# doublesymmetry/react-native-track-player

The best audio player for React Native. Built on the New Architecture — Android Auto, caching, preloading, background playback, and more.

Repository: https://github.com/doublesymmetry/react-native-track-player
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-native-track-player
Homepage: https://rntp.dev
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: react-native, music-player, music-library, media-control, android, ios, windows, audio, audio-library, audio-player
Last push: 2026-07-31T14:13:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 93, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3457, "days_push": 33, "days_rel": 48, "gap_med": 3, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3707, forks 1197 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:15.102478+00:00)

## What it is
A React Native audio player library built on the New Architecture (JSI/TurboModules) providing background playback, queue management, caching, preloading, and remote controls. V5 is commercially licensed (free for personal/educational use), while V4 remains Apache-2.0 on a frozen branch.

## Use cases
- play music in the background of a react native app
- add audio playback with lock screen controls to my app
- integrate android auto and carplay playback
- cache audio for offline playback in react native
- build a podcast player with react native
- preload upcoming tracks for gapless playback
- stream audio with chromecast and airplay support

## When to choose
- building a React Native music, podcast, or radio app on the New Architecture
- you need background playback, remote controls, or car dashboard integration
- you want a fully typed TypeScript audio API with React hooks
- you can accept a commercial license for production use

## When to avoid
- you need a fully free open-source license for commercial use (use V4 or another player)
- your project is on React Native < 0.74 or the old architecture
- you are not using React Native (e.g., Flutter or native apps)
- you need DRM playback today (listed as coming soon)

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, ui-components, caching, middleware
- domain: mobile-development, media, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: react-native, audio-player, background-playback, android-auto, carplay, jsi, turbo-modules, typescript, commercial-license, music-player, audio, android, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- doublesymmetry/react-native-track-player (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.102478+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:30:58.602283+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/doublesymmetry/react-native-track-player (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.102478+00:00, sha b0a063a14a6d)
  - homepage: https://rntp.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:24:42.191168+00:00, sha 7691051bcb80)
  - site_page: https://www.rntp.dev/docs/introduction (fetched 2026-08-29T09:24:42.202634+00:00, sha e0a8627cb3db)
  - site_page: https://www.rntp.dev/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T09:24:42.200364+00:00, sha 468676180014)
  - site_page: https://www.rntp.dev/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:24:42.204447+00:00, sha da64ae131462)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.