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.
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SoundWire Alternatives for Mac
SoundWire is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is SonoBus, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to SoundWire and ten of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to SoundWire are AudioRelay, Airfoil, Snapcast and PairPods.
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SoundWire alternatives are mainly Audio Routers, but if you're looking for Music Streaming Services or Podcast Players you can filter on that. Other popular filters include iPhone, Mac, Linux and Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to SoundWire.
Alternatives list
20 SonoBus alternatives
15 AudioRelay alternativesListen to your PC audio, use your phone as a mic or stream audio from your phone.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Flathub
- Flatpak
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AudioRelay vs SoundWire Comments
- AudioRelay is Freemium and Proprietary
- AudioRelay is Lightweight
32 Airfoil alternativesSend 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.
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Airfoil vs SoundWire Comments
it is good it's available on all the platforms but there is a 2 second delay in audio transmission
- Airfoil is Freemium and Proprietary
10 Snapcast alternativesSnapcast enhances audio players, creating a multiroom solution with synchronized playback via client-server architecture. It allows simultaneous audio feeds and client grouping, integrating well with MPD and Mopidy for perfect audio distribution.
SoundShare brings seamless audio sharing to macOS, allowing you to connect multiple Bluetooth audio devices and share music, podcasts, or videos with friends.
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An application for streaming audio over a local network. It allows you to stream your device's internal audio to any other device on the network. Developed in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- F-Droid
- Mac
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Enables real-time audio streaming to speakers on another networked computer using uncompressed PCM format. Designed for LAN use with basic TCP/IP, minimal latency, and simple setup via IP address entry, requiring Java runtime without special drivers or hardware.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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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.