Turn your Android device into wireless headphones / wireless speaker
3.34·13,930 reviews·1,000,000+ downloads
About SoundWire - Audio Streaming
SoundWire - Audio Streaming is a music & audio app developed by GeorgieLabs.
Download Statistics
SoundWire - Audio Streaming has been downloaded 4.8 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 13 thousand times.
User Ratings
SoundWire - Audio Streaming is rated 3.34 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 14 thousand ratings.
App Information
SoundWire - Audio Streaming is FREE to download. The APK download size is 4.78 MB. The latest version available is 3.2. The last update was on September 12, 2025.
Technical Requirements
SoundWire - Audio Streaming requires Android 4.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play October 2011.
Description
This is the SoundWire free version. SoundWire lets you stream any music or audio ("what you hear now") from your Windows or Linux PC to your Android mobile devices. Use it as: - A remote speaker or wireless headphones - A way to listen to music and movies from your computer anywhere around your house, or further over cell networks - A wireless extension of live audio from your PC-based music system
SoundWire does audio mirroring (audio cast). You can use any music player on your PC or laptop like Spotify, YouTube, or iTunes and stream the live sound over WiFi directly to your Android device.
SoundWire has low latency (audio delay), which means it can even be used to listen to the soundtrack of a movie or YouTube video while you watch (**Note you must adjust the buffer size in app settings for low latency). There are other uses too... SoundWire can work as a baby monitor or listening device with a computer such as a netbook that has a built-in microphone. Hook up turntables to your computer's line input and stream a live DJ set to another part of the house over WiFi, or anywhere else over 3G/4G (additional network setup may be needed for 3G/4G).
Before using SoundWire on your Android device you must install and run the SoundWire Server application on the Windows/Linux PC or laptop which is your source of music, web audio streaming, or other sounds. Raspberry Pi is also supported. Download the server at https://georgielabs.net (do NOT obtain the server from any other web site).
Features - Live audio capture and streaming - Excellent sound quality (44.1 / 48 kHz stereo 16-bit, PCM or Opus compression) - True low latency (unlike AirPlay, Airfoil) - Easy to use - Compression option greatly reduces network usage - Stream audio from PC to PC running x86 virtualized app (Linux/Windows) - Runs on all Android versions back to 1.5, put your old phone to good use
The free version of the app identifies itself by voice every 45 minutes and displays ads. There is a 10 minute compression trial in the free version. The full version enables unlimited Opus audio compression, can handle multiple clients, and has no ads or voice identification. It also has a special Pro Mode to set and display buffer latency precisely in milliseconds. Please consider purchasing the full version of SoundWire if you'd like to support the developer. Android TV: SoundWire will work on most Android TV devices but needs to be sideloaded. After that it will update normally through Google Play.
If you have trouble remember that most issues like dropouts and trouble connecting are related to your WiFi network. The most common reason for connection problems is incorrect firewall settings at the PC or router. For more information and troubleshooting guide see the SoundWire documentation at https://georgielabs.net/SoundWireHelp.html Please contact support at soundwire@georgielabs.net before leaving a bad review.
SoundWire Google Play icon by Jet Markov courtesy of Jeremiah Strong.
Recent changes: Updated for Android 16 and edge-to-edge. Made app quit completely on "back" while not connected. Updated launcher icon. Various small UI and bug fixes.
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Comments on SoundWire - Audio Streaming for Android
★★★★★The Pragas· Nov 8, 2024
Very helpful! My computer doesn't have any audio (yet) and this app streams the sound from my computer to my phone.
★★★★★MeowingInsanely· Oct 2, 2024
I mean it does the job ;^^ especially if ur headphones broke & ur PC doesn't have Bluetooth. But yeah I agree with the critical comments saying about the small jarring buy the premium version ad & the more or less latency (which probably depends on your Wi-Fi & phone connection anyway) :)
★★★★★Belay Mulat· Mar 3, 2025
This has a very low latency; it's a great app.
★☆☆☆☆Marton Hegedus· Jun 20, 2026
Unable to connect the LAN Ip, always priorize the tail scale vpn address, however I closed the tail scale ... useless in this form..., please develop...
★☆☆☆☆James van Scoyoc· Dec 28, 2024
I couldn't even try out the app because I couldn't download the server to my PC. It's not in the MS store (red flag #1), and when you browse for a site to download the server, you do get a link to a site that will apparently let you download the Sound wire Server. But when you try the download, all you get is a suspicious browser called Wave Browser (red flags #2 - 9999999). I actually thought Malware bytes was being fussy, but I see now it wasn't. "Wave Browser" has a bad rep.
★☆☆☆☆adam rizzy· Oct 23, 2025
My pc don't have sound, so I try this app, and first it connected and second time it can't connect 😞
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