Helio
Helio is a free, open-source music player for Android. Music sequencer, designed to be used on all major platforms. It has 3,559 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
- Android
- Music players
- Actively maintained
About Helio
Helio is a libre music sequencer aimed at hobbyist composers, game developers, and indie artists. Follow the documentation to get started:
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Helio from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Helio?
Helio is a free, open-source music player for Android. Music sequencer, designed to be used on all major platforms. It has 3,559 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
Is Helio free and open source?
Yes. Helio's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Helio?
You can install Helio from F-Droid (package fm.helio); the links are on this page.
Is Helio still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 22, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 20, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.