Use as a reference codebase when building an Android music player with Material Design.
Fork and customize the source for a personal or educational Android project studying audio playback.
Study how Android integrations like LastFM scrobbling, Chromecast, Android Auto, and Wear are implemented together.
| naman14/timber | jakewharton/actionbarsherlock | junit-team/junit-framework | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 7,050 | 7,063 | 7,024 |
| Language | Java | Java | Java |
| Setup difficulty | moderate | moderate | easy |
| Complexity | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Audience | developer | developer | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Project is no longer maintained and may require fixes for newer Android versions, the developer recommends TimberX instead.
Timber is an Android music player app built around Material Design, Google's visual style system for mobile interfaces. It was created by an independent developer and published as open-source software. The project is no longer actively maintained, the developer has moved to a newer version called TimberX, so Timber should be treated as a historical reference or starting point rather than a current, supported product. The app lets users browse their device's local music library by song, album, or artist. Users can build and edit playlists, and there are six different visual styles for the now playing screen, so the listening view can be changed to match personal preference. Home screen widgets let users control playback without opening the app, and folder browsing allows digging into the device's file system directly to find music that is not properly tagged. Timber includes a dark theme and additional options for customizing the interface. Gestures can be configured for switching tracks. The app connects to LastFM to log what you listen to, a practice called scrobbling. It supports Android Wear smartwatches and Android Auto, the in-car Android interface, so playback can be controlled from those surfaces too. Chromecast support means audio can be sent to a compatible speaker or TV. Lyrics are displayed inside the app. A notification queue feature, which requires Xposed (a system-level Android framework), shows the upcoming track list in the notification shade. Because this project is no longer in active development, it will not receive bug fixes or updates for newer Android versions. The developer's newer project, TimberX, is the recommended path for anyone wanting a similar music player that is still being maintained. The code is released under the GNU General Public License version 3.
An open-source Android music player with Material Design, playlist management, LastFM scrobbling, and home screen widgets, no longer maintained, kept as a historical reference or starting point.
Mainly Java. The stack also includes Java, Android.
Free to use, modify, and distribute under GPL v3, but any distributed derivative must also be open-source under the same license.
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.
Mainly developer.
This repo across BitVibe Labs
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