VLC Streamer Alternatives

VLC Streamer is described as 'Sit anywhere in your house and watch movies or TV shows on your iPhone, iPod or iPad' and is a Media Server in the video & movies category. There are more than 50 alternatives to VLC Streamer for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best VLC Streamer alternative is Stremio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VLC Streamer are Kodi, Plex, Frames and Emby.

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  1. Serviio icon
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    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, games console) on your home network.

    49 Serviio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    53 JRiver Media Center alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • JRiver Media Center is the most popular commercial alternative to VLC Streamer.

    • JRiver Media Center is Paid and ProprietaryVLC Streamer is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Airflow icon
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    An all-in-one solution for sending about any video from your Windows or Mac computer to your Chromecast or Apple TV.

    14 Airflow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  4. Videostream icon
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    Select any video from the Videostream extension for Google Chrome and, using the Chromecast extension, play it on your Chromecast. It's fast and simple to use. Videostream supports subtitles, MKV, AVI, MP4, playlists, and more.

    25 Videostream alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  5. MiniDLNA icon
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    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 …

    30 MiniDLNA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Termux
    • Terminal
     
  6. PlayTorrio icon
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    PlayTorrio is the ultimate all-in-one media powerhouse built for those who demand total control. Stream anything, anywhere, however you want — movies, TV shows, live TV, and books all in one place. Every streaming method you need: Torrent streaming for maximum availability...

    51 PlayTorrio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. nextPVR icon
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    NextPVR. NextPVR is a popular free personal video recorder application for Microsoft Windows, making it easy to watch or record Live TV.

    19 nextPVR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
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    PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Playon icon
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    PlayOn is both browser and media server for your Windows PC which lets you magically stream your favorite shows, movies, even your personal media from your PC to your TV, smartphone or tablet. To display videos on your TV, PlayOn relies on a friend such as a game console like...

    29 Playon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  10. Oblecto icon
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    Oblecto is a media server, similar to Plex, Emby, Netflix and others. It runs in the background on a home server to index your media such as movies and TV shows to make them searchable and streamable through a REST based interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. MediaTomb icon
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    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 to/watch it on a variety of UPnP compatible devices.

    30 MediaTomb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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