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Plex, a cross-platform and open source (GPL) software media player and a closed source media server and entertainment hub, available for macOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, as well as mobile clients for iOS (including Apple TV (2nd generation) onwards), Android, and Windows Phone. The desktop version of the media player is free while the mobile ...
VLC media player is cross-platform, with versions for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, tvOS, ChromeOS, Windows Phone, various BSD-based systems, Solaris, BeOS, OS/2, and Syllable. [70] However, forward and backward compatibility between versions of VLC media player and different versions of OSes are not maintained over more than a few ...
BubbleUPnP can play media from the local device itself, standalone UPnP/DLNA media servers (such as Kodi and Jellyfin) or those running on a NAS (including Synology, Western Digital and QNAP), local network SMB server shares (Windows and Mac), cloud storage services (such as Dropbox), WebDAV servers, and various third-party Android media and music apps.
A first-generation Chromecast plugged into the HDMI port of a TV. All Chromecast devices offer at least two methods to stream content: the first employs mobile and web apps that include the Google Cast technology; the second, which applies to video models, allows mirroring of content from the web browser Google Chrome running on a personal computer, as well as content displayed on some Android ...
DLNA was created by Sony and Intel and the consortium soon included various PC and consumer electronics companies, publishing its first set of guidelines in June 2004. [6] The Digital Living Network Alliance developed and promoted it under the auspices of a certification standard, with a claimed membership of "more than 200 companies" [ 7 ...
Jellyfin is a free and open-source media server and suite of multimedia applications designed to organize, manage, and share digital media files to networked devices. Jellyfin consists of a server application installed on a machine running Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux or in a Docker container, [2] and another application running on a client device such as a smartphone, tablet, smart TV ...
Google Cast is a proprietary protocol developed by Google for playing locally stored or Internet-streamed audiovisual content on a compatible consumer device. The protocol is used to initiate and control playback of content on digital media players, high-definition televisions, and home audio systems using a mobile device, personal computer, or smart speaker.
A digital media player is a home entertainment consumer electronics device that can connect to a home network to stream digital media (such as music, pictures, or video). Standalone streaming players [ edit ]