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philippe44/AirConnect

Use AirPlay to stream to UPnP/Sonos & Chromecast devices observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/philippe44/AirConnect · C · NOASSERTION (other) 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

Full methodology

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

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
philippe44/AirConnectmain97

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