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.
Alternatives list
32 Airfoil alternativesSend 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.
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10 Snapcast alternativesSnapcast 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.
16 WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker alternativesUtility for turning your Android smartphone or tablet into a wireless speaker.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
18 SoundWire alternativesSoundWire lets you send any music or audio ("what you hear now") from your Windows or Linux PC to your Android mobile devices.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Raspberry Pi
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17 Stream What You Hear alternativesStream 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 vs AirPlay Comments
- Stream What You Hear is Free and Open Source
7 TuneBlade alternativesTuneBlade - Stream audio to Airport Express, Apple TV, AirPlay compatible speakers and HiFi Receivers.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
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.
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
25 Flipps alternativesWatch 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
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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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About 5 seconds delay but works great. Even works if the streaming PC is muted.