Pi Music Player: Offline Music

What Pi Music Player is for

Pi Music Player is an offline music player for Android. It plays audio files already stored on the device and does not download music. The developer lists support for MP3, AAC, WAV and FLAC, and says it also handles audiobooks and podcasts.

It suits someone who keeps a local music library and wants more control over how it sounds and how it is organized than the default player offers. The listing describes it as free.

Equalizer and sound controls

The equalizer has five bands that you adjust by hand, along with bass boost, a virtualizer and 3D reverb effects. Ten presets are included for different kinds of music, and you can use them as a starting point before tuning the bands yourself.

A sleep timer stops playback after a set time, so a track or podcast does not play all night. Swiping on the player screen moves to the next or previous track.

Browsing, playlists and tags

Enhanced Folder view lets you browse the music library by the folders it sits in, rather than only by artist or album. Smart Playlists build themselves from listening history, with lists for recently added, most played, recently played and Pi Favourites.

You can create as many custom playlists as you like, and the listing says playlists can be backed up and restored. An ID3 tag editor lets you change the title, artist and other metadata stored in each file, which keeps a messy library easier to sort.

Making ringtones and sharing

The built-in MP3 cutter lets you select part of an MP3 file and save that section as a ringtone. The listing describes the process as taking seconds.

Pi Power Share is described by the developer as a way to share music, and a home screen widget is included. Lock screen controls show album art while a track plays.

Appearance and themes

Several themes change the colours and layout of the player. The developer also points to transitions and animations between tracks, though the listing gives no detail on how they look.