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Your Music, Your Rhythm. An open-source, privacy-first Android music player featuring a beautiful Material 3 Expressive UI. Built entirely in Kotlin.

Kotlin ◇ android GPL-3.0
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⑂76FORKS
!34ISSUES
🏆#4,001GLOBAL RANK
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Rhythm gained 25 stars in the last 30 days, about 1 a day, and now has 983. It is about 1 year old and has averaged roughly 983 stars a year. It ranks #144 among Kotlin repositories and #4,001 across all languages on GitHubRepo.

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💡 Overview

Rhythm is an open-source project written in Kotlin: Your Music, Your Rhythm. An open-source, privacy-first Android music player featuring a beautiful Material 3 Expressive UI. Built entirely in Kotlin.

Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in android, android-studio, exoplayer. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.

⚡ Key Features

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Optimized execution pipeline written in Kotlin for predictable speed.

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Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.

3

Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.

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Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.

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Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.

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Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.

📥 Installation

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$ git clone https://github.com/cromaguy/Rhythm.git
cd Rhythm

⚙ System Requirements

Platforms

  • • macOS
  • • Linux
  • • Windows

Runtime & Dependencies

JDK 17+, Kotlin compiler >= 1.9

Architecture

x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)

🧠 How It Works

Rhythm coordinates its core functionality through a modular Kotlin pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.

🎯 Production Use Cases

Production System Integration

Embed Rhythm into Kotlin backend services to handle core application logic.

CI/CD Automated Pipelines

Run automated validation, builds, and integration suites during deployments.

Developer Tooling & Workflows

Accelerate developer onboarding with pre-configured project utilities.

Open Source Extension

Fork and customize internal modules under the repository's open GPL-3.0 license.

🚀 Getting Started

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Install Rhythm using your package manager: `git clone https://github.com/cromaguy/Rhythm.git`

2

Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for Rhythm.

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Import Rhythm into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.

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Execute your test suite or run `Rhythm --help` to verify successful setup.

👍 Strengths

Active community backing with 983 GitHub stars and verified adoption.
Permissive open-source distribution under the GPL-3.0 license.
Built in Kotlin for high execution speed and developer familiarity.
Cross-platform compatibility across modern Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Clean modular design allowing flexible configuration and pipeline integration.

⚠️ Considerations

Requires familiarity with Kotlin and modern CLI workflows.
Ecosystem extensions may require manual configuration depending on environment constraints.
Active development roadmap means breaking API changes may occur across major versions.

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👥 Who Should Use This

Developers and engineering teams building with Kotlin, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.

🏆 Nearby in the Rankings

cromaguy/Rhythm is currently ranked #4,001 by stars across every repository tracked on GitHubRepo. These are adjacent projects:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Rhythm do? +

Your Music, Your Rhythm. An open-source, privacy-first Android music player featuring a beautiful Material 3 Expressive UI. Built entirely in Kotlin.

What language is Rhythm written in? +

The primary language is Kotlin. Topics include: android, android-studio, exoplayer, izzyondroid, kotlin.

Is Rhythm actively maintained? +

Yes, the last recorded push was on Oct 1, 2026 with 34 open issues being tracked.

How many stars does Rhythm have? +

Rhythm has 983 stars and 76 forks on GitHub.

How does Rhythm rank among GitHub repositories? +

With 983 stars, cromaguy/Rhythm is ranked #4,001 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #144 among Kotlin projects.

What license is Rhythm distributed under? +

The repository reports a GPL-3.0 license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.

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