ClemRemote vs FocusMastodon
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
ClemRemote
ClemRemote is a Remote Control for Clementine Music Player available on all platform (developped in C++/QT). It is open source and published under licence GPL v3. You can find the source on github here.Its main goal was to add the Files View missing in the existing Android Remote.It's designed like a player, so from any Menu you're seeing the current played track and can pause, change the position, go to the next one... and also change the level of the volume.You can fully control the music on your Clementine server: create playlists, browse the file system or the library, launch your saved internet radios... It's also possible to download the songs, albums or playlistFeatures:a Player to start previous/next track, play, pause, skip, shuffle, change volume, etc.a Playlist Menu to manipulate the playlist – edit, search, rename, clear …a Files Menu to walk the directories below Clementine's root folder, download tracks, append tracks to the playlist, and morea Library Menu to search Clementine's library for text (incl. using regular expressions) in title, author etc.an Internet Radio Menua Global Search Menu that is not yet implementedFor more details, please refer to the READMEPS: I've contribute to Clementine Player in order to add the new feature for browsing Files, Internet Radio and be able to do certain downloads. My changes have been merged, but the new version of Clementine (v1.4) is not yet out... I've built a version with all the changes, it's here: Clementine v1.4.0rc1ClemRemote. You then need to activate the network remote in Tools -- Preferences -- Network Remote.
FocusMastodon
★★★★★Main Features★★★★★ - Clean and beautiful Material Design UI - Extremely Customizable – themes, font related customizations – basically everything you’d ever wish to be able to customize, it’s all there for you. Tailor your perfect experience - Background sync - Powerful mute filters - Night mode - Support for 2 accounts，Each account’s syncability can be controlled by you in the Settings of the app - Fully customizable tabs - Use our awesome readability-style browser for the best web experience of any app - Play Mastodon videos and GIFs without leaving your timeline - Native YouTube, Mastodon GIF, and Mastodon video playback - Widgets to view the home timeline, mentions, and unread counts
| Feature | ClemRemote | FocusMastodon |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | GitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Media PlayerMessagingVideo | Media PlayerMessagingVideoBrowserSocial |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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