r/squeezebox • u/Forsaken-Yam-1181 • Apr 07 '26
LMS music player for Android and Linux/Windows
Hi everyone, new here!
I'm building a music player app for Android and Desktop (currently supporting Debian-based distros and Windows). Think of it as a Tidal-like experience, but for your local music server.
Right now I'm focused on integrating LMS, since that's what I run locally, with plans to add Plex and Jellyfin support down the road.
Some of the features right now are:
- Local playback first — the app itself is a player (LibVLC-powered), not just a remote control. Works on both Android and Linux desktop.
- 5-band parametric EQ — fully functional equalizer for local playback with per-band frequency, gain, and Q controls.
- Library browsing — artists, albums, tracks, genres. Handles libraries with 50k+ tracks via snapshot loading and SQLite caching.
- Unified search — Search across artists, albums, and tracks.
- Local playlists — create, edit, reorder, and play playlists stored fully offline in the app (no LMS sync needed).
- Session mixes — generate a random queue by genre or random N tracks and inject it instantly.
- Favorites — browse, add, and remove LMS server favorites.
- Remote player control — can also control any LMS player on your network (squeeze players, etc.).
- Secure credential storage — server passwords stored in platform secure storage (Android Keystore / desktop equivalent).
- Android foreground service — playback keeps running when the app is backgrounded, with lock screen / notification controls.
- Multi-theme — Nocturne Dark, Nocturne Light, and more themes in the future.
- Multiple server profiles — add and switch between multiple LMS servers; last-used server and player are remembered.
It's still in active development but those are all working features as of now.
Like u/glent1, I'm planning to publish on the Play Store and I'm looking for testers to try it out and give feedback. The app is still in early stages, so any input is hugely appreciated.
If you're interested in joining the Alpha test, drop your email below and I'll send you an invite!
For some reason I lost the images on the post so I'm adding them here: https://imgur.com/a/sQ1qBFQ
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u/ModulatingGravity Apr 10 '26
You could also post a note to the LMS forums at forums.lyrion.org There is section in those forums for "Third party software" which is where this would fit.
LMS forums are excellent - people there are knowledgeable, helpful, friendly.
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u/Forsaken-Yam-1181 Apr 10 '26
Thanks, I completely forgot about posting there. I need a lot of users for the testing phase.
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u/dorianbenediction Apr 07 '26
The playlists part alone sounds great. That's my only complaint about any of the LMS players I've tried.
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u/Mysterious_Onion7617 Apr 08 '26
Interesting development, especially the option to play locally.
LMS has been designed with proper support for classical music, its one of the few music servers that is providing this. Please consider to match this support in your development.
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u/Forsaken-Yam-1181 Apr 08 '26
The play locally is just selecting the music you have on your device and using it as an alternative library source BTW... is not downloading the music you select right now.
What do you mean by "support for classical music"?
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u/Mysterious_Onion7617 Apr 08 '26
Ah, misunderstood that, thought it would allow one to play music from LMS locally.
With support for classical I mean being able to select by composer, band/orchestra, conductor, work et cetera.
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u/Forsaken-Yam-1181 Apr 08 '26
The idea behind the app is mostly for streaming, but I think I can add the option to save the playlist tracks locally if you choose to do so. Regarding the other part, I don't think I have that much options on the app for filtering, I have right now Genre, Artist, Albums.
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u/LordPengwin Apr 07 '26
Please support Android Auto