Universal Media Server for Mac is a multimedia server tool designed for Mac users. The official version of Universal Media Server for Mac can stream content to a wide range of devices on your network, including laptops, gaming consoles, tablets, and smartphones. It is powered by technologies such as FFmpeg, MEncoder, tsMuxeR, and MediaInfo, combining their capabilities to support an extensive range of media formats.
Software Features
Like most media servers, Universal Media Server is built upon pre-existing software—specifically, the PS3 Media Server. By interacting with computers and devices that are compatible with the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard, it enables seamless content streaming across various devices such as laptops, consoles, tablets, and phones connected to the same network. If you prefer not to use your computer in this way, you can even store all your favorite media on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device and use that as the server.
Today, there are many ways to share media over a network that includes phones, computers, and TVs—some of which require paid services like Google® Chromecast®. However, a home media server like Universal Media Server is not a third-party cloud service. It gives you complete control over your digital content. Whether you're organizing personal videos and music, managing commercial media, or simply storing and streaming files, Universal Media Server is a powerful and versatile solution.
Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant application based on PS3 Media Server, allowing you to share and stream audio, video, and images. It enables the transfer of any type of audio or video file to any DLNA-compatible device.
It works across all major operating systems—macOS, Windows®, and Linux. It can stream or transcode audio, video, and image files with minimal configuration required. Powered by tools including FFmpeg, tsMuxeR, MediaInfo, OpenSubtitles, and VLC, just to name a few, it offers broad support for numerous media formats.
Software Advantages
- Functions like most media servers but with enhanced compatibility and flexibility
- Communicates with machines that support the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard
- Supports content streaming over a wide variety of networks
- Provides full control over your digital media content
- Built on the foundation of PS3 Media Server, enabling easy sharing of music and video
Supported Devices
Universal Media Server is compatible with over 50 different devices, including:
- Apple iPad
- Apple iPod
- Google Android devices
- Panasonic TVs
- Philips TVs
- Sony Blu-ray players
- Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)
- Sony PlayStation Vita
- Sony TVs
- Apple iPhone
- ASUS O!Play
- Boxee
- Panasonic audio systems
- Realtek media players
- Philips Streamium
- Pioneer Kuro
- Sharp TVs
- Samsung smartphones
- Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4)
- Sony smartphones