PHApplication Overview
SimpMusic is a FOSS YouTube Music client for Android that integrates features from Spotify, Musixmatch, SponsorBlock, and ReturnYouTubeDislike. The application utilizes YouTube Music as a backend to stream music, videos, podcasts, and radio content.| Specification | Details |
| System Requirement | Android 8.0 and up |
| Audio Quality | Up to 129kbps |
| Video Quality | Up to 1080p |
| License | Open-source |
Core Functionality
- Streaming: Background playback of YouTube Music and YouTube content without advertisements.
- Browsing: Access to Home, Charts, Podcasts, Moods, and Genres via YouTube Music data.
- Personalization: Data analysis, custom playlist creation, and synchronization with YouTube Music.
- Offline Access: Caching capabilities for offline playback.
- Lyric Integration: Synchronized lyrics via Musixmatch, LRCLIB, Spotify (requires login), and YouTube Transcripts, including translated lyrics.
- Extended Features: Support for SponsorBlock, Return YouTube Dislike, Sleep Timer, Android Auto, Spotify Canvas, and AI-driven song suggestions.
Version Changelog
| Category | Updates and Fixes |
| General | Added Canvas subtitle sync; added BPM, key, and scale display; added deep link support (simpmusic:// and simpmusic.org); implemented Auto Crossfade mode. |
| UI/UX | Redesigned playback speed/pitch controls with animations; optimized rendering performance and UI drawing APIs. |
| Backend | Standardized share URLs to simpmusic.org; improved local song cache checking; implemented retry logic for player errors. |
| Fixes | Resolved media playback/streaming issues, video download failures, sleep timer (end of song mode), rectangle thumbnails, and playlist analytics day range preferences. |
| Desktop | Replaced GStreamer with VLCJ for audio; added crash dialog; fixed gapless playback; improved AppImage integration; disabled transparency/custom titlebar in VM environments. |
