What is Logitech Media Server?
Logitech Media Server (formerly Squeezebox Server) is a free media streaming software and system created by Logitech. It is designed to manage, index, and stream a digital music collection to a variety of playback devices made by Logitech, including the Squeezebox line of networked digital audio players.
Here are some key features of Logitech Media Server:
- Indexes music from local hard drives, external drives, and network locations
- Allows remote control and streaming to Squeezebox players, apps, and compatible devices
- Streams various audio formats including MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, AAC
- Supports gapless playback, crossfading, replay gain and more
- Easy to use web-based interface for library management, organization, searching and more
- Multi-room synchronized playback to different Squeezebox devices
- Customizable themes, screensavers, and audio settings per player
- Sleep timer, alarms, and home automation integration capabilities
- Active plugin development community for additional features
Overall, Logitech Media Server provides a full-featured whole home audio solution focused primarily around Logitech's Squeezebox ecosystem of products. It brings together a digital music collection and remote-controlled players for streaming music throughout the home.
Subsonic, Soundseeder, Daphile, Ampache, AudioStreamer, VortexBox, mStream, AirPhones, Madsonic, Libresonic, Jinzora Media Server, CherryMusic, Sockso, Ampache Doped, Mediarover are some alternatives to Logitech Media Server.