mStream syncs and streams a personal music library between devices through a self-hosted server.
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DMS vs Vlc
How do DMS and Vlc compare? Here are the facts side by side: pricing, platforms, open-source status and what each one is for.
| Directory detail | DMS | Vlc |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Serve files from a directory over UPnP DLNA with DMS, a media server that includes basic video transcoding. | VLC plays multimedia files, discs, streams, and devices, and can also convert, encode, and stream media. |
| Website | ||
| Type | Open-source project | Open-source project |
| Topic | ||
| Pricing | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Platforms | Android | Not recorded |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Language | English | English |
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