NovArc

NovArc MusicFor Android phones, tablets and Android Auto

All your music, in one library.

NovArc Music brings the music you already have into one library: on your own servers, in the shared folders on your network and on your phone. Quick with a big collection, offline when you need it, and in the car with Android Auto.

Coming soon to Google Play See what it does
  • The Albums tab: a grid of album covers with their artists and years, and the song that is playing along the bottom.
  • Home: Shuffle all and Favourites, the albums played lately, and mixes such as Recently added, 2010s and Classical.
  • Now Playing: the cover, the song with its artist and album, a star rating, a waveform to seek along, and the play controls.
  • The queue: the songs coming up, each with a handle to drag it into place and a cross to take it out.
  • Sound: an equalizer with 5, 10, 15 or 31 bands and presets such as Flat, Bass, Treble, Vocal and Loudness.

Music in the pictures, under Creative Commons licences: Purrple Cat, A Good Book (CC BY 4.0); Ozzed, Dunes at Night (CC BY-SA 3.0); Broke For Free, Directionless EP (CC BY 3.0); Revolution Void, The Politics of Desire (CC BY 3.0); Josh Woodward, Ashes (CC BY 4.0); Lee Rosevere, Music For Podcasts 5 (CC BY 4.0); sawsquarenoise, Fantasía de los Pinos (CC BY 4.0); Quantum Jazz, End of Line (CC BY-SA 3.0). Also shown: Komiku, It's Time for Adventure! and Kimiko Ishizaka, The Open Goldberg Variations (CC0, no rights reserved).

Plays from

  • Jellyfin
  • Emby
  • Navidrome
  • Subsonic
  • Kodi
  • Audiobookshelf
  • SMB and WebDAV folders
  • Your phone

Free to download, with a free trial of 14 days. In English and Arabic.

Everything you want from a music player

Made for your own library, big or small, lossless or not.

  • One library from every source

    Add your servers, your shared folders and your phone. Their albums, artists and playlists come together in one library, and an album you keep in two places shows once.

  • Quick with a big library

    Your library is kept on your phone and stays in step with your server, so browsing and search don't wait for the network.

  • Offline when you need it

    Download albums, playlists or single songs. Smart offline keeps your favourites on the phone, and songs you play offline still count on your server.

  • Gapless, at an even volume

    Albums play without gaps. Volume levelling (ReplayGain) by track or by album, an equalizer that takes AutoEQ profiles, and crossfades if you like them.

  • Lyrics that follow the song

    Synced lyrics from your server and your own files, line by line or word by word. Tap a line to jump to it, or cast to a Chromecast and read them on the TV.

  • The formats you keep

    FLAC, ALAC, MP3, AAC, Opus, Vorbis, WAV, AIFF, APE, WavPack, Musepack and DSD play on the phone itself, and CUE sheets in your folders split one-file albums into songs. WMA and TTA play through your server's conversion.

  • In the car and on the big screen

    Android Auto with your library and search, and a home-screen widget. Cast to a Chromecast, or to DLNA speakers and TVs.

  • Radio, audiobooks and more

    Internet radio from your server or a free directory, audiobooks with chapters and their own speed, smart playlists and mixes, star ratings, and ListenBrainz scrobbling.

  • English and Arabic

    The whole app, right to left in Arabic. It follows your phone's language, or choose one in Settings.

Up and running in minutes

  1. Install NovArc Music

    It's coming soon to Google Play, for Android phones and tablets. Android Auto uses the app on your phone.

  2. Add your music

    Sign in to a server, point the app at a shared folder, or pick the music on your phone. Add as many as you like: they become one library.

  3. Listen

    Your library comes to the phone once, then keeps itself up to date. Your first 14 days are free.

Bring your own music

NovArc Music is a player. It doesn't include, sell or host any music: it plays what's on your own server, in your shared folders and on your phone.

Songs play straight from your server or your phone. They never pass through our servers, and you don't need an account with us.

Try it free, then pick a plan

  • $1.99a month
  • $9.99a year
  • $29.99once, for life

Free for 14 days on each device, with no card needed. After that, any plan unlocks everything, on up to 10 of your devices signed in to the same Google account.

Sold through Google Play, which shows the price in your currency before you buy. Monthly and yearly plans renew until you cancel them in Google Play, and the app stays unlocked to the end of the time you've paid for. “For life” means one payment, with no renewals, for as long as NovArc Music is offered.

Questions and answers

Does NovArc Music include music?

No. It plays music you already have, on your own server, in your shared folders or on your phone. We don't provide, sell or host any music.

What can it play from?

Jellyfin and Emby; Navidrome and other Subsonic-compatible servers; Kodi; Audiobookshelf, for audiobooks; shared folders over SMB (a Windows PC or a NAS) and WebDAV; and the music files on your phone, with no server at all. Add more than one, and they become one library. A few things depend on the server: lyrics and volume levelling from a Jellyfin server need Jellyfin 10.9 or later.

Does my music go through your servers?

No. Songs play straight from your server, or from your phone, to wherever you listen. Our own services only start your free trial, check your purchase, and give a Chromecast the page it plays your casts in; none of them gets your songs or a list of what you play.

How much does it cost?

It's free to download, and each device gets a free trial of 14 days. After that it's $1.99 a month, $9.99 a year, or $29.99 once for life (for as long as NovArc Music is offered), bought through Google Play.

How many devices does a plan cover?

Up to 10 at a time, signed in to the same Google account: phones and tablets. A device you stop using frees its place after 90 days. To free one sooner, write to support@novarcplayer.com with the support code from Settings › Licence.

Do I need Google Play?

To buy a plan, yes: they're sold through Google Play. Casting to a Chromecast also needs Google Play services on the phone.

Does it work without the internet?

Yes. Songs you've downloaded, and the music on your phone, play without a connection. When you use the app online, it checks your plan by itself about once a day. Without a connection it stays unlocked for up to 30 days after its last check, and with a monthly or yearly plan, up to a week past the date the plan renews.

When can I get it?

Soon. It's on its way to Google Play, and this page will link to it as soon as it's there.