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PlayOnDlna vs Go2TV: catalog facts
PlayOnDlna	Go2TV
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Android	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Plays online videos ad-free on DLNA devices Works through Android's share menu	Supports both DLNA/UPnP and Chromecast Optional FFmpeg transcoding for unsupported formats
Android only Needs a DLNA-capable player on the same local network	Transcoding requires FFmpeg Casts individual files rather than managing a library
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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