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Built for music lovers
A complete music streaming ecosystem built for the open-source community
Unlimited Streaming
Search millions of tracks directly from YouTube Music's catalog. Watermelon's smart search indexes songs, albums, artists, — all in one unified interface.
Smart Search
Find songs, artists, albums, and playlists instantly with intelligent fuzzy matching and auto-suggestions.
Offline Downloads
Download tracks for offline playback. Optimized for storage efficiency while preserving audio clarity.
Beautiful Dark UI
A premium native Android experience with a sleek dark theme, Material Design 3 surfaces, and polished animations.
Playlists & Queue
Drag-and-drop playlist ordering, live queue management, and smart rules that auto-populate lists by genre or artist.
Self-Hostable
Deploy your own backend on Render, Railway, or any VPS. Full control — no rate limits, no tracking.
Premium Support
Razorpay integration unlocks subscription tiers with recurring billing and tiered access for your community.
Radio & Broadcasts
Discover new music through curated radio stations and algorithmically generated stations that learn from your taste.
Telegram Bot
Control playback, queue songs, and search the catalog directly from Telegram — no need to open the app.
Regular Updates
Frequently released updates bring new features, performance optimizations, and security patches.
How It Works
Three simple steps from search to sound.
Search Anything
Search for any song, artist, album, or playlist. Watermelon uses yt-dlp and YouTube Music to index millions of tracks instantly. No region blocks, no paywalls — just type and find.
Stream Instantly
Hit play and stream in high quality. The built-in ExoPlayer delivers smooth playback with zero buffering. Supports gapless playback, background audio, and lock-screen controls.
Save & Share
Download tracks for offline listening, create smart playlists, and share your favorites with friends. All your data syncs to your self-hosted Supabase database.
What listeners are saying
Finally, a music streaming app that respects privacy, has no ads, and is fully open-source. The Jetpack Compose UI feels incredibly snappy.
Exactly! Build time was super fast too, the modular setup is so clean.
Agree, the Room database implementation for offline sync is flawless.
Get Watermelon
The latest version is available now. Download the APK directly or grab it from GitHub releases.
Download the APK directly from GitHub Releases. Each build is signed, versioned, and tested. The app is compatible with Android 8.0 (API 26) and above, runs on phones and tablets, and requires only basic storage and internet permissions.
Android 8.0+
Minimum requirement
June 19, 2026
Release date
v1.0.21
Version code
MIT License
Open source
Built by Real People
Watermelon is a passion project, built from scratch by a dedicated team of developers.
Satyam
Creator & Lead Developer
Built the entire Android app, Express API, Supabase backend, and this website.
Jayash
Android Developer
Core Android contributor. UI/UX improvements, auth fixes, adaptive layouts, and release management.
Ahmed
Backend & DevOps
API architecture, deployment pipelines, infrastructure, and performance optimization.
Love music? Join us.
Watermelon is built by the community, for the community. Star the repo, contribute code, or self-host your own instance.