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Purpose
SWYH captures audio playing on a Windows PC and streams it to compatible TVs, amplifiers, speakers, and media players.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
Free plan
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
Support
The maker directs users to GitHub issues for help and asks them to include the SWYH version, Windows version, and playback device.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
Founded
2012Read 28 Sep 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
Audio formats
Audio can be streamed as MP3 or uncompressed PCM/L16, depending on the playback device’s capabilities.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
Bluetooth limitation
SWYH does not stream over Bluetooth; it uses UPnP/DLNA over the local network.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
Creator
The maker identifies Sébastien Warin as SWYH’s creator and maintainer.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
Current beta status
The maker lists SWYH 2.0.0-beta.30 as a pre-release and cautions that it may contain bugs.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
DLNA discovery
It discovers compatible UPnP/DLNA Media Renderers on the local network and can start streaming to them from the app.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
HTTP streams
SWYH exposes direct HTTP stream URLs that compatible players and devices can open.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
Latency
DLNA renderers buffer network audio, so delay depends mostly on the receiving device and cannot always be eliminated by SWYH.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
Local network requirement
The PC and playback device must be connected to the same local network for the documented setup.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
Project history
The project began in 2012, became open source in 2015, and was rebuilt as SWYH 2 in 2026.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
Recording
The Record page saves audio playing on the PC to an MP3 file and shows live audio levels and recording duration.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
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.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com
Stable release
The download page identifies SWYH 1.5.0, published 19 May 2020, as the latest stable release.Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com

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Free Free Free and open source · Windows application Read 12 Oct 2026 · streamwhatyouhear.com

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