Airfoil Alternatives for Linux

Airfoil is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is AudioRelay, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Airfoil and six of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Airfoil are SoundWire, WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker, Mkchromecast and Audio Sharing.

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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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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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
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
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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Some users think WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker is a great Airfoil alternative, some don't.
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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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
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.