# xfangfang/Macast

Macast is a cross-platform application which using mpv as DLNA Media Renderer.

Repository: https://github.com/xfangfang/Macast
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/macast
Homepage: https://xfangfang.github.io/Macast/
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: mpv, dlna, media-renderer, upnp, upnp-renderer, macos, windows, linux
Last push: 2023-01-26T06:08:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1918, "days_push": 1315, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6919, forks 446 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:51.388455+00:00)

## What it is
Macast is a cross-platform menu bar application that turns your computer into a DLNA Media Renderer using mpv as the playback engine. It lets users push videos, pictures, and music from mobile phones or other DLNA clients to their desktop.

## Use cases
- cast videos from my phone to my computer
- use my desktop as a DLNA media renderer
- play music from a mobile DLNA app on my PC
- receive screen media pushes over UPnP
- use IINA or PotPlayer as a DLNA renderer

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source DLNA renderer on macOS, Windows, or Linux
- you prefer mpv or want to plug in third-party players like IINA or PotPlayer
- you need a lightweight menu bar app rather than a full media server

## When to avoid
- you need a full DLNA media server to share a library rather than a renderer
- you need Chromecast or AirPlay support instead of DLNA
- you need actively maintained software with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, video-processing, audio-processing, image-processing, plugin-system, networking
- domain: media, cross-platform, desktop-applications, networking
- platform: windows, python
- tags: dlna, upnp, media-renderer, mpv, screen-casting, menubar-app, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- xfangfang/Macast (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:51.388455+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:41:26.245231+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xfangfang/Macast (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:51.388455+00:00, sha 51eb717f4b13)
  - homepage: https://xfangfang.github.io/Macast/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:37:16.475559+00:00, sha a9e2837ad15a)
  - site_page: http://www.xfangfang.cn/Macast/docs/Development.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:37:16.480316+00:00, sha 3ce34c34f5c3)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/macast/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:37:16.483647+00:00, sha c2bce357f4d6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.