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This is a list of UPnP AV media servers and client application or hard appliances.

UPnP AV media servers[edit]

Software[edit]

Main article: Comparison of UPnP AV media servers

Cross-platform[edit]

  • Allonis myServer, a multi-faceted media player/organizer with a DLNA/UPnP server, controller, and renderer, including conversion. Runs on Microsoft Windows. Supports most all HTML5 devices as remote controls.
  • Asset UPnP (DLNA compatible) from Illustrate. An audio specific UPnP/DLNA server for Windows, QNAP, macOS and Linux. Features audio WAVE/LPCM transcoding from a range of audio codecs, ReplayGain and playlists.
  • FreeMi UPnP Media Server, very simple server, historically used to stream to the STB Freebox, based on .net/mono.
  • Home Media Server, a free media server/player/controller for Windows, Linux, macOS, individual device settings, transcoding, external and internal subtitles, restricted device access to folders, uploading files, Internet-Radio, Internet-Television, Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), DMR-control and "Play To", Music (Visualization), Photo (Slideshow), support for 3D-subtitles, support for BitTorrent files, Web-navigation with HTML5 player, Digital Media Renderer (DMR) emulation for AirPlay and Google Cast devices.
  • Jellyfin, a free and open-source suite of multimedia applications designed to organize, manage, and share digital media files to networked devices.
  • JRiver Media Center, a multi-faceted media player/organizer with a DLNA/UPnP server, controller, and renderer, including conversion. Supports Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux.
  • Kodi (previously XBMC), a cross platform open source software media-player/media center for Android, Apple TV, Linux, macOS and Windows.
  • LimboMedia, a free cross platform home- and UPnP/DLNA mediaserver with android app and WebM transcoding for browser playback (build with java and FFmpeg).
  • MinimServer, a Java-based highly configurable uPnP/DNLA music server with additional consideration given to Classical Music, supports transcoding with MinimStreamer, supports Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, and various NAS devices.
  • Neutron Music Player, acts as a cross platform UPnP/DLNA Media Renderer server available for Android, iOS, BlackBerry 10 & PlayBook platforms. Supports gapless playback and has possibility to output rendered audio further to the high-resolution internal DAC or external USB DAC or another UPnP/DLNA Media Renderer with all supported DSP effects applied.
  • Plex, a cross-platform and closed source software media player and entertainment hub for digital media, available for macOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, as well as mobile clients for iOS (including Apple TV (2nd generation) onwards), Android, Windows Phone, and many devices such as Xbox. Supports on-the-fly transcoding of video and music.
  • PonoMusic World. Based on the JRiver Media Center software, includes similar features along with a store for purchasing HD audio tracks.
  • PS3 Media Server, a free cross platform Java based UPnP DLNA server especially good for AVC and other current HD media codecs with on-the-fly transcoding.
  • Serviio, is available with a free and a pro license. It can stream media files (music, video or images) to renderer devices (e.g. a TV set, Blu-ray player, games console or mobile phone) on a local area network.
  • TVMOBiLi, a cross platform, high performance UPnP/DLNA Media Server for Windows, macOS and Linux.
  • TwonkyMedia server, a cross-platform multimedia server and entertainment hub for digital media, available for Android, Apple TV, iOS, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox 360.
  • Universal Media Server, a free (open source) DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server for Windows, macOS and Linux (originally based on the PS3 Media Server). It is able to stream videos, audio and images to any DLNA-capable device. It contains more features than most paid UPnP/DLNA Media Servers. It streams to many devices including TVs (Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, LG, Philips and more.), PS3, Xbox(One/360), smartphones, Blu-ray players and more.
  • vGet Cast, a simple, cross platform (Chrome App) DLNA server and controller for single, local video files.
  • Vuze, an open-source Java-based BitTorrent client which contains MediaServer plugin.
  • Wild Media Server, a media server/player/controller for Windows, Linux, macOS, individual device settings, transcoding, external and internal subtitles, restricted device access to folders, uploading files, Internet-Radio, Internet-Television, Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), DMR-control and "Play To", Music (Visualization), Photo (Slideshow), support for 3D-subtitles, support for BitTorrent files, Web-navigation with HTML5 player, Digital Media Renderer (DMR) emulation for AirPlay and Google Cast devices.

Android[edit]

  • BubbleUPnP Android UPnP/DLNA server, player, controller and renderer
  • Pixel Media Server, Android UPnP/DLNA Media Server. Supports all popular Video and Audio files. It also support external subtitle file (SRT)
  • Plato is an Android UPnP client app that can play videos and audio.[1]
  • Toaster Cast Android UPnP/DLNA server, controller and renderer
  • vGet, Android App that can play videos embedded in websites on DLNA renderers.
  • Media Cast UPnP, Android UPnP client app that can play videos/Audio.
  • Media Server Pro is a DLNA server that allows individual file selections for sharing.
  • Slick UPnP A minimal and intuitive open-source Android UPnP client app that can play video/audio. (It is not DMS)

Linux[edit]

Name License Description
GeeXboX open source lightweight media center for Linux that supports DLNA through uShare (uShare development is currently discontinued)
Mediatomb open source DLNA server for Linux. (no longer active)
Gerbera open source DLNA server based on Mediatomb
Moode a music-centric DLNA server for Linux running on Raspberry Pi.
MythTV open-source HTPC and PVR software for Linux, with a built-in UPnP AV MediaServer.
ReadyMedia (formerly known as MiniDLNA) open source is a simple media server software, with the aim of being fully compliant with DLNA/UPnP-AV clients. It is developed by a Netgear employee for the ReadyNAS product line.
Rygel open-source media server part of the GNOME Live! project
Sundtek Streamingserver a native Linux TV Server providing DVB, ATSC and ISDB-T, FM Radio, DAB+ via UPnP/DLNA, it also supports streaming media files (it only supports TV devices from Sundtek).
VortexBox open source (GPL v3) quick-install ISO that turns your unused computer into an easy-to-use music server/jukebox
upmpdcli open source An UPnP media renderer front end to MPD (Music Player Daemon) that also implements UPnP Media Server that can serve local media, Spotify, Tidal, or Deezer via plugins.

Microsoft Windows[edit]

  • Sundtek Streamingserver a native Windows TV Server providing DVB, ATSC and ISDB-T via UPnP/DLNA, it also supports streaming media files (it only supports TV devices from Sundtek).
  • Stream What You Hear, a Windows application that streams the sound of your computer (i.e.: “what you hear”) to UPnP/DLNA device such as TVs, amps, network receivers, game consoles, etc...
  • TVersity Media Server, a Windows application that streams multimedia content from a personal computer to UPnP, DLNA and mobile devices (Chromecast is also supported). It was the first media server to offer real-time transcoding (back in 2005).
  • TVersity Screen Server, a Windows application that mirrors the screen of a personal computer to UPnP, DLNA and mobile devices.
  • DVBViewer, a Windows application, mainly for TV/Radio recording/playback, but with the ability to stream live TV/radio as well as multimedia files via UPnP/DLNA.
  • DivX, a Windows application, mainly for video encoding into DivX format, but has the ability to stream multimedia files via DLNA.
  • foobar2000, a freeware audio player for Windows. Highly customizable, audio only. Download of dlna-extension from the developers' webpage necessary.
  • Home Media Center, a free and open source media server compatible with DLNA. Includes web interface for streaming content to web browser (Android, iOS, ...), subtitles integration and Windows desktop streaming. This server is easy to use.
  • KooRaRoo Media, a commercial DLNA media server and organizer for Windows. Includes on-the-fly transcoding, per-file and per-folder parental controls, powerful organizing features with dynamic playlists, Internet radio streaming, "Play To" functionality and remote device control, burned-in and external subtitles, extensive format support including RAW photo formats. Streams all files to all devices.
  • Media Go, media player and tagger
  • MediaMonkey, a free media player/tagger/editor with an UPnP/DLNA client and server for Microsoft Windows
  • MusicBee, an audio player, supports UPnP via a plugin.[2]
  • Mezzmo, a commercial software package. Mezzmo streams music, movies, photos and subtitles to the UPnP and DLNA-enabled devices. It automatically finds and organizes music, movies and photos, imports multimedia files from iPad, iPhone, iPod, Audio CDs, iTunes, Windows Media Player and WinAmp. DLNA server supports all popular media file formats with real time transcoding to meet the device specifications.
  • PlayOn, a commercial UPnP/DLNA media server for Windows, includes a transcoder for streaming web video.
  • TVble, a cloud connected (Rotten tomatoes/TMDB etc.), Torrent streaming, DLNA enabled media server. Allows single file or playlist downloads.
  • Windows Media Connect from Microsoft, a free UPnP AV MediaServer and control point (server and client) for Microsoft Windows
    • WMC version 2.0 can be installed for usage with Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP
    • WMC version 3.0 can be installed for usage with Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP
    • WMC version 4.0 comes pre-installed on Windows Vista with its Windows Media Player 11
    • WMC can also refer to Windows Media Center. From the Windows Media Center entry in Wikipedia: In May 2015, Microsoft announced that Windows Media Center would be discontinued on Windows 10, and that it would be uninstalled when upgrading; but stated that those upgrading from a version of Windows that included the Media Center application would receive the paid Windows DVD Player app to maintain DVD playback functionality, the main purpose for Media Center's use. This is stated on a Windows 10 FAQ page.[3]

macOS[edit]

  • Sundtek Streamingserver a native macOS TV Server providing DVB, ATSC and ISDB-T via UPnP/DLNA, it also supports streaming media files (it only supports TV devices from Sundtek).
  • FireStream by Cyaneous, Inc., a commercial UPnP/DLNA media server for macOS with advanced transcoding capabilities, per-device profiles and native Mac media organization.
  • ArkMS by Arkuda Digital, a full-featured UPnP/DLNA media server for macOS to stream video, music and pictures to UPnP/DLNA/Samsung Link compatible devices from Mac.

Hardware[edit]

  • ASUS DSL-N55U ADSL Modem Router, supports USB drive media sharing. (Dual Band WIFI, 10/100/1000 Mbit/s)
  • AVM FRITZ!Box, the newer revisions of these residential gateway devices come with a UPnP/DLNA compliant media server
  • Billion 7800xxx series modem-routers come with a built in uPnP/DLNA compliant media server
  • Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H ADSL2+ Modem Router, supports USB drive media sharing, possible to install Open-/DD-WRT. Fast NAS sharing too. (Dual Band WIFI, 10/100/1000 Mbit's)
  • D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Attached Storage Enclosure.
  • D-Link DNS-325 Share Centre]2-Bay Network Attached Storage Enclosure.
  • Linksys WRT610N gigabit Wifi-N router supports UPnP with a USB hard drive, as a Storage feature
  • MELCO N1 UPnP ripping server
  • Naim NS01 ripping UPnP server and player
  • Naim NS02 ripping UPnP server and player
  • Naim NS03 ripping UPnP server and player
  • Naim HDX ripping UPnP server and player
  • Naim UnitiServe ripping UPnP server
  • Naim Uniti Core - ripping UPnP server
  • Naim Uniti Atom - All in one player with UPnP serving capability
  • Naim Uniti Star - All in one player with ripping and UPnP serving capability
  • Naim Uniti Nova - All in one player with UPnP serving capability
  • Netgear ReadyNAS Includes ReadyDLNA (branded version of miniDLNA) on all ReadyNAS products and some routers as the ReadyShare USB feature.
  • Noxon iRadio Series - UPnP player
  • The Oppo BDP-103/105 model Blu-Ray Players and UDP-203/205 model UHD 4K Blu-Ray Players are Digital Media Renderers that have UPnP capabilities.
  • PCEngine Alix and APU UPnP Media server based on ReadyMedia with EasyMPD
  • Raspberry Pi 2 and 3 UPnP Media server based on ReadyMedia with EasyMPD
  • SFR Neuf Cegetel NeufBox 5 (Gigabit LAN) and NeufBox 4 (10/100 Mbit/s with firmware 2.0.8) and USB drive key.
  • All technicolor DSL/GPON Gateways from the TG712 upwards have an embedded DLNA certified Server (sharing content of a USB attached HDD).
  • All Synology NAS are DLNA mediaserver and contain a webbased DLNA player which is also available as App for Android or iOS.
  • Several Panasonic TV and Panasonic DVB-Receivers/Recorders are able to activate via menu the DLNA Server

See also[edit]

List of NAS manufacturers – there are many uncatalogued NAS devices with UPnP.

UPnP AV clients[edit]

See also Digital Living Network Alliance#DLNA-certified software.

A UPnP client, also called a control point, functions as a digital audio/video remote control. Control points automatically detect UPnP servers on the network to browse content directories and request the transfer or streaming of media. A UPnP media renderer performs the actual audio or video rendering. Control points and media renderers most commonly run on separate devices, the control point being for example a tablet, and the renderer a television or a networked audio computer connected to an audio receiver. Some control points integrate a media renderer and may function as a complete music playing application.

UPnP control points and player software[edit]

Cross-platform[edit]

  • Audionet RCP is an UPnP control point available for Windows and macOS
  • Banshee, an open source (MIT) media player with UPnP-client support since version 2.4
  • Kinsky is an open source UPnP control point for iPod/iPhone, iPad, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and PocketPC.
  • Kodi (XBMC#XBMCbuntu|XBMC), a cross platform open source software media-player/media center for Apple TV, Linux, macOS, Windows, Android and the custom XBMC#XBMCbuntu.
  • Neutron Music Player, a cross platform UPnP/DLNA client which is able to read music files from UPnP/DLNA Media Server or send processed audio to UPnP/DLNA Media Renderer as an endless stream. Available for Android, iOS, BlackBerry 10 & PlayBook platforms.
  • UPPlay, a desktop UPnP audio Control Point for Linux/Unix and MS Windows, is a light QT-based Control interface. It is free, open-source, and licensed under the GPL.
  • Plex, a cross-platform and open source (GPL) software media player and a closed source media server and entertainment hub, available for macOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, as well as mobile clients for iOS (including Apple TV (2nd generation) onwards), Android, and Windows Phone. The desktop version of the media player is free while the mobile version is chargeable.
  • PlugPlayer is a cross-platform UPnP client, Media Renderer, Media Server and control point available for iPod/iPhone, iPad, Android, Google TV and macOS. In addition to UPnP servers, PlugPlayer can also utilize some cloud-based media services such as MP3tunes and CloudUPnP.
  • VLC media player, a free, open-source and cross-platform media player that has a built-in UPnP-client that lets the user access the contents listed from an UPnP Media server. Though a very complete media player in itself, it does not provide any UPnP Control Point capabilities, nor can the player be controlled as a UPnP compliant Media Renderer. (For Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS & Android.)
  • eezUPnP, a free software to play content from a media server on a client, has a built-in UPnP-client for music. (For Windows & Linux)
  • MusPnP, an open source control point (For Windows, Linux, & macOS)

Android[edit]

  • Audionet aMM is a UPnP/DLNA controller
  • BubbleUPnP is a DLNA controller
  • Bs.player is a free UPnP renderer/player
  • Flipps (formerly iMediaShare) is a free DLNA compliant digital media controller, server and renderer
  • Gizmoot is a free UPnP AV Control Point and Renderer
  • MediaSteersman is a free UPnP control point for Android tablets with included UPnP renderer and server functionality
  • Mezzmo is a UPnP/DLNA server, renderer and controller. There is a free trial version and a paid licensed version.
  • Na Remote for UPNP/DLNA Android UPnP/DLNA controller
  • Network Audio Remote is a free DLNA controller
  • Onkyo Remote is a free UPnP renderer/player/server/controller
  • Pixel Media Server is a free DLNA-compliant digital media server on Android platform. Has external subtitles support
  • Pixel Media Controller is a free DLNA-compliant digital media controller on Android platform to control DLNA certified/compliant digital media server, digital media render and digital media printer on Android. Can browse contents from the media server and playback media at a DLNA-certified TV or renderer devices, and print at DLNA-certified printer
  • Skifta (discontinued) - a DLNA-certified software app
  • Toaster Cast Android UPnP/DLNA server, controller and renderer
  • UPnP-AV Control Point is a free UPnP control point and renderer
  • UPnPlay is a free UPnP renderer/player
  • UPnP Monkey is a multi-room control point and DLNA media server which offers the opportunity to stream media from a smartphone or a network hard drive to a media player
  • VidOn Player is a free DLNA compliant digital media controller, server and renderer
  • YAACC is an open source UPnP/DLNA server, renderer and controller
  • ZappoTV is a free DLNA compliant digital media controller, server and renderer
  • Archos Video Player has DLNA rendering/player capabilities
  • PlainUPnP (formerly DroidUPnP) is an open source DLNA controller
  • Mbogi Music is an open source DLNA controller
  • MediaMonkey for Android is a UPnP renderer and controller
  • mconnect Player[4] is a UPnP/DLNA Controller with free and paid version

BlackBerry[edit]

All devices running the BlackBerry 10 operating system include native UPnP media server capabilities.

iOS[edit]

Linux[edit]

  • BRisa UPnP Framework, a free and open-source UPnP framework that allows the development of UPnP devices, as well as provides three implementation reference of UPnP applications: the BRisa Media server, the BRisa Media Renderer and the BRisa Control Point.
  • djmount, free software to mount as a Linux filesystem the media content of compatible UPnP AV devices.
  • Gnome Videos (Totem), a free and open-source Media Player part of the GNOME desktop, via the grilo plugin.
  • upmpdcli, a free and open-source UPnP media renderer front end to MPD, the Music Player Daemon
  • upplay, a free and open-source basic UPnP audio control point for the Unix Desktop, based on Qt.
  • GUpnp-tools supplies a free and open-source GUI control point for AV devices, gupnp-av-cp.
  • GMediaRender, a UPnP™ media renderer for POSIX®-compliant systems, such as Linux® or UNIX®. It implements the server component that provides UPnP controllers a means to render media content (audio, video and images) from a UPnP media server.
  • GMRender-Resurrect, resource efficient UPnP/DLNA renderer, optimal for Raspberry Pi, CuBox or a general MediaServer. Fork of GMediaRenderer.[6]
  • Rhythmbox is an audio player with built-in UPnP/DLNA support, and can act as a UPnP client.
  • JRiver Media Center, a media player/organizer with a DLNA/UPnP server, controller, and renderer, including conversion.

Microsoft Windows[edit]

  • Windows Media Player, bundled with Microsoft Windows.
  • foobar2000, an audio player, supports UPnP via a plugin.
  • MusicBee, an audio player, supports UPnP via a plugin.[2]
  • AIMP, an audio player, supports UPnP via a plugin.
  • Winamp, an audio player, supports UPnP via a plugin (ml_upnp.dll).
  • WinDVD, is a commercial DVD-Video and video-files playback software for Windows.
  • Nero MediaHome, a commercial software package containing both a UPnP client and server supporting music and video playback.
  • MediaMonkey, free media player/tagger/editor with an UPnP/DLNA client and server.
  • JRiver Media Center, a media player/organizer with a DLNA/UPnP server, controller, and renderer, including conversion.
  • Wild Media Server, a media player/server with DLNA/UPnP capabilities.
  • 5KPlayer, a mixture of free (MKV) UHD video player, music player, AirPlay & DLNA enabled media streamer and online downloader.

macOS[edit]

  • MediaCloud Mac v2, UPnP Audio/Video Player & Control Point.
  • Songbook Mac, UPnP Control Point.
  • OPlayer, media player that has a built-in UPnP-client.
  • JRiver Media Center, a media player/organizer with a DLNA/UPnP server, controller, and renderer, including conversion.
  • AirBeamTV, a company who builds screen mirroring apps for Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony and Philips TVs based on the UPnP renderer in the TV, the Mac acts as the UPnP server as well as the UPnP control point.
  • 5KPlayer, a mixture of free (MKV) UHD video player, music player, AirPlay & DLNA enabled media streamer and online downloader.

Symbian[edit]

Windows Phone[edit]

Other[edit]

UPnP player/client hardware[edit]

  • PlayStation 3 Sony games console from home screen
  • PlayStation Vita Sony handheld games console from home screen
  • Sony TVs, DVD/Blu-ray Player, Google TV Box and Network Media Players with DLNA certification
  • Samsung smart TV
  • Roku Media Player on Roku Players and smart TVs
  • Panasonic Smart Viera TV
  • Philips[9] 4000,[10] 5000,[11] 6000,[12] 7000,[13] 8000 and[14] 9000 LCD-LED series with DLNA interface
  • Xbox One Microsoft games console with DLNA certification (After October 2014 Update)
  • Xtreamer Digital Media Players

UPnP control point hardware[edit]

UPnP media render hardware[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  9. ^ a b 32PFL4907/F7 Philips 4000 series LED TV 32PFL4907 32" class/po - Philips Support
  10. ^ a b 50PFL5907/F7 Philips 5000 series LED-LCD TV 50PFL5907 50" class/po - Philips Support
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  12. ^ a b Philips 7000 series 46PFL7605H/12 - LED TV
  13. ^ a b Philips 8000 LED series 40PFL8664H/12 - LCD TV
  14. ^ a b Philips 9000 series 46PFL9705H/12 - LED TV
  15. ^ Easy MPD - 가장 쉬운 Network Music Server
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