StreamToMe, our top choice for streaming and live converting video on Mac OS X, is an easy choice for the category because it is, essentially, the only choice. But with its great performance, wide video and audio format support, and $0 price tag, it will likely beat out any competition that may someday come along.

Platform: Mac OS X
Price: Free

Features

• Stream video and audio from your home server to any other Mac with any internet connection.
• AirPlay support.
• Supports MP4, AVI, MOV, FLV, MPG, MKV, MP3, AAC, WMA, WMV, and more formats.

Where It Excels

StreamToMe simply and easily streams your video and audio files from one Mac to another, converting anything on-the-fly when necessary. This means there's no need to worry about format compatibility or the data size of your file/the speed of your connection. StreamToMe will simply compress the video as it streams it so it can do so without choking on the high amounts of data. It's incredibly simple to use once you have it set up. You just run the ServeToMe app on the computer with all your video (best if it's a fast one) and then connect it to the StreamToMe app running on your Mac. (StreamToMe started off as an iOS app, so you can, of course, also stream to your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.) Once you're all set up and running you can simply choose the video file you want to watch and StreamToMe will stream it to your Mac. It's very easy to use, fantastic for viewing your videos remotely, and completely free (for Mac—the iOS version costs $3).

Where It Falls Short

StreamToMe has two main disadvantages. First, the interface is virtually identical to the app made for the iPad, so it feels a little unusual in the space of Mac OS X. Second, when running the server it's necessary to forward ports on your router to that server. While this is easy to learn how to do (we can teach you), it would be ideal if the app were able to bypass this problem. Nonetheless, these two issues are minor and completely tolerable when compared to all the great things you get with this wonderful, free app.

The Competition

There really isn't any competition at the moment, as StreamToMe is the only app of its type for the Mac platform. There are other apps that provide similar functionality, but to our knowledge there is nothing else quite like it. Your only other real option is (Free). Although it is primarily a video playback app, it also has conversion and streaming capabilities. Engadget has a guide on streaming just about anything, which demonstrates your options. It's not nearly as straightforward and reliable as StreamToMe, but it's another choice available to you.

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