Tag Archives: network

Mkchromecast ~ Linux & Mac Casting

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This is a program to cast your macOS audio, or Linux audio to your Google Cast devices or Sonos speakers. It can also cast video files.

It is written for Python3, and it can stream via  node.js,parec (Linux), ffmpeg, or avconv. Mkchromecast is capable of using lossy and lossless audio formats provided that ffmpeg, avconv (Linux), or parec (Linux) are installed. It also supports Multi-room group playback, and 24-bit/96kHz high audio resolution. Additionally, a system tray menu is available.

mkchromecast.com
github.com/muammar/mkchromecast

MinimServer ~ UPnP AV Network Server

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MinimServer is a new UPnP AV music server with a number of innovative features that make it easier to organize and explore your music collection. If you have a network music player that supports the UPnP AV standards (see this page), you’ll get much more from your music collection if you’re using MinimServer as your music server software.

minimserver.com

MPD ~ Cross Platform Music Player Daemon

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Music Player Daemon (MPD) is a flexible, powerful, server-side application for playing music. Through plugins and libraries it can play a variety of sound files while being controlled by its network protocol.

MPD can broadcast via Snapcast.

www.musicpd.org
www.musicpd.org/clients

Wormhole2 ~ Network Audio Transfer

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Open source plugin to transfer real-time audio over a network. Hyperspace travel for your audio.

wormhole2

code.google.com/archive/p/wormhole2