Free Airfoil Alternatives
The best free alternative to Airfoil is Stream What You Hear, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Airfoil and 14 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Airfoil are AudioRelay, TuneBlade, SoundWire and AirPlay.
Airfoil alternatives are mainly Screen Mirroring Apps but may also be Music Streaming Services or Audio Routers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Airfoil.Stream What You Hear
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo16 Stream What You Hear alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Music Streaming Service
- Windows
Stream What You Hear (SWYH) is a Windows application to broadcast the sound of your computer (ie: “what you hear”) on an UPnP/DLNA device such as TVs, amps, network receivers, game consoles, etc...
- - Stream What You Hear is the most popular Windows alternative to Airfoil.
- - Stream What You Hear is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Airfoil.
Stream What You Hear Features
Comments about Stream What You Hear as a Alternative to Airfoil
Won't stream to airplay devices
-2AudioRelay
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Freemium • Proprietary
- Music Streaming Service
9 AudioRelay alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
Listen to your PC audio, use your phone as a mic or stream audio from your phone.
- - AudioRelay is the most popular Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Airfoil.
AudioRelay Features
TuneBlade
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo7 TuneBlade alternatives- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
TuneBlade - Stream audio to Airport Express, Apple TV, AirPlay compatible speakers and HiFi Receivers.
TuneBlade Features
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SoundWire
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo15 SoundWire alternatives- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Raspberry Pi
SoundWire lets you send any music or audio ("what you hear now") from your Windows or Linux PC to your Android mobile devices. Use it as:
AirPlay
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo17 AirPlay alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Music Streaming Service
- iPhone
- iPad
AirPlay lets you stream music throughout your entire house — wirelessly. AirPlay wireless technology will be fully integrated into speaker docks, AV receivers, and stereo systems from companies such as Bowers & Wilkins and Denon.
- - AirPlay is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Airfoil.
AirPlay Features
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WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Proprietary
- Audio Router
14 WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker alternatives- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
Utility for turning your Android smartphone or tablet into a wireless speaker.
- - WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Airfoil.
WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker Features
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Mkchromecast
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo24 Mkchromecast alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- Chromecast
This is a program to cast audio and video from your macOS, or Linux desktop to your Google Cast devices or Sonos speakers. It is written in Python, and it streams via node.js, ffmpeg, or avconv.
Mkchromecast Features
Audio Sharing
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo2 Audio Sharing alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Linux Mobile
- Flathub
- GNOME
With Audio Sharing you can share your current computer audio playback in the form of an RTSP stream. This stream can then be played back by other devices, for example using VLC.
Audio Sharing Features
Audio Share
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo9 Audio Share alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Android
- F-Droid
Audio Share can share Windows computer's audio to Android phone over network, so your phone becomes the speaker of computer.
Audio Share Features
SpeakerShare
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo8 SpeakerShare alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
This is a Java application to use the speaker connected to other computer on the network. It transfers audio in uncompressed PCM format and uses 172 kilobyte per second bandwidth.
SpeakerShare Features
DiscontinuedThe official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.0, released in January 2014, can be still downloaded from Softpedia.
Chromecast Audio Stream
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo7 Chromecast Audio Stream alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Windows
Capture your system audio and stream everything directly to your Chromecast.
Chromecast Audio Stream Features
MKMirror
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo26 MKMirror alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Screen Mirroring App
- Mac
MKMirror allows you to mirror your Desktop, built-in Camera, video and audio devices to Smart TVs and mobile devices. MKMirror uses HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) protocol, an adaptive bitrate streaming communications developed by Apple Inc.