Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Android



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.



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.



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




JRiver Media Center is the most popular commercial alternative to VLC Streamer.
An all-in-one solution for sending about any video from your Windows or Mac computer to your Chromecast or Apple TV.



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.


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 …

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...



NextPVR. NextPVR is a popular free personal video recorder application for Microsoft Windows, making it easy to watch or record Live TV.




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


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...

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.




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.
