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 WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker, Stream What You Hear, SoundWire and AirPlay.

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Porthole alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. Airfoil icon

    Airfoil

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    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.

    25 Airfoil alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Airfoil screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Clean design

    Features

    1.  AirPlay Support
    2.  Stream audio

    Airfoil VS Porthole

     

    • Airfoil is the most popular Mac alternative to Porthole.

    • Airfoil is the most popular free alternative to Porthole.

    • Airfoil is Freemium and ProprietaryPorthole is Paid and Proprietary
  2. WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker icon

    WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker

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    Utility for turning your Android smartphone or tablet into a wireless speaker.

    16 WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker screenshot 1
    WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker screenshot 2

    WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker Features

    1.  Stream audio

    WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker VS Porthole

     

    • WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker is the most popular Windows, Android, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to Porthole.

    • WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker is Free and ProprietaryPorthole is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Stream What You Hear icon

    Stream What You Hear

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    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...

    16 Stream What You Hear alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Stream What You Hear screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.5.0) is from May 2020.

    Stream What You Hear Features

    1.  Stream audio
    2.  Support for DLNA

    Stream What You Hear VS Porthole

     

    • Stream What You Hear is the most popular Open Source alternative to Porthole.

    • Stream What You Hear is Free and Open SourcePorthole is Paid and Proprietary
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    Stardock Acoustic Bridge

    Redirects and centralizes audio between PCs, enabling sound transfer across network for applications like chat, music, and alerts with easy toggling and up to four shared installations.

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    SoundWire

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    SoundWire lets you send any music or audio ("what you hear now") from your Windows or Linux PC to your Android mobile devices.

    18 SoundWire alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
    SoundWire screenshot 1
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    SoundWire Features

    1.  Raspberry Pi Development
    2.  Send audio from PC to Android
    3.  Low Latency
    4.  Stream audio

    SoundWire VS Porthole

     
  7. AirPlay icon

    AirPlay

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    Wireless streaming technology that lets users share music and multimedia across homes via speaker docks, AV receivers, TVs. Compatible with diverse entertainment systems and licensed to third-party manufacturers for seamless integration.

    20 AirPlay alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    AirPlay screenshot 1

    AirPlay Features

    1.  AirPlay Support
    2. iTunes icon  iTunes integration
    3.  Stream audio

    AirPlay VS Porthole

     

    • AirPlay is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Porthole.

    • AirPlay is Free and ProprietaryPorthole is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Stardock Acoustic Bridge icon

    Stardock Acoustic Bridge

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    Redirects and centralizes audio between PCs, enabling sound transfer across network for applications like chat, music, and alerts with easy toggling and up to four shared installations.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Stardock Acoustic Bridge screenshot 1

    Stardock Acoustic Bridge Features

    1.  Stream audio

    Stardock Acoustic Bridge VS Porthole

     

    • Stardock Acoustic Bridge is the most popular commercial alternative to Porthole.

    • Stardock Acoustic Bridge is Paid and ProprietaryPorthole is also Paid and Proprietary
  10. SpeakerShare icon

    SpeakerShare

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SpeakerShare screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.0, released in January 2014, can be still downloaded from Softpedia.

    SpeakerShare Features

    1.  Stream audio

    SpeakerShare VS Porthole

     
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    AirMyPC

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    AirMyPC allows you to wirelessly AirPlay mirror your Windows PC screen and sound to your TV through 2nd/3rd AppleTV.

    17 AirMyPC alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Wirelessly AirPlay mirror your Windows PC screen

    AirMyPC Features

    1.  Chromecast Support
    2.  AirPlay Support
    3.  Desktop Sharing
    4.  PC to AppleTV
    5.  Webcam Mirroring
    6.  Windows to Apple TV
    7.  Streaming
    8.  Second monitor support

    AirMyPC VS Porthole

     
  12. Share Speaker Player icon

    Share Speaker Player

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Share Speaker Player screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.10, released in August 2009, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine

    Share Speaker Player Features

    1.  Stream audio

    Share Speaker Player VS Porthole

     
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