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Connect with UPnP/DLNA apps like Plex, Kodi (XBMC, Serviio, WMC, PS3 Media Server, and others to browse, stream, and download videos. Natural, easy-to-use gesture controls make controlling playback and adjusting settings a breeze. Connect with AirStash® http://www.airstash.com,
SanDisk Connect, and other Wi-Fi travel drives to download or stream content from just about anywhere. Bring your own, or add subtitles in seconds with free, one-tap downloads from OpenSubtitles.org http://www.opensubtitles.org.
Browse, play, and download videos from most any Mac, PC, NAS drive, or HTTP link...no syncing required. Add videos from Dropbox, Google Drive, Skydrive, Box, iTunes, email attachments and more. Use trakt to keep tabs on what you've watched by scrobbling your play history and submit

Infuse alternatives

  • OSMC

  • OSMC (Open Source Media Center) is a free and open source media player based on Linux and founded in 2014 that lets you play back media from your local network, attached storage and the Internet. OSMC is the leading media center in terms of feature set and community and is based on the Kodi project.

    tags: debian-based linux-operating-systems media-center music-player operating-system
  • Universal Media Server

  • Universal Media Server is a 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.

    tags: console dlna dnla-server iptv-support media-center
  • Emby

  • Emby, formerly Media Browser, is a media aggregator plugin for Media Center that takes your recorded, digital, or ripped media and presents it in a simple, easy to use interface. Emby prides itself on delivering a fast, intuitive, media rich experience for the whole family.

    tags: chromecast-support htpc media-center media-server movie-library
  • MiniDLNA

  • 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 …

    tags: dlna dlna-media-server fast-and-easy-setup lightweight media-server
  • Serviio

  • 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.

    tags: create-playlist dlna image-viewer media-server multimedia-streaming
  • MediaTomb

  • 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.

    tags: Discontinued media-server multimedia-streaming upnp
  • PS3 Media Server

  • PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding any kind of media files, with minimum configuration. Its backed up with the powerful Mplayer/FFmpeg packages.

    tags: Discontinued console media-center media-server dlna
  • HomeNet Local Media Server

  • HomeNet Local Area Network Media Server - lightweight alternative to Plex - ( HTML5 + Chromecast support )

    tags: chromecast http-server lan media-center media-server
  • Playon

  • 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 the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, WiiU or another supported device like a Roku. PlayOn is now also available in HD so you can watch online videos in HD on your TV! PlayOn allows consumers to watch online content from sites like Hulu, YouTube, Netflix, ESPN and more on their TV using existing game consoles. »

    tags: youtube media-server dlna upnp xbox360
  • Videostream

  • 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. Features include remote control via the Android or iOS app and fast streaming without re-encoding.

    tags: chromecast-support lightweight video-player video-streaming
  • Semper Media Center

  • Semper Media Center (SPMC in short) is a Android-minded fork of Kodi, by the former Kodi android maintainer, Koying.

    tags: media-center