SoundWire Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to SoundWire for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is AudioRelay, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to SoundWire and five of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to SoundWire are WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker, SonoBus, SpeakerShare and Snapcast.

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

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SoundWire

Freemium • Proprietary

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

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AudioRelay
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Freemium • Proprietary
Music Streaming Service
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
9 AudioRelay alternatives
Listen to your PC audio, use your phone as a mic or stream audio from your phone.
- - AudioRelay is the most popular Windows, Android & Linux alternative to SoundWire.
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AudioRelay Features
Low Latency
Stream audio
Comments about AudioRelay as a Alternative to SoundWire
Almost everyone thinks AudioRelay is a great SoundWire alternative.
Tabbyz
Lower sound latency compared to soundwire. AudioRelay has a more intuitive and nicer looking UI (in my opinion) and allows you to control the phone volume from your pc.
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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 SoundWire.
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WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker Features
Stream audio
Comments about WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker as a Alternative to SoundWire
Most users think WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker is a great SoundWire alternative.
Guest
Small,Simple, free, no annoying sound like "free soundwire version", low network uses(Use Compression by default, compression is not free in soundwire) , no difference in sound quality.
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SonoBus
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Free • Open Source
Audio Router
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
9 SonoBus alternatives
SonoBus is an easy to use application for streaming high-quality, low-latency peer-to-peer audio between devices over the internet or a local network. Simply choose a unique group name (with optional password), and instantly connect multiple people together to make music, remote...
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SonoBus Features
Low Latency
Stream audio
Connecting audio streams
Remote monitoring
Voice Recording
Voice Chat
Audio Conferencing
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
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.0, released in January 2014, can be still downloaded from Softpedia.
Snapcast
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Free • Open Source
Music Streaming Service
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
5 Snapcast alternatives
Snapcast is a multiroom client-server audio player, where all clients are time synchronized with the server to play perfectly synced audio. It's not a standalone player, but an extension that turns your existing audio player into a Sonos-like multiroom solution.
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Snapcast Features
Stream audio