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Stream What You Hear vs swyh-rs: catalog facts
Stream What You Hear	swyh-rs
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows	Windows, Linux
Streams any audio playing on the PC, not just files Finds UPnP/DLNA renderers and starts playback in one click	Sends any desktop audio to DLNA and UPnP renderers Written in Rust and actively maintained
Windows only Needs a UPnP/DLNA-compatible device or player to receive the stream	Only works with DLNA or UPnP capable receivers Network streaming adds some latency
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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