Alternatives to VLC Streamer for all platforms with any license

Kodi

Kodi, formerly XBMC, is a free and open source media player and entertainment center for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, XBox, and iOS. Kodi is designed to be the perfect...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet BSD iPad Raspberry Pi Fire TV
Media Streaming Support AirPlay Automatic subtitles download Built-in Media converter ... Built-in subtitle search DNLA Server Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Jailbreak required Music Library TV Shows meta data support Video library Add a feature

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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...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple TV Kindle Fire Roku Daydream
Media sharing Media Transcoding Media Streaming Play local content ... Dedicated Server Hosting DNLA Server Local server Media Streaming Offline sync of media files Remote File Access Remote Media Access Stream audio Add a feature

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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...

Free Personal Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet
Casting to TV Chromecast support Cloud sync DNLA Server Add a feature

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Emby

Emby, formerly Media Browser, is a media aggregator plugin for Media Center that takes your recorded, digital, or ripped media and presents it in a simple, easy to use...

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... BSD Windows Phone iPad Self-Hosted Apple TV Kindle Fire Playstation Roku Xbox
Media Streaming Chromecast support Remote Media Access Remote playback Add a feature

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OSMC

OSMC (Open Source Media Center) is a free and open source media player based on Linux and founded in 2014 that lets you play back media from your local network, attached...

Free Open Source tvOS Raspberry Pi
Based on Debian Add a feature

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Universal Media Server

Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. It was originally based on PS3 Media Server by shagrath.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
DNLA Server Support for DLNA Support for Iptv Add a feature

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Subsonic

Subsonic is a free, web-based media streamer, providing ubiquitous access to your music and video. Use it to share your music with friends, or to listen to your own...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Windows Phone Self-Hosted
Media Streaming Music Library Play local content Streaming your own media Add a feature

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Ampache

Ampache is a web based audio streaming application and file manager allowing you to access your music from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device. Common...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Self-Hosted PHP
Support for MPD Self-hosted music Web-Based Support for WebDAV Add a feature

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MiniDLNA

MiniDLNA (aka ReadyDLNA) is server software with the aim of being fully compliant with DLNA/UPnP-AV clients. It is developed by a NETGEAR employee …

Free Open Source Linux
Support for DLNA DNLA Server Lightweight Add a feature

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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...

Freemium $ $ $ iPhone iPad Apple TV
Support for DLNA TV Shows meta data support Add a feature

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Serviio

Serviio is a free media server. It allows you to stream your media files (music, video or images) to any DLNA-certified renderer device (e.g. a TV set, Bluray player...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux
Create PlayList Support for DLNA Media Streaming Raw Photo processing ... Stream audio Support for subtitles Add a feature

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JRiver Media Center

JRiver Media Center is a multimedia application that allows the user to play and organize various types of media on a computer running Windows. Media Center is a...

Commercial Mac Windows
Configurable Music Library Add a feature

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Madsonic

Madsonic is a web-based media streamer and jukebox fork of Subsonic Based on Java technology, Madsonic runs on most platforms...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet BSD iPad Self-Hosted Kindle Fire
Dedicated Server Hosting Support for Multiple Users Multiple Account support Music Library ... Stream audio Web-Based Add a feature

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MediaTomb

MediaTomb is an open source (GPL) UPnP MediaServer with a nice web user interface, it allows you to stream your digital media through your home network and listen...
- Discontinued Shut down per notice on homepage, but has been forked via http://alternativeto.net/software/gerbera/ See http://mediatomb.cc/
Free Open Source Mac Linux
DNLA Server Media Streaming Add a feature

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LeonFlix

A multi-platform desktop app for watching movies and TV shows.Leonflix is a search tool for movies and TV shows. It scrapes video/file hosting websites and has the...

Free Mac Windows Linux
Spotlight Track movies Tv shows Add a feature

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