forked-daapd Alternatives

forked-daapd is described as 'A re-write of the firefly media server (mt-daapd). It's released under GPLv2+. Please note that this git repository is a mirror of the official one at git://git.debian.org/~jblache/forked-daapd.git' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to forked-daapd for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone apps. The best forked-daapd alternative is Plex, which is free. Other great apps like forked-daapd are Universal Media Server, Infuse, OSMC and Serviio.

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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • 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
    • Online
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    • Plex is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to forked-daapd.

    • Plex is the most popular free alternative to forked-daapd.

    • Plex is Freemium and Proprietaryforked-daapd is Free and Open Source
    • Plex is Lightweightforked-daapd is not according to our users
  2. Universal Media Server icon

    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

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    Platforms

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

    • Universal Media Server is Free and Open Sourceforked-daapd is also Free and Open Source
    • Universal Media Server is Lightweightforked-daapd is not according to our users
  4. Infuse icon

    Infuse

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    Ignite your video content with Infuse – the beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. No need to convert files! Infuse is optimized for iOS 12, with powerful streaming options, trakt sync, and unmatched AirPlay & subtitle support.

    63 Infuse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • visionOS
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  5. OSMC icon

    OSMC

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    OSMC (Open Source Media Center) is a free and open source media player based on Linux and founded in 2014 that lets you play back media from your local network, attached storage and the Internet. OSMC is the leading media center in terms of feature set and community and is based...

    44 OSMC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Apple TV
    • Raspberry Pi
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  6. 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. MiniDLNA icon

    MiniDLNA

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    MiniDLNA (aka ReadyDLNA) is server software with the aim of being fully compliant with DLNA/UPnP-AV clients. It is developed by a NETGEAR employee …

    30 MiniDLNA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Termux
    • Terminal
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  9. BubbleUPnP icon

    BubbleUPnP

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    Stream your media library effortlessly to Chromecast, DLNA TVs, gaming consoles, and HiFi equipment. Access media from cloud, NAS, and other apps while enjoying playback queues, playlists, scrobbling, and image viewing. Includes Chromecast support for multiple formats and online media access.

    15 BubbleUPnP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
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  10. 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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GUI
     
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    MediaTomb

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    MediaTomb is an open source (GPL) UPnP MediaServer with a nice web user interface, it allows you to stream your digital media through your home network and listen to/watch it on a variety of UPnP compatible devices.

    30 MediaTomb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. VLC Streamer icon

    VLC Streamer

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    Sit anywhere in your house and watch movies or TV shows on your iPhone, iPod or iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
     
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    Go2TV

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    Go2TV is a lightweight app designed to cast media files from your device directly to a Smart TV or any DLNA-compatible device on the same network. It supports various file formats and allows seamless streaming of videos, music, or images without the need for complicated setups...

    15 Go2TV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  14. Ushare uPnP media server icon

    Ushare uPnP media server

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    uShare is a UPnP (TM) A/V & DLNA Media Server. It implements the server component that provides UPnP media devices with information on available multimedia files. uShare uses the built-in http server of libupnp to stream the files to clients.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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