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.

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Airfoil

Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Router

Send any audio to the AirPort Express. Send any audio to AirPort Express units, Apple TVs, and even other Macs and PCs, all...

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Stream What You Hear
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Free • Open Source
Music Streaming Service
Windows
16 Stream What You Hear alternatives
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.
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Stream What You Hear Features
Stream audio
Support for DLNA
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AudioRelay
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Freemium • Proprietary
Music Streaming Service
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
9 AudioRelay alternatives
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.
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AudioRelay Features
Low Latency
Stream audio
TuneBlade
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
7 TuneBlade alternatives
TuneBlade - Stream audio to Airport Express, Apple TV, AirPlay compatible speakers and HiFi Receivers.
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TuneBlade Features
1. AirPlay SupportTuneBlade can stream or share content to your Mac, Apple TV, or compatible smart TV.
Stream audio
VLC
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SoundWire
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
Linux
Android
Raspberry Pi
15 SoundWire alternatives
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:
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SoundWire Features
Raspberry Pi Development
Send audio from PC to Android
Stream audio
Low Latency
AirPlay
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Free • Proprietary
Music Streaming Service
iPhone
iPad
17 AirPlay alternatives
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.
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AirPlay Features
1. AirPlay SupportAirPlay can stream or share content to your Mac, Apple TV, or compatible smart TV.
iTunes integration
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This alternative is disputed. AirPlay is still a legitimate Airfoil alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker
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Free • Proprietary
Audio Router
Windows
Linux
Android
Android Tablet
14 WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker alternatives
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.
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WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker Features
Stream audio
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Mkchromecast
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Linux
Chromecast
24 Mkchromecast alternatives
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.
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Mkchromecast Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Mkchromecast.
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Audio Sharing
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Linux Mobile
Flathub
GNOME
2 Audio Sharing alternatives
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.
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Audio Sharing Features
1. Dark ModeAudio Sharing supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. LightweightAudio Sharing consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Ad-freeAudio Sharing doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Audio Sharing without registration.
5. Privacy focusedAudio Sharing is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Stream audio
Audio Share
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Free • Open Source
Android
F-Droid
9 Audio Share alternatives
Audio Share can share Windows computer's audio to Android phone over network, so your phone becomes the speaker of computer.
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Audio Sharing
SpeakerShare
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
8 SpeakerShare alternatives
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.
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Stream audio
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.0, released in January 2014, can be still downloaded from Softpedia.
Chromecast Audio Stream
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Free • Open Source
Windows
7 Chromecast Audio Stream alternatives
Capture your system audio and stream everything directly to your Chromecast.
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Chromecast Audio Stream Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Chromecast Audio Stream.
Stream audio
MKMirror
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Free • Proprietary
Screen Mirroring App
Mac
26 MKMirror alternatives
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.
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