open-airplay
A collection of libraries for Apple's AirPlay protocol. The Java library also requires JMDNS if you want to support searching/bonjour auto discovery.
Examples
The library can be used by another application, but it can also be used for some basic tasks from the command line or directly (by double clicking): Send a photo:
php airplay.php -h hostname[:port] -p file
java -jar airplay.jar -h hostname[:port] [-a password] -p file
Stream desktop:
php airplay.php -h hostname[:port] -d (mac only)
java -jar airplay.jar -h hostname[:port] [-a password] -d
Stream desktop - GUI dialog for selecting available apple tvs (bonjour discovery) and resolution:
java -jar airplay.jar
Servers (Receivers)
| Name | Description | Open Source | Mirroring |
|---|---|---|---|
| AirServer | The best app for turning your Mac into an AirPlay screen | - | ✔ |
| Reflector | Turn your Mac or PC into an AirPlay screen | - | ✔ |
| Banana TV | Another app to turn your Mac into and AirPlay screen | - | - |
| Casual Share | Mac AirPlay receiever | ✔ | - |
| AirMac | Turns you Macintosh into an Airplay receiver (Objective C) | ✔ | - |
| Airstream Media Player | C# based AirPlay screen for windows and AirPlay server source code | ✔ | - |
| Play2Wifi | An AirPlay server written in Python | ✔ | - |
| Totem Plugin AirPlay | Plugin enabling AirPlay video playback in the Totem media player (Python) | ✔ | - |
| Slave in the Magic Mirror | Open source implementation of AirPlay Mirroring. | ✔ | ✔ |
Clients (Senders)
| Name | Description | Open Source |
|---|---|---|
| Beamer | Send any video to an AppleTV | - |
| AirParrot | Send the screen of your Mac to an AppleTV (AirPlay Mirroring) | - |
| Erica's Air Play Utilities | A collection of Mac utilities for streaming video and photos | - |
| doubleTwist AirSync | Stream music/videos from your Android phone over AirPlay | - |
| AP4J | Java AirPlay video client | ✔ |
| PascalWAirplayer | A Python based library | ✔ |
| elcuervo/airplay | Airplay bindings to Ruby | ✔ |
| xmms2-plugin-airplay | Debian AirPlay library | ✔ |
| AirPlay NMW | AirPlay plugin for Network Media Tank written in C | ✔ |
| AirMyPC | AirMyPC Windows AirPlay mirroring client | - |
Links
- Stream DVDs - Stream DVD's from a Mac using Erica's AirFlick and VLC
- Stream Desktop - Stream your Mac's desktop using Erica's AirFlick and VLC (Audio not supported due to limitations in VLC)
- lifehacker - Make your entire home AirPlay compatible