Features
Everything a daily music player needs.
From organizing your library to shaping the sound and the look of the player.
Automatic library
Vortex scans the folders you register and sorts your music into Artists, Albums, Genres and Recently added.
Gapless playback
Live albums and concept albums play without gaps between tracks.
Play queue
Play next, add to queue and drag to reorder. Shuffle, repeat, playback speed and a sleep timer are included.
Synced lyrics
Shows embedded lyrics or a matching .lrc file. Time-stamped lyrics scroll along with the song.
10-band EQ
A 10-band equalizer with presets, bass boost and ReplayGain volume leveling.
20 visualizers
Pick from 20 visualizer styles that move with your music.
10 artwork styles
Show album art as a vinyl record, CD, cassette, polaroid, neon sign and more.
Background playback
Control playback from the lock screen and notifications while you use other apps.
Android Auto & Android TV
Browse your library on your car's display, or play music on Android TV with the remote.
Sync between devices
Playback positions, favorites, playlists and registered folders sync via Google Drive on Android and iCloud on iPhone and iPad.
Safety lock
Lock the app with a PIN, fingerprint or face recognition.
No account needed
Your music is never uploaded to our servers. Vortex reads it directly from your device, NAS or cloud.
Sources
Connect to wherever your music lives.
No need to copy songs to your phone. Vortex plays them straight from where they are stored.
Device folders
Internal storage or SD card folders on your phone or tablet.
NAS / PC (SMB)
Play directly from shared folders on your NAS, Windows PC or Mac.
Dropbox
Plays music in your Dropbox with read-only access.
WebDAV
Nextcloud, WebDAV-enabled NAS and similar servers.
Google DriveBeta
Plays music in your Google Drive with read-only access (Android).
Emby / JellyfinPro
Music libraries on your Emby or Jellyfin server (Android).
Free & Pro
Pro is a one-time purchase
Free
- Try every feature, including Pro, free for 7 days after installing
- After the trial, music on your device and NAS (SMB) keeps playing as before
- Library, queue, lyrics, EQ, visualizers and the other player features
- No account sign-up
Pro (one-time purchase, ¥500 in Japan)
- No ads
- Emby / Jellyfin music libraries (Android)
- Unlimited registered folders, favorite folders and cloud playback (iPhone and iPad)
- Not a subscription. Buy once and keep it
Download
Get the app
Vortex is coming soon to the app stores. We will add the links here as soon as it is available.
Android
Phones, tablets, Android TV and Android Auto. Android 8.1 or later
iPhone & iPad
iOS 17 / iPadOS 17 or later
Apple TV
In preparation
Requirements
Requirements and formats
Requirements
- Android … Android 8.1 or later (phones, tablets, Android TV, Android Auto)
- iPhone / iPad … iOS 17 / iPadOS 17 or later
- To play from a NAS (SMB), your device and the NAS must be on the same network (home Wi-Fi / LAN)
Supported formats
- MP3, AAC / M4A, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, OGG / Opus, M4B / M4R
- ALAC (Apple Lossless) plays on devices that support it. On devices that can't play it, the song is marked "Unsupported" in the list
- APE, WMA and DSD are not supported
Sister apps
Sister apps
One NAS, three apps: comics in Versa, videos in Vivid and music in Vortex.
