philippe44/AirConnect
Use AirPlay to stream to UPnP/Sonos & Chromecast devices observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 14
- age_days: 3313
- days_rel: 25
- days_push: 25
- n_releases_24m: 8
Adoption not part of the score
4170 stars · 251 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
AirConnect is a bridge application that discovers UPnP/Sonos and Chromecast audio players on a local network and exposes them as virtual AirPlay devices. It proxies audio from AirPlay sources like iPhones, iPads, and iTunes to those players, with optional re-encoding to mp3, aac, or flac.
Use cases
- stream audio from iPhone to Sonos speakers via AirPlay
- make Chromecast devices appear as AirPlay targets
- send AirPlay audio to UPnP/DLNA players
- run an AirPlay bridge on a Raspberry Pi
- cast Apple Music from a Mac to non-Apple speakers
- add AirPlay support to legacy network audio devices
When to choose
- you have AirPlay sources but UPnP/Sonos or Chromecast speakers
- you want a self-hosted bridge running on any always-on machine
- you need broad platform support including ARM devices and NAS hardware
When to avoid
- you need video AirPlay rather than audio-only streaming
- you want a polished GUI product rather than a config-file-driven daemon
- your players already natively support AirPlay
Facets
application · maturity active
audio-processing networking middleware media self-hosted networking windows cross-platform self-hosted airplay upnp dlna sonos chromecast audio-streaming bridge raspberry-pi audio linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/philippe44/AirConnect · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0e1b634cf5a3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| philippe44/AirConnect | main | 97 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="philippe44/AirConnect")
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