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 apps. The best AirVLC alternative is Airflow. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MPlayerX or AllCast. Other great apps like AirVLC are Squire, Videostream, Gnomecast and PopCast.

AirVLC alternatives are mainly Media Players but may also be Video Streaming Apps or Media Centers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of AirVLC.

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AirVLC lets you watch videos on your Mac and play the audio through AirPlay, in sync.

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Airflow
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Paid • Proprietary
Video Streaming App
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
15 Airflow alternatives
An all-in-one solution for sending about any video from your Windows or Mac computer to your Chromecast or Apple TV.
- - Airflow is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to AirVLC.
- - Airflow is the most popular commercial alternative to AirVLC.
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Airflow Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Airflow.
2. AirPlay SupportAirflow can stream or share content to your Mac, Apple TV, or compatible smart TV.
Stream video to Apple TV
Hi-Fi Sound
MPlayerX
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Mac
MPlayer
89 MPlayerX alternatives
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 MPlayer, which means it could handle any media format in the world without extra...
- - MPlayerX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to AirVLC.
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MPlayerX Features
1. Support for Multiple MonitorsMPlayerX supports the use of multiple displays.
macOS-like
MultiTouch
Support for subtitles
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AllCast
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Free • Proprietary
Android
Android Tablet
31 AllCast alternatives
AllCast lets you send photos, music, and videos on your Android to your TV! AllCast lets you cast to:
- Chromecast
- Subtitles supported
- Amazon Fire TV
- Subtitles supported
- Apple TV
- Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Roku
- WDTV
- Samsung, Sony and Panasonic Smart TVs
- Other DLNA Rende.
- - AllCast is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to AirVLC.
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AllCast Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with AllCast.
Media Streaming
Support for subtitles
Squire
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Paid • Proprietary
Torrent Streaming Service
Media Center
Movie Streaming Service
Mac
iPhone
iPad
Apple TV
72 Squire alternatives
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.
- - Squire is the most popular iPad alternative to AirVLC.
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Squire Features
Stream video to Apple TV
Videostream
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Video Streaming App
Mac
Windows
Chrome OS
Google Chrome
23 Videostream alternatives
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.
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Videostream Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Videostream.
2. LightweightVideostream consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Gnomecast
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Free • Open Source
Video Streaming App
Linux
21 Gnomecast alternatives
This is a native Linux GUI for casting local files to Chromecast devices. It supports:
- - Gnomecast is the most popular Linux alternative to AirVLC.
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Gnomecast Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Gnomecast.
PopCast
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Paid • Proprietary
Media Player
Video Streaming App
Windows
27 PopCast alternatives
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...
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PopCast Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with PopCast.
2. AirPlay SupportPopCast can stream or share content to your Mac, Apple TV, or compatible smart TV.
Stream video to Apple TV
Beamer
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Video Streaming App
Mac
15 Beamer alternatives
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
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Beamer Features
1. AirPlay SupportBeamer can stream or share content to your Mac, Apple TV, or compatible smart TV.
Mkchromecast
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Linux
Chromecast
24 Mkchromecast alternatives
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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Mkchromecast Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Mkchromecast.
Linux-based
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Elmedia Player
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Freemium • Proprietary
Media Player
Video Downloader
Mac
Apple TV
174 Elmedia Player alternatives
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.
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Elmedia Player Features
1. AirPlay SupportElmedia Player can stream or share content to your Mac, Apple TV, or compatible smart TV.
2. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Elmedia Player.
Playlists
Sofaplay
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Freemium • Proprietary
Media Player
Mac
26 Sofaplay alternatives
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.
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Sofaplay Features
Media Streaming
AirPlayer
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Paid • Proprietary
iPhone
iPad
33 AirPlayer alternatives
AirPlayer is an application for streaming video*, music*, photo* from UPnP/DLNA media servers to your Apple iPhone/iPod/iPad.
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AirPlayer Features
1. AirPlay SupportAirPlayer can stream or share content to your Mac, Apple TV, or compatible smart TV.
Streaming