Ad-free streaming
Play what YouTube has, straight from the source, without ads or interruptions between songs.
v0.8.4 · Android 8.0+
All your music.
All your music.
None of the ads.
FreeTune is a free, local-first YouTube music player for Android. Stream without interruptions, keep songs offline, and read synced lyrics — with no account, no cloud and no tracking.
- No ads
- No account
- GPL-3.0
- 12 builds hosted
Built for listening, not for ads
- No analytics
- No sign-in
- No cloud
- No Play Services
- Your library stays on your phone
A music player that gets out of the way.
Everything you need to listen, nothing you didn't ask for.
Real offline downloads
Pick a quality, download a song or a whole playlist, and every playlist gets its own folder.
Synced lyrics
Timed lines highlight as the song plays. Lyrics are fetched automatically and saved with your downloads.
Queue, repeat, sleep timer
See every upcoming song, jump anywhere in the queue, loop one or all, and stop after 15–60 minutes.
No account, no tracking
No sign-in, analytics or crash reporting. Library, history and playlists live in a local database.
Start radio & daily mix
Turn any song into a related queue, or let the daily mix build itself from the artists you actually play.
Every build, hosted here.
Direct APK downloads with checksums. No shorteners, no mirrors, no accounts.
Latest release
FreeTune 0.8.4
- Fetch missing fills in lyrics for songs you already downloaded, without downloading the audio again.
- Songs that already have an
.lrcbeside them are skipped, so your own files are never overwritten. - Progress and a saved / not found summary appear right in the Downloads tab.
All versions
12 builds · oldest first in the repo, newest on top| Version | Built | Size | SHA-256 | Download |
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| 0.8.4latestLyrics backfill for existing downloads | 4 Nov 2026 | 2.9 MB | 5ae22c2cb629… | APK |
| 0.8.3Lyrics saved beside every download | 4 Nov 2026 | 2.8 MB | d7501fd6aa91… | APK |
| 0.8.2Stream recovery and automatic lyrics | 4 Nov 2026 | 2.8 MB | ddc07848c7a3… | APK |
| 0.8.1Superseded stream URL experiment | 4 Nov 2026 | 2.8 MB | 4bffa50e1828… | APK |
| 0.8.0Queue, repeat, sleep timer, lyrics | 4 Nov 2026 | 2.8 MB | 6cc36b960627… | APK |
| 0.7.0Notification controls, radio, daily mix | 4 Nov 2026 | 2.8 MB | cd6f6a4afdcc… | APK |
| 0.6.1Patch build after 0.6.0 | 4 Nov 2026 | 2.8 MB | 76be8880e31c… | APK |
| 0.6.0Earlier build | 4 Nov 2026 | 2.8 MB | 782333d54cd8… | APK |
| 0.5.0Earlier build | 4 Nov 2026 | 2.8 MB | 4f36de9155e0… | APK |
| 0.4.0Earlier build | 4 Nov 2026 | 2.8 MB | 20efb29147b5… | APK |
| 0.3.0Earlier build | 28 Oct 2026 | 2.8 MB | 15d53ed9ca0b… | APK |
| 0.2.0Earliest preserved build | 28 Oct 2026 | 2.8 MB | aee85c69f594… | APK |
Older builds are kept for reference. Android may refuse a downgrade, so uninstall first if you go back. Every checksum is also in the repository.
Three taps and you're listening.
FreeTune is sideloaded — it is not distributed through Google Play.
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Download the APK
Grab the latest build above (2.9 MB). Any version works; newer builds include the bug fixes.
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Allow the install
Android asks permission to install from your browser or file manager. That warning is normal for sideloaded apps.
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Open and grant notifications
Notification access keeps playback controls on the lock screen and in the shade. Everything else is optional.
Prefer the terminal?
Install or upgrade over USB without touching the file manager.
adb install -r FreeTune-0.8.4.apkThe honest answers.
Is FreeTune on Google Play?
No. FreeTune is distributed as a signed APK from this site and GitHub Releases. Play Store policy and the app's extraction model don't mix, so sideloading is the only supported path.
Is downloading from YouTube legal?
FreeTune is an unofficial client. Downloading audio may violate YouTube's Terms of Service and copyright law depending on the content and where you live. Keep downloads for personal use and respect the rights of the people who made the music.
Does it need Google Play Services?
No. FreeTune runs on plain Android 8.0+ and does not use Play Services, Firebase or any Google SDK.
Why does Android warn me about the APK?
Because it wasn't installed from the Play Store. Builds are signed with a consistent release key, so updates install cleanly over older versions. You can verify any download against the SHA-256 shown above.
Where do downloads go?
Into the app-specific Music folder, Android/data/com.freetune.app/files/Music/FreeTune/, with a subfolder per playlist. Other players may not index that folder, but FreeTune plays everything in it offline.
Will updating wipe my library?
No. Installing a newer APK keeps your playlists, likes, history and downloads. Uninstalling the app removes its data, so update instead of reinstalling.
Where do lyrics come from?
From LRCLIB, a free and open lyrics database. FreeTune looks songs up by artist, title and duration, caches the result, and saves a matching .lrc beside every download. If a song isn't there, you can pair your own .lrc file in the player.
Does it work offline?
Downloaded songs play fully offline, lyrics included. Streaming, autoplay and online lyrics need a connection; autoplay simply stops at the end of your downloaded queue.