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Stream What You Hear
Stream What You Hear · founded 2012
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Free and open source · Windows application
Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
On the record
- Audio formats
- Audio can be streamed as MP3 or uncompressed PCM/L16, depending on the playback device’s capabilities.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Bluetooth limitation
- SWYH does not stream over Bluetooth; it uses UPnP/DLNA over the local network.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Creator
- The maker identifies Sébastien Warin as SWYH’s creator and maintainer.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Current beta status
- The maker lists SWYH 2.0.0-beta.30 as a pre-release and cautions that it may contain bugs.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- DLNA discovery
- It discovers compatible UPnP/DLNA Media Renderers on the local network and can start streaming to them from the app.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- HTTP streams
- SWYH exposes direct HTTP stream URLs that compatible players and devices can open.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Latency
- DLNA renderers buffer network audio, so delay depends mostly on the receiving device and cannot always be eliminated by SWYH.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Local network requirement
- The PC and playback device must be connected to the same local network for the documented setup.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Project history
- The project began in 2012, became open source in 2015, and was rebuilt as SWYH 2 in 2026.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SWYH captures audio playing on a Windows PC and streams it to compatible TVs, amplifiers, speakers, and media players.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Recording
- The Record page saves audio playing on the PC to an MP3 file and shows live audio levels and recording duration.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Renderer and player behavior
- A Media Renderer can be discovered and remotely controlled by SWYH, while playback on a Media Player must be started from that device.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Stable release
- The download page identifies SWYH 1.5.0, published 19 May 2020, as the latest stable release.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users to GitHub issues for help and asks them to include the SWYH version, Windows version, and playback device.streamwhatyouhear.com · read 12 Oct 2026
