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.




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 nine 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.
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.




Listen to your PC audio, use your phone as a mic or stream audio from your phone.




Send 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.




Snapcast 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.


Amperfy allows you to play music or podcasts from an Ampache or Subsonic server.




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.

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.