Version 14.0.0 new default styles and new styles

This is the discussion thread for version 14 rework of the default application and now playing styles.

THIS IS NOT FOR REMARKS / QUESTIONS / SUPPORT ABOUT THAT VERSION.

With version 14 I’ll update all the default styles to embrace all the new features.

The goal is to improve the default theme for a little more modernity while still trying to expose most features without having to search in the settings (So can’t be too clean unfortunately).

And then rebuild all the other styles. If you want to contribute modern now playing styles or even full application styles (That can fit many users, so not too specific, the theme section on the forum will still be here to share your styles and themes).

So just in case there’s nothing changed yet in Beta 1 :slight_smile: I waited for all the new settings and components to be out to gather your feedback before starting the changes.

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First thoughts on the Now Playing Styles:

Those are the actual ones :slight_smile: Nothing have changed yet :stuck_out_tongue:

Alright fellas, now that I’m basically done building my personal theme, I’d love to help you guys build yours!

”Graphic design is my passion! I like coding and have a lot of free time :stuck_out_tongue:

Have an idea but no time to build it? Describe it and I’ll take a crack at it!

Need help setting up a custom string? At this point, I think I can safely say “I’m an expert!” Share your problems and I’ll lend a hand!


Posted 2026-02-11

The thread for my “AMO-RED” theme is finally ready for view, over in the “Styles and themes” category. I’ve got one more thread planned for the coming days, to showcase my Queue Info strings. (Should that be in Tips and Tricks? Or still Styles?)

Even if you’re not a fan of the visual style of my theme, I believe the custom strings I built will be very useful to everyone. Thread has a list of the “Special Features” included; a more-detailed breakdown to help with editing the strings is on-hold until next beta–since I will be rewriting all the strings to use the new operators. (I shed a single tear :cry: )


Posted 2026-02-12

Well, don’t all talk at once :stuck_out_tongue:

I just added a Mini-Player to my NPS, so that’s a thing we can do now. Set your strings to show only if boolX is “false” and then when you toggle the bool, they’ll all hide! Just make sure you don’t hide the one that you’re using for the toggle :rofl:

As far as other styles… I really like the default “Circle” style and the new Carousels on the Home Page. Would love to see that one updated… Maybe a “Record Store” theme, where you can flip through a full-screen carousel of ~15 random albums? (Like thumbing through a stack of vinyls.) Then you hit play and see the spinning, round art on the NPS.

ROUGH mockup

Just a three “shelf” carousel home page. Didn’t realize that we can’t change the size of them, but this still works plenty fine. Ignore the headers.

Doesn’t look like much, but it’s a fun way to thumb through your library. Something “new” on the shelf for every visit.


Edit on 2026-02-22

(Had to consolidate these so that I can actually post again lmao. Will post thoughts on the new NPS styles soon!)

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We’ve actually got new styles for me to comment on now, right? :laughing:

So I see Modern, Green, and Fruit NPS styles are new. Overall thoughts are positive for all. The clones resemble their targets well, even the Compact Players. Doing A-B comparison for Green (since I use the source app) it took me a while to notice the format/HQ string. Very nicely placed and blends in well with the theme. I like it!

Modern sticks to the app’s motto and is simple and clean. Coloring the artist was a nice way to break up the three lines. And the new reflective bar is indeed very Modern! The bottom bar gives access to a nice selection of useful features.


Now let’s look under the hood…

Just a few hiccups overall. The first thing I noticed was with Green Music’s String 1 (Title). It’s set to show the [C] on all tracks that are not explicit, even when %explicit% is empty. Was this intentional? Fruit theme uses almost the same string, but without the [C] when not explicit.

In the same vein, neither of them are set to show the [C] specifically for “Clean versions” of tracks. They’re only set to show [E] when explicit and their other output when not.

Moving on:

For Green’s String 3 (the progress bar): why does tap action go to Composer? I assume you forgot to add %composer% between the \t\t (where the HQ string goes in Fruit theme).

Last thing:

The HQ strings don’t have consistent tap actions. Which is fine, if intentional. I just wanted to point it out in case it wasn’t.

Green: tap ONLY to toggle

Modern: tap OR long-press to toggle

Apple: tap to toggle, long for details

My fixes for Green Music:

String 1: {%explicit% }%cleantitle%

If explicit tag is set, it will show it’s value (whether [E] or [C] ) in front; otherwise you get just the title. Don’t miss the space before the end of the explicit case to separate from the title.

Simpler unless you expect junk values in Explicit tag, which the above string would show.

String 3: %player.position%\t%composer%\t%player.remaining%

I just put composer in the middle.

HQ strings: If you want to set them all to be uniform, I like the way Fruit Music does it. Tap to toggle bool, Long to open Details.

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The new “Floating” app style is really nice! Feels like a direct upgrade from the old “Single page” design. Great use of the new shortcut rows at the bottom too! I didn’t even think to have a single button like that.

The only two nitpicks I can come up with: List view for Albums feels wrong lol. (I just like big pictures :stuck_out_tongue: )
And in NPS, you moved the Bottom Bar to the top in Portrait but not in Landscape… Which is fine, I think. I get why you did it, I’m just slightly bothered that it moves lol.

But again, no need to change anything. :+1: