MusicBee Remote Android

MusicBee Remote

MusicBee Remote is a remote control application for use with MusicBee player.
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Overview

Features & Capabilities

MusicBee Remote lets you control MusicBee on your computer over Wi-Fi from your Android device.

This is a third-party application and is not affiliated in any way with MusicBee or Steven Mayall.

The store listing uses artwork by ProleteR (http://dustedwax.org/dwk123.html), licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

Help, setup instructions, and the companion plugin are available at https://mbrc.kelsos.net.

Both the app and the plugin are open source under the GPLv3 License:
• App: https://github.com/musicbeeremote/mbrc
• Plugin: https://github.com/musicbeeremote/mbrc-plugin

Logo concept by Jordan Georgiadis. Logo refinement, promotional graphics, and a large part of the UI and assets by Tasos Papazoglou-Chalikias.

The companion plugin requires MusicBee v3.0 or later. MusicBee Remote requires Android 6.0 or later and a Wi-Fi connection to your computer.

Features
• Modern Jetpack Compose UI with light and dark themes
• Play, pause, skip, seek, and volume control, including hardware buttons
• Now Playing screen with album art, progress, and composer info
• Track details panel with extended metadata (genre, bitrate, file info, play stats)
• Queue management: reorder, remove, search, and jump to any track
• Library browsing by genres, artists, albums, and tracks, with sorting and album grid
• Play all / shuffle all for any library selection
• Go to album / go to artist from the player and queue
• Playlist browsing with folder navigation
• Radio station playback
• Lyrics display with composer header
• Star ratings with half-star and bomb support, plus Last.fm love/ban and scrobble toggle
• Resizable home screen widgets
• Lock screen and headset media controls
• Auto pause or volume reduction on incoming calls
• Library metadata sync in the background with progress notifications

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Konstantinos Paparas
Downloads:
141,206 160
Rating:
4.13
(1,800)
1 new ratings
Version:
1.5.1 Last updated: 2026-07-01
Version code:
124
Creation date:
2012-10-14
Publisher country:
DE DE
Permissions:
  • android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE Very high risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
  • android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE Low risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
  • android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
  • android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
  • com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE Low risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
Size:
6.09MB
Email:
ke*****@kelsos.net
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-21
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Konstantinos Paparas
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kelsos.mbrc
Email:
ke*****@kelsos.net
Website:
http://mbrc.kelsos.net

User Reviews

Omg didn't expect an update! It was already working really well, very happy to know dev still has some love for this app🥹
by le*****, 2026-07-04

Well a new update... looks great and seems to work well. nice one SM
by To*****, 2026-07-03
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