FireStream Alternatives
FireStream is described as 'UPnP/DLNA media server' 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, Android and iPhone. The best alternative is Plex, which is free. Other great apps like FireStream are Universal Media Server (Free, Open Source), Serviio (Freemium), PS3 Media Server (Free, Open Source) and Macast (Free, Open Source).
- Plex bridges the gap between your computer and your home theater, doing so with a visually appealing user interface that provides instant access to your media. Plex can play a wide range of video, audio and photo formats as well as online streaming audio and video.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Windows S
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Daydream
- Kindle Fire
- Android TV
- Kodi
- Roku
- 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.
- 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. Basic features * DLNA 1.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer developed, but last version, 1.90.1, released in August 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.
- Macast is an open source tool to use your computer as a DLNA media renderer, so you can cast videos, pictures and music from your phone (or another computer) to your desktop.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- 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!
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