Airflow AlternativesVideo Streaming Apps like Airflow

Airflow is described as 'An all-in-one solution for sending about any video from your Windows or Mac computer to your Chromecast or Apple TV' and is a Video Streaming app in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Airflow for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Airflow alternative is Plex, which is free. Other great apps like Airflow are Videostream, FCast, Beamer and Air Video HD.

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  1. Plex icon

    Plex

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    A multimedia tool for streaming movies, TV shows, sports, and music while facilitating personal media organization with versatile libraries and metadata retrieval.

    89 Plex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Auto
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • Daydream
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android TV
    • Amazon Alexa
    • Kodi
    • Google TV
    • Playstation
    • Docker
    • Fire TV
    • Roku
    • Chromecast
    • Xbox
    • Docker Hub
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    Jonathan Jewell
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    this is not at all the same as Airflow, this is more like a non-hardware based Roku for the film viewing function. Or it is like the Rabbit.it version of a Netflix Party thing with additional plugins

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    • Most users think Plex is a great Airflow alternative.

    • Plex is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Airflow.

    • Plex is the most popular free alternative to Airflow.

    • Plex is Freemium and ProprietaryAirflow is Paid and Proprietary
    • Plex is LightweightAirflow is not according to our users
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    Videostream

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    Select any video from the Videostream extension for Google Chrome and, using the Chromecast extension, play it on your Chromecast. It's fast and simple to use. Videostream supports subtitles, MKV, AVI, MP4, playlists, and more.

    25 Videostream alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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  4. FCast icon

    FCast

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    FCast is an open source protocol that enables wireless streaming of audio and video content between devices, supporting various stream types such as DASH, HLS, and mp4.

    24 FCast alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android TV
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • FCast is the most popular Open Source alternative to Airflow.

    • FCast is Free and Open SourceAirflow is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Beamer icon

    Beamer

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    Beamer streams video directly so it will be played natively on Apple TV and Chromecast. No glitches, clicks, pops or other shenanigans. The video looks just as good as it would on your desktop

    13 Beamer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Some users think Beamer is a great Airflow alternative, some don't.

    • Beamer is the most popular commercial alternative to Airflow.

    • Beamer is Paid and ProprietaryAirflow is also Paid and Proprietary
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    AirServer

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    With the help of a PC, or any other supported hardware, AirServer can transform a simple big screen or a projector into a universal screen mirroring receiver.

    31 AirServer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Xbox
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  10. VLC Streamer icon

    VLC Streamer

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    Sit anywhere in your house and watch movies or TV shows on your iPhone, iPod or iPad.

    68 VLC Streamer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
     
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    Guest
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    VCL is not able to transcode the formats not supported by Chromecast, while streaming in a transparent way. Don't support subtitles.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • VLC Streamer is Freemium and ProprietaryAirflow is Paid and Proprietary
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    OpenTheatre

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    It communicates with its own API written entirely using our custom built command-line web crawler designed to scrape information from trusted files, updated every day. The public web resources used are available on our open assets database, where anyone can contribute their open...

    62 OpenTheatre alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. PopCast icon

    PopCast

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    You have a computer full of video files, and you want to stream them to your TV, but your Apple TV or Chromecast won't let you play your AVI and MKV files. No problem! PopCast brings you freedom by letting you stream ALL of your videos to your TV streaming device, no matter...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Mkchromecast icon

    Mkchromecast

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    Cast audio and video from your macOS or Linux desktop to Google Cast or Sonos speakers. Supports lossy and lossless formats, high-res audio, multi-room playback, and includes a system tray menu. Utilizes Python, node.js, ffmpeg, and avconv for seamless streaming.

    27 Mkchromecast alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chromecast
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    Gnomecast

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    This is a native Linux GUI for casting local files to Chromecast devices. It supports:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
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