NymphCast
Turn your choice of Linux-capable hardware into an audio and video source for a television or powered speakers (alternative to Chromecast).
- Media Servers
- C
- BSD-3-Clause
- Maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 2,560
- Forks
- 83
- Open issues
- 23
- Commits, last 12 months
- 14
- Last commit
- Jan 10, 2026
- Latest release
- v0.2-alpha0Nov 9, 2024
- Created
- Feb 7, 2019
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About NymphCast
Turn your choice of Linux-capable hardware into an audio and video source for a television or powered speakers (alternative to Chromecast). NymphCast is open source under the BSD-3-Clause license and written mainly in C, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 2,560 stars and 83 forks on GitHub, with 14 commits over the last year. It installs natively rather than through an official Docker image, so plan for a short manual setup.
Topics
- streaming
- nymphcast-server
- audio
- audio-player
- video-player
- audio-streaming
- video-streaming
- angelscript
- casting
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What is NymphCast?
NymphCast is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Media Servers category. Turn your choice of Linux-capable hardware into an audio and video source for a television or powered speakers (alternative to Chromecast). The source code lives at github.com/MayaPosch/NymphCast, where it has 2,560 stars.
Is NymphCast free and open source?
Yes. NymphCast is open-source software released under the BSD-3-Clause license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run NymphCast with Docker?
NymphCast does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (C++), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to NymphCast?
Popular open-source alternatives to NymphCast include Jellyfin, SRS and Invidious.
Is NymphCast actively maintained?
The most recent commit to NymphCast was on Jan 10, 2026 with 14 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v0.2-alpha0, published Nov 9, 2024. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.