Beamer AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Media Players

The best Media Player alternative to Beamer is PopCast. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Sofaplay. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Beamer and three of them are Media Players so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement.

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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

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Beamer alternatives page was last updated Jul 27, 2022
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    PopCast

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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...

    25 PopCast alternatives
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    • Windows

    PopCast Features

    1.  Chromecast Support
    2.  AirPlay Support
    3.  Stream video to Apple TV
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    Guest

    The features are exactly the same as beamer yet it works on Windows.

    Positive comment •Feb 12, 2017
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    Guest

    It's features are very similar to Beamer and works perfectly for Windows. I tried Airflow and had issues with random connection issues.

    Positive comment •Feb 12, 2017
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    • Almost everyone thinks PopCast is a great Beamer alternative.

    • PopCast is Paid and ProprietaryBeamer is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Sofaplay

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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.

    28 Sofaplay alternatives
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    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac

    Sofaplay Features

    1.  Media Streaming
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    Guest

    Beamers main functionality is that streams to the apple tv, sofaplay does not.

    Negative comment •Sep 29, 2015
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    • Sofaplay is Freemium and ProprietaryBeamer is Paid and Proprietary
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    AirPlayer

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

    35 AirPlayer alternatives
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    • iPhone
    • iPad

    AirPlayer Features

    1.  AirPlay Support
    2.  Streaming
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    AirPlayer VS Beamer

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    Guest

    Doesn't stream to Apple TV

    Negative comment •Jul 28, 2015
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    • AirPlayer is Paid and ProprietaryBeamer is also Paid and Proprietary
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