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
     6 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android TV
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  2. Airflow icon
     38 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  3. Videostream icon
     16 likes

    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.

    24 Videostream alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  4. MPlayerX icon
     71 likes

    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
     7 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Elmedia Player icon
     29 likes

    Elmedia is the best free video player for Mac that boasts compatibility with all commonly used video and audio formats, including AVI, FLV, SWF, MKV, WMV, MOV, MP3, DAT, FLAC, M4V, MPG, DivX and MP4. This video player app delivers an outstanding HD experience without putting a...

    158 Elmedia Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Apple TV
     
  7. Gnomecast icon
     6 likes

    This is a native Linux GUI for casting local files to Chromecast devices. It supports:

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
  8. Squire icon
     21 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
     
  9. PopCast icon
     11 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Mkchromecast icon
     2 likes

    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
     3 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. AirPlayer icon
     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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