Universal Media Server Alternatives

Universal Media Server is described as 'Media server capable of serving videos, audio and images to any DLNA-capable device. It supports any device capable of DLNA and runs on all major operating systems: Windows, OS X and Linux' and is a very popular Media Server in the video & movies category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Universal Media Server for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Android and iPhone apps. The best Universal Media Server alternative is Stremio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Universal Media Server are Jellyfin, Plex, Emby and Meelo.

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Alternatives list

  1. iMediaShare icon
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    Play videos from your mobile to your HD TV! No box, no cables, no TV apps! Just pick a video and tap to play!

    17 iMediaShare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. Stream all of your media from your Windows PC and tablet, directly to your TV, via your Google Chromecast, Roku 1, 2, 3, Xbox and Apple TV.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Macast icon
     2 likes

    A menu bar application using mpv as DLNA Media Renderer. You can push videos, pictures or musics from your mobile phone to your computer.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. MediaTomb icon
     28 likes

    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
     
  5. uShare is a UPnP (TM) A/V & DLNA Media Server. It implements the server component that provides UPnP media devices with information on available multimedia files. uShare uses the built-in http server of libupnp to stream the files to clients.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. FireStream UPnP/DLNA media server Enjoy your Mac's media from your PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and many, many other UPnP devices.

    Easy configuration, automatic transcoding, native media organization and a true Mac experience!.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. MediaLink icon
     4 likes

    Your PlayStation 3 has been craving the media on your Mac. Finally, complete Macintosh and Playstation 3 integration is upon us.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. OpenTheatre icon
     3 likes

    It communicates with its own API written entirely using our custom built command-line web crawler designed to scrape information from trusted files, updated every day. The public web resources used are available on our open assets database, where anyone can contribute their open...

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. EyeConnect icon
     1 like

    EyeConnect software enables your UPnP™ AV digital media device to stream EyeTV recordings, digital photos, music and movies from your Mac onto your TV or stereo.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Squire icon
     21 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
     
  11. Sofaplay icon
     3 likes

    SofaPlay allows you to play media files directly from your Mac on the tv. It connects your Mac to your Smart TV and takes care of the streaming. Just drag any movie file onto SofaPlay and it will appear instantly on the big screen in front of you.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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