Next Player Android
Next Player is #124 in Video Players & Editors Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 1 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperAnil Kumar Beesetti
CategoryVideo Players & Editors
PriceFree
Released
Installs100k+
Rating★ 4.4 (3.5k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.4 ★
3.5k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#124
Video Players & Editors FreeMeasured
Next Player on Google Play
App details
App ID
dev.anilbeesetti.nextplayer
Publisher
Anil Kumar Beesetti
Content rating
Everyone
Next Player downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Video Players & EditorsFree | #124 |
Apps near Next Player on the chart
Video Players & Editors Free, around #124.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.4 ★
3.5k ratings
Measured
Ratings
3.5k
Measured
Written reviews
118
Measured
About Next Player
Next Player is a native video player written in Kotlin and jetpack compose. It provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for users to play videos on their Android devices
This project is still in development and is expected to have bugs
Supported formats:
* Audio: Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, ALAC, PCM/WAVE (μ-law, A-law), MP1, MP2, MP3, AMR (NB, WB), AAC (LC, ELD, HE; xHE on Android 9+), AC-3, E-AC-3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD
* Video: H.263, H.264 AVC (Baseline Profile; Main Profile on Android 6+), H.265 HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, VP8, VP9, AV1
* Streaming: DASH, HLS, RTSP
* Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, TTML, VTT
Key Features:
* Native Android app with simple and easy-to-use interface
* Completely free and open source and without any ads or excessive permissions
* Material 3 (you) support
* Audio/Subtitle track selection
* Vertical swipe to change brightness (left) / volume (right)
* Horizontal swipe to seek through video
* Media picker with tree, folder and file view modes
* Playback speed control
* Pinch to zoom in and zoom out
* Resize (fit/stretch/crop/100%)
* Volume boost
* External subtitle support (long press subtitle icon)
* Controls lock
* No ads, tracking or excessive permissions
* Picture in picture mode
Project Repo: https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer
If you like my work, consider supporting me by buying me a coffee:
- UPI: https://pay.upilink.in/pay/anilbeesetti811@ybl
- PayPal: https://paypal.me/AnilBeesetti
- Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/anilbeesetti
This project is still in development and is expected to have bugs
Supported formats:
* Audio: Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, ALAC, PCM/WAVE (μ-law, A-law), MP1, MP2, MP3, AMR (NB, WB), AAC (LC, ELD, HE; xHE on Android 9+), AC-3, E-AC-3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD
* Video: H.263, H.264 AVC (Baseline Profile; Main Profile on Android 6+), H.265 HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, VP8, VP9, AV1
* Streaming: DASH, HLS, RTSP
* Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, TTML, VTT
Key Features:
* Native Android app with simple and easy-to-use interface
* Completely free and open source and without any ads or excessive permissions
* Material 3 (you) support
* Audio/Subtitle track selection
* Vertical swipe to change brightness (left) / volume (right)
* Horizontal swipe to seek through video
* Media picker with tree, folder and file view modes
* Playback speed control
* Pinch to zoom in and zoom out
* Resize (fit/stretch/crop/100%)
* Volume boost
* External subtitle support (long press subtitle icon)
* Controls lock
* No ads, tracking or excessive permissions
* Picture in picture mode
Project Repo: https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer
If you like my work, consider supporting me by buying me a coffee:
- UPI: https://pay.upilink.in/pay/anilbeesetti811@ybl
- PayPal: https://paypal.me/AnilBeesetti
- Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/anilbeesetti
What's new in 0.18.0
• Added local playlists and M3U playlist support
• Added playback history
• Added trash and restore for videos
• Added SSH key authentication for SFTP connections
• Added runtime decoder switching
• Added software AV1 decoding
• Improved secret folder navigation and biometric unlock
• Improved network connections and TV navigation
• Improved software decoder performance
• Fixed software video rotation issues
• Fixed media session command handling
• Added playback history
• Added trash and restore for videos
• Added SSH key authentication for SFTP connections
• Added runtime decoder switching
• Added software AV1 decoding
• Improved secret folder navigation and biometric unlock
• Improved network connections and TV navigation
• Improved software decoder performance
• Fixed software video rotation issues
• Fixed media session command handling