SoundWire

This is amazing and something I have been trying to do for years...stream the line-in input on my PC to my phone. In the past I have used things like Splashtop or even had streaming radio servers set up, but nothing worked or was simple/unobtrusive. Soundwire couldn't be easier. I had everything set up in 10 min and the sound is great. One request...Can we get an Alexa skill? If I can say, "Alexa, open Soundwire" and get the same feed from my PC, that could be life-changing.

It's hard not to sound like a shill writing positive reviews for apps, but this one really is great. With initial settings there's a delay of maybe a quarter second that makes watching videos on screen difficult, but changing the bitrate to 8K fixes this for me so any delay isn't noticable. I only have Sonos speakers on my desk and didn't want to buy computer speakers for the times I don't want to have my headphones on and I'm near the computer listening to something/watching video. This is a perfect solution for me.

I can't believe how well this works. Actually I expected really bad quality and delays considering I have bad internet and networks. This app saved me. Thank you! Keep up the good work!

It's alright but the paid version drops connection for a few seconds every 5 minutes or so. If I can play with settings and get it to work better Ill adjust the rating. I am sitting next to both phone and WiFi router so I know ita not on my end. Aside from that one major problem, the GUI for both server and app could use a facelift but it's functional.

Setup was easy. Easier than WiFi Speaker app which you had to input firewall boundaries. This does it for you. Make sure on same WiFi SSID. I tether through a laptop that feeds my router. through ICS. Make sure laptop is connected as WiFi too, but will not receive internet. Your internet will still work. Only issue is, trying to setup multi-room system. Two androids: ZTE Z981 ZMAX PRO and ZTE N861 Warp. I got them to sync twice changing buffer size at different sizes because them at the same wouldn't sync. Eventually a few minutes later they fall out of sync. Please Help. It's not a big issue atm, but when a party arrives would be nice to have music in each room instead of one system being turnt up all the way! So far good sound performance with paid verson. Will give 5 stars if issue is addressed. PC is Lenovo G50 cabled to Linksys EA6700 and all devices are in a 3 foot radius for testing Thanks, Jon G

This app is incredible, and i love it. The only problem is the transmission of signal is a little delayed, so when i watch movie from the, computer, the sound on my mobile is not sync. This is the only problem but overall, this app is amazing!

I expected no (or very little) compression between the device and client. On audio files with 320 bitrate or higher (think Spotify on high quality) there is a noticeable drop in quality, probably due to compression. Definitely a cool little app, but not for anyone who wants high-quality audio. I should note: my testing was done over a very high quality wifi connection, and the "compression" setting was turned off on the app.

Impressed! With tuning via the pro options, latency is unnoticeable! Solves my problem perfectly.

Great little app, made my phone into wireless headphones receiver, I can now watch movies on the big screen when everyone os asleep, and have great sound :-) nice

It's lagging a lot lately. I wasn't like that before

Super simple setup, flexible settings to cater to your use case, and a well-made desktop companion app.

Its great if you buy it. Otherwise no audio comprssion thus lag and terribe rhinfs

The second I tried this. I bought the app because I support good development. Keep it going!

Perfect companion for HTPC!

Very nice

The latency is really bad. No reason for this over WiFi, it's just audio. I can stream full HD video content from my computer to my phone, and transcode it on the fly, and I don't get the dropouts and latency issues that this audio app provides. Needs improvement.

This app works good, but the developer needs to understand that when you run more than 1 server and 1 media player it takes a toll on the computers RAM, and then slows down the computer. The app works good for remotely monitoring audio from your computer, and also for using it as a studio to transmitter or bluetooth audio transmitter link. You can use the multiple sound wire servers as your own personal digital radio system. I want him to do some special add ons such as memory presets and port number selections. It helps eliminate the need for AM and FM transmitters, and you can use this app with your bluetooth receiver to hear music or anything else from your stereo, boombox, and portable radio with bluetooth. There has been an update posted about the server that you use it with more than 1 audio source. With Windows it's easy. You have to learn more about it in the instructions. But for linux it's hard to do when you don't know linux shell programming. There are no simple instruction to do it with linux, but easy instructions for Windows.

For playing audio from my PC over WiFi to my Android phone (usually then through powered speakers in my kitchen) this is what I needed. I spent a long time looking for Android music player apps that could connect via Wi-Fi LAN to my PC and simply play random tracks out of my entire music selection or from a few chosen artists or albums. The few that are out there aren't very good and have a lot of deal-breakers. Finally it turns out it's so much easier to let the PC host not only the library but the player and playlist, and just run soundwire to stream the results to my phone. Solved! It does mean I have to go back to the PC to set up or change what's playing, but I had to go and turn it on anyway to get the music library on the network and I usually only think up one playlist per WiFi music session so that's fine. The Pro version of this is worth your $4 for cleanly solving this longstanding missing link.

Amazing app :) it serves what i need where i need basically a good means to listen audio from a remote pc however bluetooth isnt an optimal solution due to being in an area where could get out of range. This works perfectly and with the compression and buffer settings can get it near real time :) if needed.

The latency is way too high for wifi (802.11 ac in my case). Lossless streaming pcm should be very easy under a network that can handle about a gigabit a second, but it's been consistently skippy in several networks that I've tested it in. Other programs (that are higher bandwith as well) function well with below 60ms latency. I don't know why audio of all things can't be the same, I think it's just bad coding.

I use this app and the server program on my Windows 10 PC to create my own Old Time Radio station to listen to at night. Its as simple as adding OTR shows to Windows Media Player play list, starting the server program. Then just open the app on phone and tap on connect. It works great with TalkBack.

This is a simple and cost effective of way of wirelessly streaming PC audio. A very basic bluetooth setup would cost 10 times as much.

This really simple app does the job really well. There are additional options but it seems the default settings really well most of the time. This gives me the freedom to walk pretty much anywhere I get my house Wi-Fi and still be able to hear what I have playing on my computer.

Once they fix this very annoying and constant problem I'll give this app 5 stars

Cool app does exactly as the box says. With that said I would love it even more if I could stream mic audio back to the pc. Hint hint, diy wifi headset.

Not sure if the stability is software related or hardware related but it's rare and unnoticeable if you just listen to Link Park's 'In The End' on loop. Good app, I use it in work a lot since I have to get up from my computer and saves me switching earphones between my PC and phone. Especially during conference calls, I can go away from my computer when not needed so it's not just a thing for music/videos. I can stay alerted at all times through the building without needing to give people a direct connection to my phone in the workplace when I can hear the alerts. For additional control I would recommend pairing with chrome remote desktop. Which actually lead me to think it would be nice if this allowed you to tap in through your google account so you didn't need to be on the same network but it's not a reason I wouldn't buy it. Chopping is frustrating but one the one time payment, it's definitely worth upgrading to the paid version. With the additional settings, there are methods to reduce choppyness, so it's nice there there are built in workarounds.

I do not know how to use it as a mic, or is it only for sound stream to mobile

Fantastic app. I use it at home to play videogames while my girlfriend is watching TV. Also it great at work, to listen to YouTube and tutorials.

Works great for my needs (streaming audio to my phone from my desktop so I can listen to a movie playing on my tv through headphones).

The best of it's kind! Tried out a lot of other apps but this one is the cake! The latency is low and the quality great! Good Work!

Feature request: server without GUI to run it as system service

Does'nt work, latency is very high and the sound cuts

I love this app. Makes it very easy to turn my phone into speakers for essentially any application. There are plenty of settings to make sure it works just as you want too. Honestly, can't recommend this enough if you need to play audio from your computer to your phone. It also lets you record.

I came across this little gem when the onboard sound card failed on my PC. Turns out it makes perfect wireless headphones you can use anywhere!!! I'll be keeping this one. Nice little app even if your soundcard works just fine!

WHEN WE BUILD OUR OWN MACHINES POS PROGRAMS LIKE DRIVER FINDER INEVITABLY SCREW UP SOME DRIVES. NOTHING LIKE A COMPUTERTHAT WILL MAX OUT EVERY WINDOWS BENCHMARK ONLY IT ECOS AND SOUNDS HORRIBLE AFTER YOUR LAST (FIX) FROM DRIVER FINDER. AND WHEN YOU ENTERTAIN LIKE. I DO, YOU NEED SURROUND SOUND, AND THIS APP DID IT IN LIKE 2 MIN. THANKS, WELL WORTH THE 5 BUCKS ITHINK. HIGHLY RECOMENDED.

I have tried everything, portforward, power cycle, updates, this app use to work but now seems to flat out refuse. Not sure what the deal is at this point so im probably done with this app altogether, there must be an easier way than this.

Once they fix this very annoying and constant problem I'll give this app 5 stars

This is a great app to play from any PC to any android phone. Very cool

Had to change my review. Gotta get your settings just right. Also depends on your network. Good app

Why can't you send audio from your phone to your pc aswell?