Finamp
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 5 music clients by recommenders
Free, open-source Android music player for Jellyfin libraries; people find it works well and covers what they need.
Free, open-source Android music player for Jellyfin libraries; people find it works well and covers what they need.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Works well and reliably
“VLC and Finamp both work great as players”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Apple is crossing a Steve Jobs red line” “it's far ahead of stable and works well”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “State of the Fin 2026-01-06 – Jellyfin” “Finamp works pretty well.”
Comment from 20 May 2026 in “Plex's 200% Lifetime Pass price hike tries forcing users to another subscription” Broad feature set
“seems to have a lot more of a feature set than me”
Comment from 25 Jul 2026 in “The Corporate Creep of Plex: Why it may be time to move to Jellyfin” “FinAmp now does everything I want it to.”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Jellyfin 12.0”
Other music clients people recommend
The four most recommended other music clients, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastpotify | 47 | 35 | 57% | 2 | — | — |
| FinampThis page | 10 | 2 | 83% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Feishin | 8 | 1 | 89% | 4 | — | — |
| Gelly | 7 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Spotifast | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“since I discovered Finamp, I've been listening to my personal collection for a few months now”
“FinAmp now does everything I want it to.”
“the UI is an example of design by committee of developers”
“seems to have a lot more of a feature set than me”
“see: finamp, linksheet, and lawnchair, as a few examples”
“Finamp works pretty well.”
“the UI is quite evolved from the previous version”
“it's far ahead of stable and works well”
“VLC and Finamp both work great as players”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.