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, iPhone, iPad and Linux. The best alternative is Airflow. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MPlayerX or Gnomecast. Other great apps like AirVLC are Beamer, Videostream, Mkchromecast and Squire.
AirVLC alternatives are mainly Media Players but may also be Video Streaming Apps or Torrent Streaming Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of AirVLC.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Chromecast
An all-in-one solution for sending about any video from your Windows or Mac computer to your Chromecast or Apple TV.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- MPlayer
MPlayerX is an open source project which aims to be the most powerful, beautiful, easy to use multimedia player on Mac OS X. MPlayerX is armed by FFmpeg and .
Warning
MPlayerX has been bundled with malwares, including adware. See the VirusTotal scan results at https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/6f1e9d7dc6b52af887b5e1bee6e0d0366345fb53c752ca23b98a9cf9b647fd49/analysis/1441451188/
Discontinued
Installer contains possible malware:https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=29897
This is a native Linux GUI for casting local files to Chromecast devices. It supports:
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
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Chrome OS
- Google Chrome
- Chromecast
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.
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.
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- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple TV
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.
AllCast lets you send photos, music, and videos on your Android to your TV!.
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.
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.
