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MusicBee Remote

for Android

Control MusicBee from your Android device. Browse your library, manage playlists, and enjoy your music — from anywhere in your home.

MusicBee Remote player screen

What you can do

Playback Control

Play, pause, skip, seek, adjust volume, shuffle, and repeat — all from your phone. Supports both regular tracks and streaming radio stations.

Playback Control

Library Browsing

Browse your entire music library by genre, artist, album, and track. Sort by name, artist, or album. Switch to album grid view for a visual experience.

Library Browsing

Playlists & Queue

Browse playlists with folder navigation. Manage the now playing queue — reorder tracks, swipe to remove, and search within the queue.

Playlists & Queue

Ratings & Last.fm

Rate tracks with stars (including half-stars), bomb ratings, and clear ratings. Love or ban tracks on Last.fm directly from the player.

Ratings & Last.fm

And more

Lyrics

View lyrics in a full-screen overlay with playback controls.

Home Screen Widget

Resizable widget for quick playback control without opening the app.

Auto-Reconnect

Resilient connection with automatic retry when the connection drops.

Free & Open Source

MusicBee Remote is licensed under GPLv3. The source code for both the Android app and the MusicBee plugin is available on GitHub. Contributions, bug reports, and feature requests are welcome.

Get Started

Download both the Android app and the MusicBee plugin to get started.

Android App

Download the latest APK from GitHub Releases. Available in GitHub (clean) and Play (with Crashlytics) variants.

v1.5.1September 13, 2021

MusicBee Plugin

Install the companion plugin in MusicBee to enable remote control over your local network.

v1.4.1June 15, 2021

Requires Android 6.0+ and MusicBee 3.0+. Both devices must be on the same network.