Broadwave Alternatives

Broadwave is described as 'Free audio streaming software. Setup a streaming server to broadcast audio recordings, live audio streams, internet radio and podcasts online. Download and start streaming over the internet from your Windows PC in just minutes' and is an app in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Broadwave for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Broadwave alternative is Icecast, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Broadwave are Stream What You Hear, butt, Rocket Broadcaster and Rocket Streaming Audio Server.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Broadwave alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Icecast icon
     13 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Free, open-source server software for streaming audio in formats like MP3, Ogg, and Opus, enabling internet radio, live or on-demand broadcasting, Shoutcast compatibility, web administration, scalable audience reach, and cross-platform operation.

    10 Icecast alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Icecast is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Broadwave.

    • Icecast is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Broadwave.

    • Icecast is Free and Open SourceBroadwave is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Stream What You Hear (SWYH) is a Windows application to broadcast the sound of your computer (ie: “what you hear”) on an UPnP/DLNA device such as TVs, amps, network receivers, game consoles, etc...

    17 Stream What You Hear alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. butt icon
     8 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    butt (broadcast using this tool) is a streaming tool for live audio data from your computers Mic or Line input to a Shoutcast or Icecast server.

    6 butt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
    |
    1
    Comments about butt as an Alternative to Broadwave
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Only streams to off site servers. Broadwave turns your own PC into the server. Saving on fees & external servers.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Broadwave Icon
    butt icon
    • butt is the most popular Mac alternative to Broadwave.

    • butt is Free and Open SourceBroadwave is Freemium and Proprietary
    • butt is LightweightBroadwave is not according to our users
  4. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Rocket Broadcaster streams audio to Icecast, SHOUTcast, and most online streaming services, such as Airtime Pro, Radio.co, SHOUTcast.com, and RadioJar. It can record and broadcast all your desktop audio, including from Skype and Spotify, so you can seamlessly mix live interviews...

    7 Rocket Broadcaster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Rocket Streaming Audio Server is a modern alternative to SHOUTcast and Icecast, and delivers streaming audio in MP3, AAC, AAC+, Opus, and FLAC, to your listeners on the web and mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. PlayJoom icon
     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    PlayJoom is a web based audio streaming server. It´s written in php and save the data about the audio files like mp3 music in a MySQL database.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7.  1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    AltaCast is a continuation of the Oddcast/Edcast streaming software that can stream to either Icecast or SHOUTcast servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8.  1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    audioserve is simple audio streaming server written in Rust, focused mainly on streaming of audiobooks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
     
    • Audioserve is the most popular Android alternative to Broadwave.

    • Audioserve is Free and Open SourceBroadwave is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. Macrowave icon
     Like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Macrowave Receiver lets you tune into audio streams from your friends' Macs in real-time. Perfect for listening to music together, watching videos simultaneously, or enjoying any audio content your friends are sharing from their computers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
    • Macrowave is the most popular iPhone alternative to Broadwave.

    • Macrowave is Freemium and ProprietaryBroadwave is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Macrowave is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBroadwave is not according to our users
  10. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Gives Winamp the possibility to connect to a shoutcast streaming server by transmitting the music played or audio from any selected input.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
11 of 11 Broadwave alternatives