# NextPlayer — Open Source HD & 4K Video Player
NextPlayer is a powerful, lightweight, and modern open-source video player for Android, designed for smooth HD, Full HD, 2K, 4K, and HDR video playback. Built around MPV-based playback standards and technology, NextPlayer provides a clean media experience with popular video and audio formats, hardware acceleration, advanced subtitles, Picture-in-Picture (PiP), background play, private media protection, local media browsing, and network streaming.
NextPlayer is developed using an MPV/MPV-EX-based playback approach as an independent Android media player project. It is not affiliated with or officially endorsed by the MPV project.
🎬 **Universal Video & Audio Player**
Play popular formats including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, FLV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, RMVB, MPG, and more. Supports MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, OGG, and Opus audio. Easily switch between available multi-track audio and subtitle tracks.
⚡ **HD, 4K & HDR Video Player**
Enjoy Full HD 1080p, 2K, 4K Ultra HD, and HDR video playback, depending on your device and media. Hardware-accelerated decoding helps provide smooth and efficient playback. Choose Fit to Screen, Crop, Original, 16:9, 18:9, or 21:9 aspect ratios.
💬 **Advanced Subtitle Player**
Supports external and embedded subtitles including SRT, ASS, SSA, VTT, SUB, IDX, and PGS. Adjust subtitle timing, delay, font size, color, outline, shadow, and position. Dual Subtitle Mode lets you display primary and secondary subtitles together.
🎵 **Picture-in-Picture & Background Play**
Use PiP to watch videos in a floating window while using other apps. Background playback allows supported media to continue when the screen is locked, making NextPlayer useful for music, podcasts, lectures, and other audio content.
🚀 **Smart Gesture Controls**
Use intuitive gesture controls to adjust volume, brightness, and playback position. Pinch to zoom and enable screen lock to prevent accidental touches during playback.
🔒 **Private Video Vault**
Protect selected personal videos in a private password- or PIN-protected area with biometric authentication where supported. Keep private media separate from your regular media library.
🌐 **Network & Online Streaming**
NextPlayer works as a network video player and supports compatible media from SMB, FTP, and WebDAV locations. Play compatible HTTP and HTTPS URLs, HLS (M3U8), RTSP, and RTMP streams for local network and online media playback.
📂 **Media Library & Video Browser**
Browse supported video and audio files through a clean media library and folder browser. Search and sort media, browse folders, and resume playback from where you stopped.
### Modern Android Media Player
Whether you need a **video player, media player, HD video player, 4K video player, UHD player, HDR video player, MP4 player, MKV player, AVI player, audio player, subtitle player, offline video player, network video player, streaming player, HLS player, RTSP player, or PiP video player**, NextPlayer brings essential playback features together in one lightweight Android application.
**Open Source & MPV-Based**
NextPlayer is an open-source Android media player project using an MPV-based playback approach. It combines powerful media playback technology with a modern Android interface while remaining lightweight and flexible for everyday local and network media playback.
**Permissions**
• **Media/Storage Access:** Used to find and play supported video and audio files on your device or supported storage.
• **Network Access:** Used for compatible network shares and direct network stream playback.
• **Foreground Media Service:** Used for supported background media playback and media controls.
NextPlayer is built for users who want a **fast, lightweight, feature-rich open-source video player** with HD and 4K playback, high-resolution media support, subtitles, multi-track audio, PiP, gesture controls, offline playback, local media browsing, and network streaming.
Fast HD & 4K video player with subtitles, floating PiP, equalizer and folders.