Keep the records you love.
Pixelody plays your own music files. Albums, artwork, playlists, and the small details of a collection belong at the centre of the experience.
An independent music player, growing with its listeners
The album you found by accident. The song that got you through something. The collection you keep coming back to.
Pixelody is a local music player for Android and Windows. I’m building it to give that collection a comfortable home—one you can shape, understand, and keep.
In development · Student-built · Your own music files
A note from the builder
I wanted a lightweight player for listening offline, with room to build the things I needed. That would have been enough. But somewhere along the way, making it work became making it feel right.
I’m still a student. I’ve learned much of this while building it: trying things, finding a better way, throwing work away, and sometimes learning the hard way why I should have kept a copy.
One idea has stayed with me: something can do a lot and still feel simple. The work underneath should make it easier to settle in, find a record, and listen.
“Music is there when no one else is. Music is there when I’m not there for myself.”
That’s why I keep working on this. I want someone else to feel at home here, too.
What matters here
Pixelody plays your own music files. Albums, artwork, playlists, and the small details of a collection belong at the centre of the experience.
I love wandering through Bandcamp, finding an unfamiliar artist, and listening to an album all the way through. I want Pixelody to make that kind of relationship with music easier to keep.
I’ve chosen GPL 3.0 for the project because I want people to study it, change it, and build their own versions under that license. The long-term hope is a community that takes it further than I could alone.
Licensing and current status →Android & Windows
Native Android browsing and playback for phone-local music, with connected features for a trusted Pixelody host.
Android development ↗A place to spend time with your library: playlists, artwork, metadata, a listening queue, and sound tuning.
Release information →Both apps are still being developed. Check the release information before choosing a build.
Come along
Tell me what makes a player feel comfortable to you. Share a listening habit, a rough edge, or an idea I haven’t thought of.