# Symfonium 11 Hacker News commenters recommended Symfonium and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** People recommend it as a top Android music player for self-hosted libraries, and say it works well with Jellyfin and Navidrome. ## Why people recommend it - Strong Android music player (4 comments): "is great on Android. I've used it with both Jellyfin and Navidrome" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46519230)) "PowerAmp and Symfonium for Android are excellent" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49395557)) "is a good player for Android" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46518616)) - Few alternatives on Linux and desktop (3 comments): "I couldn't find a good player for linux, so am using Symfonium on my old android phone" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49393806)) "there's nothing on par with Symfonium on desktop" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49605684)) "As nothing on linux comes close." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46788398)) - Works with self-hosted servers (2 comments): "pretty much the best mobile player you can get for selfhosted streaming" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46613959)) "is great on Android. I've used it with both Jellyfin and Navidrome" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46519230)) - Audiobook playback and album caching (2 comments): "I just like Symfonium music and audiobook player" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50054230)) "has the option to auto cache specific albums" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49403643)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Winamp](https://hackerapproved.com/p/winamp.md): 60 recommend - [iTunes](https://hackerapproved.com/p/itunes.md): 55 recommend - [foobar2000](https://hackerapproved.com/p/foobar2000.md): 54 recommend - [Plexamp](https://hackerapproved.com/p/plexamp.md): 31 recommend - [Audacious music player](https://hackerapproved.com/p/audacious.md): 17 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://symfonium.app/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Symfonium", https://hackerapproved.com/p/symfonium/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).