Videostream Alternatives and Similar Software

Plex

Plex bridges the gap between your computer and your home theater, doing so with a visually appealing user interface that provides instant access to your media. Plex can play a wide range of video, audio and photo formats as well as online streaming audio and video. The real power of Plex is found in its library features: Organize your media into versatile libraries, automatically retrieve metadata from the Internet, and display your libraries using one of the visually stunning skins.

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Stremio

Media center allowing to watch movies, series, YouTube channels instantly. You can watch in HD, with subtitles, and easily cast any file to TV through DLNA, Chromecast, AppleTV with one click! Stremio also gives you notifications for new episodes / movies, as well as recommendations for content you might like. Stremio's content is so rich because it has an Add-ons system, allowing different sources, such as YouTube, Filmon, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc.

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet

Airflow

An all-in-one solution for sending about any video from your Windows or Mac computer to your Chromecast or Apple TV.

• No buffering issues, much better user interface, preview when scrubbing. Guest • Sep 2017 Disagree   Agree
• Interface minimalistic, support subtiles files, avi, mp4, mkv and a lot of other formats Guest • May 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• Far faster than Videostream. Simple interface. No buffering issues. Does nor lock up as often (at all). Guest • Feb 2017 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Chromecast

Infuse

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. Gorgeous interface. Precise controls. And silky-smooth playback.

Freemium $ $ $ iPhone iPad Apple TV

RealPlayer

RealPlayer with RealTimes (aka “RealPlayer” for short) still includes the legacy features, such as Video Player, Downloader, Converter, Organizer and Web Videos. It also includes RealTimes features, such as Photos and RealTimes Stories, the automatic video collage feature. RealPlayer premium features continue to be DVD Playback, DVD & CD Burning and Music Cleaner.

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Squire

Squire is a media center to stream movies and shows from torrents or local files. It’s an always-running menu bar app. The brain where all the local video files or installed streams are processed and sent to the clients. Streams are plugins for Squire that will let you stream instantly movies and shows from torrents.

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Gnomecast

This is a native Linux GUI for casting local files to Chromecast devices. It supports: Both audio and video files (anything ffmpeg can read) Realtime transcoding (only when needed) Subtitles (embedded and external SRT files) Fast scrubbing (waiting 20s for buffering to skip 30s ahead is wrong!) 4K videos on the Chromecast Ultra!

Free Open Source Linux

Beamer

Beamer streams video directly so it will be played natively on Apple TV and Chromecast. No glitches, clicks, pops or other shenanigans. The video looks just as good as it would on your desktop Beamer supports all Apple TVs with AirPlay. AirPlay is available since the 2nd generation Apple TV, so the 2nd and 3rd generation and the new Apple TV (4th generation) are supported. Beamer plays videos to the Apple TV out-of-the-box, no jailbreak required, no app to install.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac

AllCast

AllCast lets you send photos, music, and videos on your Android to your TV! AllCast lets you cast to: * Chromecast * Subtitles supported * Amazon Fire TV * Subtitles supported * Apple TV * Xbox 360, Xbox One * Roku * WDTV * Samsung, Sony and Panasonic Smart TVs * Other DLNA Renderers This is the free version of AllCast, which has a 5 minute viewing limit on pictures and videos. Upgrade to the premium version to remove the viewing limit.

Free Android Android Tablet

Videku

With Videku, you can play your videos directly in the browser. You don't have to install any software and you can use Chromecast or similar device to stream video directly to your TV, HTPC or Home Cinema. Load subtitles from file or use OpenSubtitles integration to fetch them in just a few clicks. Catch them quickly to watch that new episode of your favorite TV series you've been waiting for.

Free Web Chrome