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Install airserver with Homebrew Cask

Screen mirroring receiver. Version 7.3.3 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install --cask airserver

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

Screen mirroring receiver

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

AirServer is a proprietary screen-mirroring receiver application that turns a Mac or PC into a receiver for phones, tablets, and computers using protocols such as AirPlay, Google Cast, and Miracast.

Project history

AirServer launched for Mac during the early AirPlay era in 2011. The vendor reported twelve updates within six weeks by June 2011, followed by AirServer 3.0 with iOS 5 and OS X Lion support in October 2011. Subsequent editions broadened the product from an AirPlay receiver into a multi-protocol receiver spanning AirPlay, Google Cast, and Miracast.

Adoption history

AirServer was adopted early in AirPlay's life as a way to turn existing Macs into receivers. Official 2011 posts describe rapid update cycles, user feedback, localization, classroom use, multiple-display support, password protection, and compatibility across old and new Mac releases. It later expanded to Windows and added support for Miracast and Google Cast alongside AirPlay.

How it is used

Users install AirServer on the receiving Mac, activate and configure it, then select that computer from a compatible sender's screen-mirroring or casting interface. Common uses include presentations, classrooms, demonstrations, recording, and receiving media without dedicated receiver hardware.

Why package nerds care

AirServer is significant to package enthusiasts as a long-lived proprietary protocol bridge: software can turn a general-purpose computer into the kind of wireless receiver otherwise supplied by dedicated hardware. Its long compatibility history also illustrates the maintenance burden of tracking proprietary casting protocols and operating-system changes.

Timeline

  • 2011: AirServer launched for Mac during the early AirPlay era.
  • 2011-06: AirServer 2.2 added iOS 5 and 24-bit audio support.
  • 2011-10-10: AirServer 3.0 added enhanced iOS 5 and OS X Lion support.
  • 2020: Mac releases added notarization and updated Google Cast support.
  • 2026-05: AirServer 7.3 added native Apple Silicon support.

Related projects

  • Apple AirPlay is the protocol ecosystem around which AirServer originated.
  • Google Cast and Miracast are supported by later AirServer editions.
  • AirServer Connect is the vendor's dedicated receiver-hardware line.

Sources

  • Official Mac release notes: https://support.airserver.com/support/solutions/articles/43000516020-airserver-for-mac-release-notes
  • Official press archive: https://www.airserver.com/Press
  • Official product page: https://www.airserver.com/

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for airserver. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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executables

Installed executables

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No executable data was present.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04
manager version7.3.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://www.airserver.com/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.airserver.com/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:airserver
Version7.3.3
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/airserver
Homepagehttps://www.airserver.com/
Upstream docshttps://www.airserver.com/
Source archivehttps://dl.airserver.com/mac/AirServer-7.3.3.dmg
SHA-256e8a6ecd95e5ce8fa1ec92e6107c737e7c3c3ef5eaff6f32cadf1ffa7515faeb0
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenairserver
Names
  • AirServer
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • airparrotLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: display, media, mirroring, screen, screen-mirroring.
  • airtameLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: display, media, screen, wireless, wireless-display.
  • shairport-syncLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: media, receiver.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

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  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment
  • pkgdb category and tag curation