For many years, I’ve used the excellent https://airvideo.app - it has a free little server component that runs on a Mac and a paid for iOS app that lets you watch on the device or stream to Chromecast or Apple TV.
I wanted to give my kids access to my ripped movie collection, but the app seems to have gone missing from the (UK) Appstore - and the developers aren’t answering e-mail.
So. Here’s what I’d like.
Something that will show me the contents of my folder of video files on my Mac and let me stream to my TV.
I’ve had a look at
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Plex Hugely overly complex - tries to be an entire media manager for everything in the world
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VLC Streamer By HobbyistSoftware. Kinda OK, but seems to take up about 300% of my M1 iMac CPU and is a bit clunky.
Any other recommendations?
The IOS app is written by the same company who wrote the Air Video HD, so it seems likely.