PlayOnDlna
PlayOnDlna is a free, open-source smart home app for Android. Play your media ad-free on DLNA players in your local network. It has 134 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
- Android
- Kotlin
- Smart home & IoT
- Actively maintained
About PlayOnDlna
Play your media ad-free on DLNA players such as Kodi and Smart TVs in your local network! Simply share a supported media link with PlayOnDlna. The app prepares compatible video or audio and streams it directly to your selected player. Supported sources include YouTube, YMusic, PeerTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and media.ccc.de. More Choice Enjoy media from your favorite platforms in one simple app. Video and Audio PlayOnDlna prepares compatible media, cover artwork, and subtitles for your DLNA player. Playlists That Just Work Enjoy continuous playback even when your player has no native playlist support.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds PlayOnDlna from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is PlayOnDlna?
PlayOnDlna is a free, open-source smart home app for Android. Play your media ad-free on DLNA players in your local network. It has 134 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
Is PlayOnDlna free and open source?
Yes. PlayOnDlna's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install PlayOnDlna?
You can install PlayOnDlna from F-Droid (package io.github.scovillo.playondlna); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 1.16).
Is PlayOnDlna still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 26, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 27, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.