Instant Stream.
No Compromise.
The open-source YouTube Music client for people who actually listen.
Android 8.0+ · No ads · No tracking
- AndroidAvailable now
- Android TVComing soon
- WindowsComing soon
- LinuxComing soon
Built for people who can hear the difference
Every feature below ships in the current build — not a roadmap. Poke at the cards; they're all live.
Start instantly. Land on lossless.
Playback opens on whichever stream resolves fastest, then a background fetch promotes the track to FLAC/ALAC from your configured source and swaps it in-place. Separate quality ceilings for Wi-Fi and mobile data mean it never fights your data plan.
Conventional player
One stream, one quality. Re-buffers when the pipe narrows.
Streaming lossy
BitChord pipeline
Starts on the fastest stream, promotes to lossless in the background.
First frame out in ~180 ms
Karaoke-grade timing
Character-level highlighting pulled from four providers — the sweep creeps across a held note instead of snapping word to word, and held words bloom as they are carried. Optional translation track; tap any line to seek straight to it.
Hold the line a little longer
every echo coming back stronger
and the room goes quiet
sung in full resolution
A DJ, not a fader
An on-device analyzer reads tempo, beat grid, key and vocal activity, then beat-matches and phrase-aligns the transition — falling back to equal-power crossfade when a track won't mix cleanly.
Your taste, everywhere
In-app Discord login with live track, artist, album and progress — plus configurable status, activity type and two custom buttons. Scrobbles to Last.fm and ListenBrainz as you listen.
Listening to BitChord
Midnight Wire
by Aurelia Vance
on Signal Bloom
Your month, counted
Every play is tallied on-device into a monthly recap — top songs, artists, albums and genres, with the minutes behind each one. Swipe it as a story or export the poster and share it.
Your listening experience
4,182
Minutes listened
Member since
Mar 2026
September
Top songs
Songs · Artists · Albums · Genres — shareable as a poster
Shipped, not promised
9 published builds, pulled live from the GitHub Releases API.
BitChord v1.5.2 Hotfix
- Added support for custom addons (user-added HTTP source modules), replacing the built-in Ricky addon
- Fixed cover art swipe gestures going in the wrong direction and blocking the previous-track action
- Added a legacy mesh gradient option for the Now Playing background (Settings)
BitChord v1.5.1
- Android Auto support — browsing, grid layouts, synced lyrics and artwork caching.
- Radio mode: start an endless station from any song.
- New Explore page, and a reworked Library with a grid/list toggle for music and downloads.
- Multi-account profiles — switch between signed-in accounts, and pick which brand channel you listen as.
BitChord v1.5
- Home screen widgets, with haptic feedback throughout the UI.
- Spotify Canvas motion artwork on the now-playing screen.
- JioSaavn added as a source, with a priority fix.
- Last.fm and ListenBrainz scrobbling restored.
BitChord v1.4.1 Hotfix
- Enhanced Playback Stability: Added smarter error recovery for broken streams, dead links, and YouTube bot-checks.
- Fixed crashes on older android versions (12 and below).
- Memory & Performance: Significantly reduced RAM usage during track analysis for a lighter, smoother experience.
- Crash Fixes: Resolved sudden app crashes and fixed bugs that caused incorrect audio quality tags.
Three steps, about ninety seconds
No store listing, no waiting on review. Sideload it and go.
Grab the signed APK
Download the latest build straight from GitHub Releases. Every release is signed with the same key, so it installs cleanly over your existing copy — session and settings intact.
Requires Android 8.0 (API 26) or newer.
Allow the installer
Android will ask you to permit installs from whichever app you downloaded with. Enable "Install unknown apps" for your browser or file manager, then confirm.
Settings → Apps → Special access → Install unknown apps.
Press play
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Nothing is upsold. There is nothing to buy.
BitChord-v1.5.2.apk