DLNA / uPnP Server and Clients

DLNA stands for the Digital Living Network Alliance – and in this context for sharing of MultiMedia contents in networks. Which includes a.o.

Playing music and videos from DLNA servers iin your local LAN
Watching pictures stored on the same
Control those servers (play, pause, stop, select titles, …)
Offer content stored locally on your Android device to be streamed to other DLNA clients

Sure, not all of the following apps will offer all of the above features. But at least one ore more items should be expectable.

DLNA server and client all-in-ones

2020-08-07

1AMC (4.6@145) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-05-07 Kodi fork
WBMC 18.6 - Wonderbox.tv ® Media Centre (4.4@507) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Kodi fork
Kodi (4.2@286,712) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Kore, Official Remote for Kodi (4.3@16,566) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Kurzvorstellung 7/2015 | 8/2016; Github; Video Howto 12/2017 | 8/2018; Wiki; formerly known as XBMC / Github; Video Walk-Through 2/2018
BubbleUPnP for DLNA / Chromecast / Smart TV (4.1@58,747) Ǥ 16 1 / BubbleUPnP UPnP/DLNA License (4.3@8,895; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Ausführliche Vorstellung 9/2013; Vorstellung 3/2014; Video Howto 12/2017
SPMC (4@4,616) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-07 Video Intro 10/2018; Kodi fork
AllConnect - Play & Stream (3.9@63,403) Ǥ 11 2 LastUpdate: 2018-04-19
Media Anywhere (3.9@129) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-10-14
SoftMedia AirShare (3.5@321) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-16
DsCast Music Player - Chromecast, DLNA, NAS (3.5@190) Ǥ 9 3 LastUpdate: 2018-06-04
Avia Media Player (Chromecast) (3.1@16,258) Ǥ 14 4 LastUpdate: 2017-07-19
Yaacc (0@0) 10 Github

DLNA Server

2020-08-07

Pixel Media Server - DMS (4.2@3,306) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-03-12
Panasonic Music Streaming (4.2@208) 16 2 LastUpdate: 2018-08-27
[root] AirAudio - stream your music! (4.1@5,856) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ requires root
Neutron Music Player (Eval) (4@25,529) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Neutron Music Player (4.4@17,033; ~EUR 8.00) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Review 11/2016; tons of formats supported; DLNA server; can also cast to DLNA renderers
Direct Cast Lite (4@45) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-27 / Direct Cast Pro (4@179; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-07
Flipps - Movies, Music & News (3.9@37,836) Ǥ 21 4 LastUpdate: 2018-06-09 Video Demo 3/2014
Media Server (3.8@10,217) Ǥ 16 11 / Media Server Pro (2.8@562; ~EUR 5.50) Ǥ 11 2
AllCast (3.7@111,858) Ǥ 19 16 Vorstellung 2/2014
Toaster Cast DLNA UPnP Player (3.7@10,086) Ǥ 19 4 LastUpdate: 2016-06-12

DLNA Clients

2020-08-07

X-plore File Manager (4.5@189,692) Ǥ 18 2 Testbericht 10/2013; Vorstellung 4/2014; Video Howto 11/2016; Phone & Tablet optimized
Hi-Fi Cast - Music Player (4.5@5,690) Ǥ 11 5
MediaMonkey (4.4@22,237) Ǥ 18 3 / MediaMonkey Pro (3.9@1,941; ~EUR 5.00) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Intro 4/2014; Video Intro 12/2017; Folderplay, organize, DLNA client
HiBy Music (4.3@5,091) 25 11
Movian (4.3@525) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-09-03 Github
Nova Video Player (4.1@1,747) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; many formats, subtitles, 3D, local + network incl. DLNA
Neutron Music Player (Eval) (4@25,529) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Neutron Music Player (4.4@17,033; ~EUR 8.00) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Review 11/2016; tons of formats supported; DLNA server; can also cast to DLNA renderers
Slick UPnP (3.9@520) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-02-27 Github
DMS Explorer (DLNA Player) (3.8@441) Ǥ 6 2 Github
MediaHouse UPnP / DLNA Browser (3.6@9,644) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-02-09
AirPin(LITE) - AirPlay/DLNA Receiver (3.6@1,798) Ǥ 16 3
AirReceiverLite (3.6@624) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-03 / AirReceiver (3.6@402; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Beehive DLNA — Client for viewing video (3.6@52) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-11-18
Hot Player - UPnP/DLNA Player (3.5@165) Ǥ 12 28
AllCast Receiver (2.9@3,870) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-17 Intro 5/2014; Vorstellung 5/2014

DLNA Control Points

2020-07-23

A DLNA Control Point or Digital Media Controller (DMC) picks media from a DLNA server to play it on a DLNA client, playing the role of an intermediary.

Cast to TV: Chromecast, Roku, Fire TV, Xbox, IPTV (4.3@47,235) Ǥ 12 13
LocalCast for Chromecast/Roku/Apple TV/Fire TV (4.2@142,935) Ǥ 17 11
Nero Streaming Player | Connect phone to Smart TV (4.1@2,900) Ǥ 13 3 / Nero Receiver | Enable streaming for your Phone (3.6@412) Ǥ 8 3
Server Cast | Videos to Chromecast/DLNA/Roku/+ (4@13,949) Ǥ 13 11 LastUpdate: 2018-06-22
DMS Explorer (DLNA Player) (3.8@441) Ǥ 6 2 Github
SURE - Smart Home and TV Universal Remote (3.6@228,979) Ǥ 19 26 Alexa built-in
AirPinCast - DLNA/UPnP Sender (3.5@1,393) 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Mezzmo (Trial) (3.5@196) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Mezzmo (4.2@167; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Video & TV Cast | DLNA Player & UPnP Movie Mirror (2.9@2,197) Ǥ 10 7
STB SmartClient (2.6@656) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-28

Various other DLNA apps

2020-08-07

TrueCast (4.6@192) Ǥ 19 3 LastUpdate: 2016-02-25 DMR (Digital Media Renderer)
Web Video Cast | Browser to TV/Chromecast/Roku/+ (4.5@353,563) Ǥ 18 10
Wiseplay (4.5@57,323) Ǥ 22 11
WPS Office - Free Office Suite for Word,PDF,Excel (4.4@2,159,907) Ǥ 20 13 / WPS Office Lite (4.2@186,524) Ǥ 22 11 Test 11/2014; Testbericht 10/2013; Review 12/2013; MS formats only; can cast to DLNA
doubleTwist Music & Podcast Player with Sync (4.4@183,073) Ǥ 17 3 Testbericht 11/2013; Vorstellung 3/2014; Wikipedia (EN); Music & Podcast; can cast to DLNA/Airplay/Chromecast
Cast TV for Chromecast/Roku/Apple TV/Xbox/Fire TV (4.2@29,456) Ǥ 19 6
CoCoCast - Cast Video To TV / ChromeCast, DLNA (4@815) Ǥ 34 12
KX Player (3.9@671) 12 1 LastUpdate: 2016-10-19
Tiny Cast Browser - Cast to Chromecast / DLNA (3.9@278) Ǥ 14 3
EZ-DMS DLNA (3.8@389) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-05-15
UPnP Monkey (3.7@472) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-21 control point, server, renderer
mconnect Player Lite – Google Cast & DLNA/UPnP (3.7@390) Ǥ 15 3 / mconnect Player – Google Cast & DLNA/UPnP (3.6@206; ~EUR 6.50) 13 1
All Screen Video Cast Chromecast,DLNA,Roku,FireTV (3.6@18,541) Ǥ 12 9
Plain UPnP - UPnP / DLNA server and browser (3.3@62) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
TV Remote for Samsung 2020 (3.2@5,092) Ǥ 19 8
Media Download Manager (3.1@239) Ǥ 14 3

Further Readings:

Top 5 DLNA Streaming Apps für Android (5/2019)
10 of the Best DLNA Streaming Apps for Android (3/2019 - 9/2019)
DLNA for Android: Devices, Server, Tips, Tricks, and FAQs (6/2018)
Best AirPlay Apps For Android: Gettin' That Dream Stream (3/2014 - 2/2019)
Top 10 DLNA Streaming Apps For android (8/2013)

2020-08-08

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