# Amethyst for Android (open-source music player)

> Amethyst for Android is a free, open-source music player for Android. A cross-platform music player made with Typescript. It has 317 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at Geoxor/Amethyst.

Amethyst is an cross-platform audio player with a node-based audio routing system, the main goal of this project is to make a music player in TypeScript to see how far the language can be stretched to prove it's possible to provide pro-level features as most DAWs / DAEs, while also providing useful tools and customizability to the end-user.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Geoxor/Amethyst |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Other |
| GitHub stars | 317 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| F-Droid | not listed |
| F-Droid anti-features | n/a |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://amethyst.geoxor.moe |
| Official | no |
| Category | Music players |
| Latest release | v2.1.9 (Sep 21, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 6, 2026 |

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