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m4iva (da crazy)
m4iva (da crazy)

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I got tired of bloated music apps, so I spent the last few months building an open, self-host, streaming music client for Android. Meet starl :3

Just wanted to share a project that i am really proud called starl. It’s an open-source streaming music client for Android designed to be clean, offline, no ads, simple and totally on your control.

#- Why I built it -#
Most of open-source alternatives to popular music apps were.. bloated, abandoned, buggy or just too visually complex and noisy. Sometimes when developers stopped updating, everything stops all together. So?

  • It's offline, works on background
  • It's super customizable
  • Respects privacy, nothing gets tracked
  • Can import content from other platforms
  • Has a public server, but also a self-host executable ready to connect.
  • No ads, you control your recommendations (you can even turn off, export or clear all statistics)
  • Create customizable mixes based on your queue or current music
  • Visually simple and cute
  • NoAiCode (The code is mine, the documentation is partially AI, no excuses.)

This uses my custom license called PFF (Pure Freedom Forever)
Just states the project is yours, is free forever. It's in the website in case you want to investigate.

#- Links -#

I’d love to hear your thoughts, feature requests, or any bugs you run into! I'm actively working on it.

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