FIfigmert·Jul 28, 2024Submission
Miraclecast – Miracast (WiFi Display) Implementation
56 points · Open discussionalbfan
miraclecast
C2018–2024
albfan / miraclecast
miraclecast
Connect external monitors to your system via Wifi-Display specification also known as Miracast
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Connect external monitors to your system via Wifi-Display specification also known as Miracast
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7 sourcesKick ass to see progress continuing on this great Miracast implementation (Miraclecast). It seems to have been one of the ongoing sticking points that Linux just never quite got going, in spite of a couple tries.
It's unfortunate the industry as a whole never really got their stuff together on this- while I like the thicker client model that, say, a Chromecast has for many reasons (not trying to stream media live is a win), having streaming media as a baseline tech seems straightforwardly sensible & universal, and we probably would have advanced wifi & streaming considerably if this had started seeing wider adoption. It was a reasonable enough wireless-cable-substitute.
There's a PR for getting Miraclecast working as a source for external displays, which would be a great addition. https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast/pull/455
In MiracleCast – Wifi-Display/Miracast ImplementationMiracleCast – Wifi-Display/Miracast Implementation
151 points · Open discussionChromecast is completely closed-source, I'd argue against buying into that ecosystem.
Nymphcast [1] is an alternative, but wouldn't be compatible with existing clients, since the protocol is different.
Miraclecast [2] is an implementation of miracast/wi-fi display that runs on Linux. There is also a myriad of alternatives: vnc, raspicast, etc.
Leapcast [3] used to be an implementation of what you want (while using chrome as a black box).
There are some implementations of airplay servers.
And lastly, a lot of media players implement some way of playing on one another (vlc, kodi, jellyfin, plex).
Funnily, you might just be interested in UPNP and DLNA. Support for these is quite robust, but it tends to disappear on newer devices (to the benefit of proprietary solutions like chromecast and airplay).
[1]: http://nyanko.ws/product_nymphcast.php
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https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast might be an interesting alternative, based on the widespread Miracast standard. No idea how up-to-daye that codebase is, though.
In NymphCast – Open-source Chromecast Alternativesorry to somewhat hijack this thread, but does anyone know a way to stream from linux to a miracast target?
I have a fire stick that I believe supports miracast, and periodically check if there is linux software that will allow me to stream as a source.
Last time I checked miraclecast[0] seemed to be somewhat broken. Has anyone had any luck?
[0] https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast
In Show HN: Control Chromecasts from LinuxThere's a 'MiracleCast' implementation for Linux. I'm not sure how mature it is but it aims to stream to and from your desktop.
https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast
In Show HN: Gnomecast – A Linux Chromecast GUI with transcoding and subtitles