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.AudioRelay
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
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:
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
Opinions about WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker as a Alternative to Airfoil
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
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.