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

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Yaacc (5@1) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-04-06 Github
1AMC (4.6@145) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-05-07 Kodi fork
BubbleUPnP for DLNA / Chromecast / Smart TV (4.4@64,819) Ǥ 16 1 / BubbleUPnP UPnP/DLNA License (4.2@9,341; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 3/2014; Video Howto 12/2017
WBMC 18.1 - Wonderbox.tv ® Media Centre (4.4@507) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Kodi fork
Kodi (4.2@294,526) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Kore, Official Remote for Kodi (4.3@16,988) 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
SPMC (4@4,677) 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@132) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-10-14
SoftMedia AirShare (3.6@323) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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

DLNA Server

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Pixel Media Server - DMS (4.2@3,306) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-03-12
[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@26,170) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Neutron Music Player (4.5@17,630; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Review 11/2016; tons of formats supported; DLNA server; can also cast to DLNA renderers
Panasonic Music Streaming (4@229) 16 2
Flipps – Movies, Music & News (3.9@37,836) Ǥ 17 4 LastUpdate: 2018-06-09 Video Demo 3/2014
Direct Cast Lite (3.9@47) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-27
AllCast (3.7@113,055) Ǥ 19 19 Vorstellung 2/2014
Toaster Cast DLNA UPnP Player (3.7@10,131) Ǥ 19 4 LastUpdate: 2016-06-12
Media Server (3.6@10,855) Ǥ 15 12 / Media Server Pro (3@569; ~EUR 5.50) Ǥ 12 1

DLNA Clients

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X-plore File Manager (4.5@198,692) Ǥ 21 2 Vorstellung 4/2014; Video Howto 11/2016; incl. DLNA explorer; Phone & Tablet optimized
MediaMonkey (4.4@23,362) Ǥ 20 3 / MediaMonkey Pro (4.7@2,640; ~EUR 5.00) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Intro 4/2014; Video Intro 12/2017; Folderplay, organize, DLNA client
Hi-Fi Cast - Music Player (4.4@6,468) Ǥ 11 5
HiBy Music (4.3@5,726) 28 11
Nova Video Player (4.3@2,374) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Vorstellung 2/2019 | 8/2020; many formats, subtitles, 3D, local + network incl. DLNA
Movian (4.3@525) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-09-03 Github
Neutron Music Player (Eval) (4@26,170) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Neutron Music Player (4.5@17,630; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Review 11/2016; tons of formats supported; DLNA server; can also cast to DLNA renderers
DMS Explorer (DLNA Player) (3.8@535) 6 3 Github
Slick UPnP (3.8@532) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-02-27 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 (3.5@668) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-03 / AirReceiver (3.8@430; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Hot Player - UPnP/DLNA Player (3.5@167) Ǥ 12 18
Beehive DLNA — Client for viewing video (3.4@61) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-11-18
AllCast Receiver (2.8@3,993) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-17 Intro 5/2014; Vorstellung 5/2014

DLNA Control Points

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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@54,083) Ǥ 12 13
Server Cast | Videos to Chromecast/DLNA/Roku/+ (4@15,284) Ǥ 13 11 LastUpdate: 2018-06-22
Nero Streaming Player | Connect phone to Smart TV (4@3,208) Ǥ 13 2 / Nero Receiver | Enable streaming for your Phone (3.4@434) Ǥ 10 3
LocalCast for Chromecast/Android TV/Roku/Fire TV (3.9@153,734) Ǥ 18 13
DMS Explorer (DLNA Player) (3.8@535) 6 3 Github
SURE - Smart Home and TV Universal Remote (3.6@230,981) Ǥ 23 26 Alexa built-in
AirPinCast - DLNA/UPnP Sender (3.5@1,508) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Mezzmo (Trial) (3.5@201) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Mezzmo (4.2@168; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Video & TV Cast for DLNA Player: UPnP Movie Mirror (3.1@2,416) Ǥ 11 7
STB SmartClient (2.6@730) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-28

Various other DLNA apps

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WPS Office - Free Office Suite for Word,PDF,Excel (4.6@2,659,067) Ǥ 23 12 / WPS Office Lite (4.2@191,877) Ǥ 25 9 Test 11/2014; MS formats only; can cast to DLNA
Web Video Cast | Browser to TV/Chromecast/Roku/+ (4.6@484,920) Ǥ 18 10
Wiseplay (4.5@61,220) Ǥ 20 11
doubleTwist Music & Podcast Player with Sync (4.3@183,941) Ǥ 17 3 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@32,770) Ǥ 20 7
CoCoCast - Cast Video To TV / ChromeCast, DLNA (4@815) Ǥ 35 12
mconnect Player Lite – Google Cast & DLNA/UPnP (4@440) Ǥ 15 3 / mconnect Player – Google Cast & DLNA/UPnP (3.3@268; ~EUR 6.50) 13 1
KX Player (3.9@671) 12 1 LastUpdate: 2016-10-19
Tiny Cast Browser - Cast to Chromecast / DLNA (3.8@305) Ǥ 14 3
Samsung TV Remote 2020 (3.7@5,476) Ǥ 19 8
UPnP Monkey (3.7@472) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-21 control point, server, renderer
EZ-DMS DLNA (3.7@454) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
All Screen Video Cast Chromecast,DLNA,Roku,FireTV (3.5@19,153) Ǥ 12 9
Media Download Manager (3.4@307) Ǥ 15 4
Plain UPnP - UPnP / DLNA server and browser (3.3@89) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
BubbleUPnP (Audio Cast) (0@0) captures audio from most music apps for playing it to UPnP/DLNA and Chromecast devices; needs BubbleUPnP

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)

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