AirPlay Alternatives

AirPlay is described as 'Wireless streaming technology enabling music and multimedia sharing across homes, integrated in speakers, AV receivers, TVs, and more' and is a Music Streaming service in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to AirPlay for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and iPhone apps. The best AirPlay alternative is FCast, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AirPlay are Airfoil, Snapcast, WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker and SoundWire.

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  1. FCast icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android TV
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
    • FCast is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to AirPlay.

    • FCast is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to AirPlay.

    • FCast is Free and Open SourceAirPlay is Free and Proprietary
  2. Airfoil icon
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    Send any audio to the AirPort Express. Send any audio to AirPort Express units, Apple TVs, and even other Macs and PCs, all in sync! Airfoil for Mac gives you your audio - everywhere.

    31 Airfoil alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Snapcast icon
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    Snapcast enhances audio players, creating a multiroom solution with synchronized playback via client-server architecture. It allows simultaneous audio feeds and client grouping, integrating well with MPD and Mopidy for perfect audio distribution.

    10 Snapcast alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
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    Utility for turning your Android smartphone or tablet into a wireless speaker.

    16 WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to AirPlay.

    • WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker is Free and ProprietaryAirPlay is also Free and Proprietary
  5. SoundWire icon
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    SoundWire lets you send any music or audio ("what you hear now") from your Windows or Linux PC to your Android mobile devices.

    18 SoundWire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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    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...

    17 Stream What You Hear alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    About 5 seconds delay but works great. Even works if the streaming PC is muted.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Stream What You Hear is Free and Open SourceAirPlay is Free and Proprietary
  7. TuneBlade icon
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    TuneBlade - Stream audio to Airport Express, Apple TV, AirPlay compatible speakers and HiFi Receivers.

    7 TuneBlade alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Redirects and centralizes audio between PCs, enabling sound transfer across network for applications like chat, music, and alerts with easy toggling and up to four shared installations.

    19 Stardock Acoustic Bridge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Stardock Acoustic Bridge is the most popular commercial alternative to AirPlay.

    • Stardock Acoustic Bridge is Paid and ProprietaryAirPlay is Free and Proprietary
  9. Gnomecast icon
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    This is a native Linux GUI for casting local files to Chromecast devices. It supports:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
  10. Mkchromecast icon
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    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
     
  11. Flipps icon
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    Watch the latest news, live sports events, YouTube and music videos on TV. Requires only phone/tablet and an optional connected TV. Supports Samsung TV, LG TV, Sony TV, Apple TV, XBox, Chromecast... and of course your mobile screen.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
    • Flipps is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to AirPlay.

    • Flipps is Freemium and ProprietaryAirPlay is Free and Proprietary
  12. SpeakerShare icon
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    Enables real-time audio streaming to speakers on another networked computer using uncompressed PCM format. Designed for LAN use with basic TCP/IP, minimal latency, and simple setup via IP address entry, requiring Java runtime without special drivers or hardware.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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