# vfsfitvnm/ViMusic

An Android application for streaming music from YouTube Music

Repository: https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/ViMusic
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vimusic
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, jetpack-compose, music-player, youtube, music
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-07-15T23:40:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1553, "days_push": 779, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9474, forks 1311 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:31.299890+00:00)

## What it is
ViMusic is an Android application for streaming music from YouTube Music, built with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. It supports background playback, offline caching of audio, playlist management, lyrics display, and Android Auto integration.

## Use cases
- stream music from youtube music on android
- play youtube music in the background
- cache songs for offline listening
- view and edit synchronized lyrics
- import and manage playlists
- control playback with android auto
- set a sleep timer while listening to music

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source YouTube Music client on Android
- you need background playback with offline caching
- you want lyrics and playlist management without a subscription app

## When to avoid
- you need an iOS or desktop music player
- you require official YouTube/Google support or guaranteed legality
- you need active development, as the project appears to be in maintenance

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: audio-processing, search-engine, caching
- domain: media, android-tools, entertainment
- platform: -
- tags: music-player, youtube-music, jetpack-compose, streaming, lyrics, background-playback, offline-cache, android

## Member repositories
- vfsfitvnm/ViMusic (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:31.299890+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 2026-08-29T17:22:04.702010+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/ViMusic (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:31.299890+00:00, sha 1d06e050880d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.