Free AirPlay Alternatives

The best free alternative to AirPlay is Airfoil. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to AirPlay and 14 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to AirPlay are SoundWire, WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker, Stream What You Hear and Gnomecast.

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AirPlay alternatives are mainly Audio Routers but may also be Music Streaming Services or Media Servers. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of AirPlay.

AirPlay

Music Streaming Service
Free • Proprietary

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...

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AirPlay alternatives page was last updated Apr 9, 2022

Airfoil
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.
19 Airfoil alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Audio Router
Platforms
- Mac
Airfoil Features
AirPlay Support
Stream audio
Clean design
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Airfoil VS AirPlay
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- Airfoil is the most popular Mac alternative to AirPlay.
- Airfoil is the most popular free alternative to AirPlay.
- Airfoil is Freemium and ProprietaryAirPlay is Free and Proprietary

SoundWire
SoundWire lets you send any music or audio ("what you hear now") from your Windows or Linux PC to your Android mobile devices.
15 SoundWire alternatives
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License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Audio Router
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Raspberry Pi
SoundWire Features
Raspberry Pi Development
Stream audio
Low Latency
Send audio from PC to Android
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SoundWire VS AirPlay
Is SoundWire a good alternative to AirPlay?
- SoundWire is the most popular Windows, Android & Linux alternative to AirPlay.
- SoundWire is Freemium and ProprietaryAirPlay is Free and Proprietary

WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker
Utility for turning your Android smartphone or tablet into a wireless speaker.
14 WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Audio Router
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker Features
Stream audio
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WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker VS AirPlay
Is this a good alternative to AirPlay?
- 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

Stream What You Hear
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...
15 Stream What You Hear alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Music Streaming Service
Platforms
- Windows
Stream What You Hear Features
Stream audio
Support for DLNA
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Comments about Stream What You Hear as an Alternative to AirPlay

Guest
About 5 seconds delay but works great. Even works if the streaming PC is muted.
Positive comment •Jul 25, 2015
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- Stream What You Hear is the most popular Open Source alternative to AirPlay.
- Stream What You Hear is Free and Open SourceAirPlay is Free and Proprietary

Gnomecast
This is a native Linux GUI for casting local files to Chromecast devices. It supports:
21 Gnomecast alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Video Streaming App
Platforms
- Linux
- GNOME
Gnomecast Features
Chromecast Support
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Snapcast
Snapcast is a multiroom client-server audio player, where all clients are time synchronized with the server to play perfectly synced audio.
6 Snapcast alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Music Streaming Service
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
Snapcast Features
Stream audio
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TuneBlade
TuneBlade - Stream audio to Airport Express, Apple TV, AirPlay compatible speakers and HiFi Receivers.
7 TuneBlade alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
TuneBlade Features
AirPlay Support
Stream audio
VLC
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Mkchromecast
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.
25 Mkchromecast alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Chromecast
Mkchromecast Features
Chromecast Support
Linux-based
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Flipps
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.
28 Flipps alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
Flipps Features
Support for DLNA
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Flipps VS AirPlay
Is Flipps a good alternative to AirPlay?
- Flipps is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to AirPlay.
- Flipps is Freemium and ProprietaryAirPlay is Free and Proprietary

SpeakerShare
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.
8 SpeakerShare alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
SpeakerShare Features
Stream audio
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Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.0, released in January 2014, can be still downloaded from Softpedia.

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ClickShare
Barco’s ClickShare product is a game changing way to collaborate, making meetings more productive, spontaneous and efficient. You can share content from your laptop by simply connecting a USB device and clicking a button.
2 ClickShare alternatives
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License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
ClickShare Features
Screen Sharing
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PlayJoom
PlayJoom is a web based audio streaming server. It´s written in php and save the data about the audio files like mp3 music in a MySQL database.
2 PlayJoom alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
PlayJoom Features
Streaming
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