
  • age_days: 1302
  • days_rel: 24
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 18

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4318 stars · 307 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Next Player is a native Android video player written in Kotlin using Jetpack Compose and Media3/ExoPlayer with optional FFmpeg support. It offers a simple interface for playing local videos on Android devices.

Use cases

  • play local videos on android
  • open-source alternative to mx player
  • video player with ffmpeg codec support
  • play videos from folders on android
  • ad-free android video player
  • gesture-controlled video playback on android

When to choose

  • you want a free, open-source Android video player without ads
  • you need playback of many formats via FFmpeg
  • you prefer F-Droid or Play Store distribution with verifiable releases

When to avoid

  • you need iOS or desktop playback
  • you need streaming from network protocols beyond local files
  • you need a fully stable, bug-free release as the project is still in development

Facets

application · maturity active

video-processing gui media android-tools cross-platform video-player exoplayer media3 jetpack-compose ffmpeg open-source android mobile

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
anilbeesetti/nextplayermain97

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