使用 Homebrew Cask 安装 vlcstreamer

项目链接

• 主页
• 软件包管理器页面

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项目历史

Hobbyist Software developed VLC Streamer as a desktop-helper and mobile-app system for watching computer-hosted videos on iPhone and iPad devices. The helper uses VLC to convert source movies into an efficient Apple-oriented streaming format before sending them over the local network.

The project maintained separate Windows and macOS helpers, retained legacy builds for older operating systems, and published an unsupported community-provided Linux edition.

采用历史

Hobbyist Software distributed supported helper builds for macOS and Windows and also hosted an unsupported Linux helper contributed by the community. Its alternate-version archive preserves builds for older Windows and macOS releases.

使用方式

A user installs the helper on a computer, runs it on the same local network as the mobile device, selects a video, and begins watching after the helper has converted enough material to start streaming.

Streaming avoids copying the whole movie to the device, while an optional workflow can copy the converted movie for later offline viewing.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

VLC Streamer illustrates a common packaging pattern from the early mobile-streaming era: a desktop helper combined VLC-based conversion with discovery and delivery to a companion mobile application.

It is distinct from the VideoLAN VLC application despite relying on VLC for conversion and some playback tasks.

时间线

• Legacy era: Separate helper releases supported older Windows and macOS versions.
• Later distribution: Hobbyist Software retained an unsupported community-provided Linux helper alongside its supported desktop downloads.

Related projects

• VLC media player
• VLC Remote
• VLC Streamer mobile app

来源

• https://hobbyistsoftware.com/vlcstreamer
• https://hobbyistsoftware.com/vlcstreamer-stream
• https://hobbyistsoftware.com/vlcstreamer-versions