RPiPlay vs addon-aircast

RPiPlay

An open-source AirPlay mirroring server for the Raspberry Pi. Supports iOS 9 and up. (by FD-)

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addon-aircast

AirCast - Home Assistant Community Add-ons (by hassio-addons)

home-assistant Airplay Chromecast Bridge Homeassistant Addon Addons

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RPiPlay		addon-aircast
	Project
21	Mentions	3
4,832	Stars	291
-	Growth	2.4%
0.0	Activity	6.7
about 1 year ago	Latest Commit	about 1 month ago
C++	Language	Jinja
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	MIT License

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RPiPlay

Posts with mentions or reviews of RPiPlay. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-26.

Tried using RPiPlay on Pi 3B+, Avahi issues
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 23 Jan 2023

After following all the instruction on the RPiPlay github, I seem to have been able to build RPiPlay on my Pi. This is what I did:
Using PiKVM to remote access a mobile device (Android/iPhone etc.)
1 project | /r/pikvm | 5 Jan 2023

I would be a dream if PiKVM can implement an AirPlay mirroring server like https://github.com/FD-/RPiPlay.
PipeWire 0.3.60
1 project | /r/linux | 11 Nov 2022
KVMD 3.151: iOS mouse buttons and mobile keyboard
1 project | /r/pikvm | 7 Oct 2022
Airplay 2 with Alexa
2 projects | /r/homebridge | 26 Feb 2022

RPiPlay? https://github.com/FD-/RPiPlay
Show HN: RootMy.TV
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Jan 2022

Nice, I’d love to install software such as rpiplay [0] to mirror my iOS device, also would be nice to maybe gain some kind of low-latency wireless Linux-compatible screen share server.
[0] https://github.com/FD-/RPiPlay
Need help with streamer
1 project | /r/raspberryDIY | 5 Dec 2021
An open-source implementation of an AirPlay mirroring server for the Raspberry Pi. The goal is to make it run smoothly even on a Raspberry Pi Zero.
1 project | /r/RASPBERRY_PI_PROJECTS | 13 Oct 2021

1 project | /r/raspberry_pi | 13 Oct 2021
Use Raspberry Pi as Airplay server to screen mirror on TVs, monitors, projectors
2 projects | /r/RASPBERRY_PI_PROJECTS | 12 Oct 2021

How is this an improvement over https://github.com/FD-/RPiPlay.git ?

addon-aircast

Posts with mentions or reviews of addon-aircast. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-23.

Cast sound from obscure ios apps to chromecast with google tv?
2 projects | /r/Chromecast | 23 Jul 2022
Use Raspberry Pi as Airplay server to screen mirror on TVs, monitors, projectors
9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Oct 2021

Related: If you use Home Assistant and have Chromecast devices, the AirCast addon will allow you to use AirPlay to send something to a Chromecast device.
https://github.com/hassio-addons/addon-aircast
Stream Audio From Mobile To Google Home Mini
1 project | /r/homeassistant | 30 Dec 2020

We use this - https://github.com/hassio-addons/addon-aircast - to use airplay to cast from our iPhones to our Nest Mini. Works great!

What are some alternatives?

When comparing RPiPlay and addon-aircast you can also consider the following projects:

balena-rpiplay - Turn a Raspberry Pi into an Airplay server using RPiPlay to enable screen mirroring on tvs, monitors and projectors.

AirConnect - Use AirPlay to stream to UPnP/Sonos & Chromecast devices

open-airplay - A collection of libraries for Apple's AirPlay protocol

docker-cups-airprint - A standalone CUPS and Avahi (mDNS/Bonjour) server, exposing local printers on AirPrint for iOS devices

balena-sound - Build a single or multi-room streamer for an existing audio device using a Raspberry Pi! Supports Bluetooth, Airplay and Spotify Connect

addon-portainer - Portainer - Home Assistant Community Add-ons

owntone-server - Linux/FreeBSD DAAP (iTunes) and MPD media server with support for AirPlay 1 and 2 speakers (multiroom), Apple Remote (and compatibles), Chromecast, Spotify and internet radio.

shairport-sync - AirPlay and AirPlay 2 audio player

addon-tailscale - Tailscale - Home Assistant Community Add-ons