Airflow Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Airflow for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Plex, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Airflow and ten of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Airflow are Videostream, FCast, Beamer and Air Video HD.

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  1. Plex icon

    Plex

     888 likes

    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
    • 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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    Plex vs Airflow Comments
    Jonathan Jewell
    Negative
    0

    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

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

    Videostream

     16 likes

    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.

    26 Videostream alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    FCast

     6 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android TV
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    FCast screenshot 1
     
  5. Beamer icon

    Beamer

     7 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Beamer screenshot 1
     
  7. AirServer icon

    AirServer

     20 likes

    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.

    33 AirServer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Xbox
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  10. VLC Streamer icon

    VLC Streamer

     6 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
     
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    VLC Streamer vs Airflow Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    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.
    • VLC Streamer is Freemium and ProprietaryAirflow is Paid and Proprietary
  11. Mkchromecast icon

    Mkchromecast

     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chromecast
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  12. AirVLC icon

    AirVLC

     2 likes

    AirVLC lets you watch videos on your Mac and play the audio through AirPlay, in sync.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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