AirVLC Alternatives

AirVLC is described as 'Lets you watch videos on your Mac and play the audio through AirPlay, in sync' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to AirVLC for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best AirVLC alternative is FCast, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AirVLC are Airflow, Videostream, MPlayerX and Beamer.

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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 AirVLC.

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

    • FCast is Free and Open SourceAirVLC is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Airflow icon
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    An all-in-one solution for sending about any video from your Windows or Mac computer to your Chromecast or Apple TV.

    14 Airflow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
    • Airflow is the most popular iPhone alternative to AirVLC.

    • Airflow is the most popular commercial alternative to AirVLC.

    • Airflow is Paid and ProprietaryAirVLC is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. Videostream icon
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    Select any video from the Videostream extension for Google Chrome and, using the Chromecast extension, play it on your Chromecast. It's fast and simple to use. Videostream supports subtitles, MKV, AVI, MP4, playlists, and more.

    25 Videostream alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  4. MPlayerX icon
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    MPlayerX is an open source project which aims to be the most powerful, beautiful, easy to use multimedia player on Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning
    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • MPlayer
     
  5. Beamer icon
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    Beamer streams video directly so it will be played natively on Apple TV and Chromecast. No glitches, clicks, pops or other shenanigans. The video looks just as good as it would on your desktop

    13 Beamer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Elmedia Player icon
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    Elmedia is a free media player for Mac that supports various video and audio formats, including FLV, SWF, MP4, AVI, MOV, MP4, DAT, MP3, etc. The app features exclusive Open Online Video feature which lets you watch YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion videos online without ads.

    158 Elmedia Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Apple TV
     
  7. 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
     
  8. Squire icon
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    Squire is a media center to stream movies and shows from torrents or local files. It’s an always-running menu bar app. The brain where all the local video files or installed streams are processed and sent to the clients.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
     
    • Squire is the most popular iPad alternative to AirVLC.

    • Squire is Paid and ProprietaryAirVLC is also Paid and Proprietary
  9. PopCast icon
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    You have a computer full of video files, and you want to stream them to your TV, but your Apple TV or Chromecast won't let you play your AVI and MKV files. No problem! PopCast brings you freedom by letting you stream ALL of your videos to your TV streaming device, no matter...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  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. Sofaplay icon
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    SofaPlay allows you to play media files directly from your Mac on the tv. It connects your Mac to your Smart TV and takes care of the streaming. Just drag any movie file onto SofaPlay and it will appear instantly on the big screen in front of you.

    27 Sofaplay alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. AirPlayer icon
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    AirPlayer is an application for streaming video*, music*, photo* from UPnP/DLNA media servers to your Apple iPhone/iPod/iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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