FireStream AlternativesMedia Servers and other similar apps like FireStream

FireStream is described as 'UPnP/DLNA media server Enjoy your Mac's media from your PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and many, many other UPnP devices' and is a Media Server in the video & movies category. There are seven alternatives to FireStream for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best FireStream alternative is Plex, which is free. Other great apps like FireStream are Universal Media Server, Serviio, PS3 Media Server and ArkMS.

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  1. Plex icon

    Plex

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    A multimedia tool for streaming movies, TV shows, sports, and music while facilitating personal media organization with versatile libraries and metadata retrieval.

    89 Plex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Auto
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • Daydream
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android TV
    • Amazon Alexa
    • Kodi
    • Google TV
    • Playstation
    • Docker
    • Fire TV
    • Roku
    • Chromecast
    • Xbox
    • Docker Hub
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    • Plex is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to FireStream.

    • Plex is the most popular free alternative to FireStream.

    • Plex is Freemium and ProprietaryFireStream is Paid and Proprietary
    • Plex is LightweightFireStream is not according to our users
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    Universal Media Server

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    Universal Media Server is a media server capable of serving videos, audio and images to any DLNA-capable device. It supports any device capable of DLNA and runs on all major operating systems: Windows, OS X and Linux.

    46 Universal Media Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Universal Media Server is the most popular Open Source alternative to FireStream.

    • Universal Media Server is Free and Open SourceFireStream is Paid and Proprietary
    • Universal Media Server is LightweightFireStream is not according to our users
  4. Serviio icon

    Serviio

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    Serviio is a free media server. It allows you to stream your media files (music, video or images) to any DLNA-certified renderer device (e.g. a TV set, Bluray player, games console) on your home network.

    49 Serviio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. PS3 Media Server icon

    PS3 Media Server

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    PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GUI
     
  6. ArkMS icon

    ArkMS

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    OS X Media Streaming Server.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • ArkMS is the most popular commercial alternative to FireStream.

    • ArkMS is Paid and ProprietaryFireStream is also Paid and Proprietary
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    iStream

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    Stream allows you to stream your media onto your big TV screen with no configuration at all! Just throw in some files and iStream will do the rest! iStream supports a vast number of media formats and playback devices: From modern SmartTVs via set-top boxes or network-enabled...

    13 iStream alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Macast icon

    Macast

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    A menu bar application using mpv as DLNA Media Renderer. You can push videos, pictures or musics from your mobile phone to your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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