What is SoundWire?
SoundWire is software designed for streaming audio between devices. It works by installing the SoundWire server on one device, like a desktop computer, and the SoundWire companion app on another device like a phone, tablet, or another computer.
Once connected over the same WiFi network, SoundWire allows seamless streaming of audio from the server device to the companion app device. For example, you can stream music from your PC to your phone and listen on your phone's speakers as if it were a wireless speaker.
Key features of SoundWire include:
- Ability to stream any audio playing on the host device, including system sounds and audio from media players, web browsers, etc.
- Low latency streaming ideal for watching videos or gaming
- Customizable audio transmission quality settings
- Support for streaming to multiple listener devices at once
- Available companion apps for iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac
- Secure audio transmission using SSL encryption
- Remote control host device's volume from listener apps
- Free to use with no limits on devices or connectivity distances
With its versatile streaming capacities along with multi-platform support, SoundWire is an ideal solution for wirelessly extending your audio setup across networks and devices.
AudioRelay, Airfoil, WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker, Stream What You Hear, TuneBlade, SonoBus, AirPlay, Stardock Acoustic Bridge, AirAudio, Soundfly, SpeakerShare, Share Speaker Player, StreamToMe, Snapcast, Libresonic, Porthole, RaopX, oAEP are some alternatives to SoundWire.