Porthole Alternatives

Porthole is described as 'With Porthole you can stream to multiple AirPlay devices and your Mac's speakers simultaneously, so you can enjoy music throughout your home' and is a Music Streaming service in the audio & music category. There are nine alternatives to Porthole for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Porthole alternative is Airfoil, which is free. Other great apps like Porthole are Stream What You Hear, SoundWire, AirPlay and WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker.

Porthole alternatives are mainly Audio Routers but may also be Screen Mirroring Apps or Music Streaming Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Porthole.

Porthole

Paid • Proprietary
Music Streaming Service

With Porthole you can stream to multiple AirPlay devices and your Mac's speakers simultaneously, so you can enjoy music...

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Airfoil
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Router
Mac
19 Airfoil alternatives
Send any audio to the AirPort Express. Send any audio to AirPort Express units, Apple TVs, and even other Macs and PCs, all in sync! Airfoil for Mac gives you your audio - everywhere.
- - Airfoil is the most popular Mac alternative to Porthole.
- - Airfoil is the most popular free alternative to Porthole.
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Airfoil Features
1. AirPlay SupportAirfoil can stream or share content to your Mac, Apple TV, or compatible smart TV.
Stream audio
Clean design
Stream What You Hear
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Free • Open Source
Music Streaming Service
Windows
16 Stream What You Hear alternatives
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...
- - Stream What You Hear is the most popular Windows alternative to Porthole.
- - Stream What You Hear is the most popular Open Source alternative to Porthole.
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Stream What You Hear Features
Stream audio
Support for DLNA
SoundWire
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Router
Windows
Linux
Android
Raspberry Pi
15 SoundWire alternatives
SoundWire lets you send any music or audio ("what you hear now") from your Windows or Linux PC to your Android mobile devices. Use it as:
- - SoundWire is the most popular Android & Linux alternative to Porthole.
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SoundWire Features
Raspberry Pi Development
Send audio from PC to Android
Stream audio
Low Latency
AirPlay
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Free • Proprietary
Music Streaming Service
iPhone
iPad
17 AirPlay alternatives
AirPlay lets you stream music throughout your entire house — wirelessly. AirPlay wireless technology will be fully integrated into speaker docks, AV receivers, and stereo systems from companies such as Bowers & Wilkins and Denon.
- - AirPlay is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Porthole.
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AirPlay Features
1. AirPlay SupportAirPlay can stream or share content to your Mac, Apple TV, or compatible smart TV.
iTunes integration
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WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker
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Free • Proprietary
Audio Router
Windows
Linux
Android
Android Tablet
14 WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker alternatives
Utility for turning your Android smartphone or tablet into a wireless speaker.
- - WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Porthole.
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WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker Features
Stream audio
Stardock Acoustic Bridge
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
9 Stardock Acoustic Bridge alternatives
Acoustic Bridge gives you the power to redirect audio from one PC to the speakers of another PC. This enables you to send the sound from a PC with your music collection to any other PC on your network. You could even visit friends and redirect your PC audio output to their PC...
- - Stardock Acoustic Bridge is the most popular commercial alternative to Porthole.
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Stardock Acoustic Bridge Features
Stream audio
SpeakerShare
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
8 SpeakerShare alternatives
This is a Java application to use the speaker connected to other computer on the network. It transfers audio in uncompressed PCM format and uses 172 kilobyte per second bandwidth.
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SpeakerShare Features
Stream audio
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The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.0, released in January 2014, can be still downloaded from Softpedia.
AirMyPC
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Paid • Proprietary
Screen Mirroring App
Windows
14 AirMyPC alternatives
AirMyPC allows you to wirelessly AirPlay mirror your Windows PC screen and sound to your TV through 2nd/3rd AppleTV.
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AirMyPC Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with AirMyPC.
2. AirPlay SupportAirMyPC can stream or share content to your Mac, Apple TV, or compatible smart TV.
3. Desktop SharingAirMyPC enables you to share your screen with other people in the same office or working remotely.
PC to AppleTV
Webcam Mirroring
Windows to Apple TV
Streaming
Second monitor support
Share Speaker Player
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
8 Share Speaker Player alternatives
Share Speaker Player is an outstanding yet easy-to-use application to share speaker in LAN with high quality. It is a good way to decrease the cost of speaker in office, family, or other places especially with the world economy declining recently.
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Share Speaker Player Features
Stream audio
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.10, released in August 2009, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine