Want the films and music on your PC to play on the living-room TV or a Chromecast? Mezzmo serves them over your home network to compatible TVs, players and mobile devices. It works as a DLNA and UPnP media server, presenting the collection as a catalog for browsing and playback.
Mezzmo serves a computer's media over DLNA and UPnP
Mezzmo runs on the computer holding the media and makes its music, videos, and photos available to other devices on the home network. A compatible television, tablet, iPad, or smartphone can browse and play that collection through its DLNA or UPnP features.
Google Chromecast is supported too, and subtitles can be streamed along with the video.
The media catalog sorts files by category
After Mezzmo accesses the media files on the computer, it presents them in a catalog organized by category. That gives viewers separate ways to browse movies and television series, music, or photos instead of treating the collection as one undifferentiated list.
Movies, shows and music get full metadata, and the library adds playlists, dynamic and merged folders, content ratings and parental controls.
- Video categories include movies and TV series.
- Music and photos are also available in the catalog.
Compatible devices play media from the shared library
When a device cannot play a file's format, Mezzmo transcodes it on the fly, or ahead of time to save waiting. It can also stream DVD, Blu-ray and ISO images.
A Mezzmo add-on for Kodi lets Kodi play straight from the Mezzmo library.
Pros
- Streams music, photos, and videos from a computer
- Organizes media into a browsable catalog by category
- Works with DLNA- and UPnP-enabled home devices
Cons
- Transcoding HD video needs a fairly powerful PC (quad-core recommended)
Can Mezzmo stream to a Chromecast?
Yes. Chromecast is supported alongside DLNA and UPnP devices, and subtitles can be included.
What if my TV cannot play a video's format?
Mezzmo converts it on the fly into a format the TV supports. Transcoding HD video works best on a quad-core PC.
Does Mezzmo work with Kodi?
Yes. A Mezzmo add-on lets Kodi play directly from the Mezzmo library.
Can I limit what children can watch?
Yes. Content ratings and parental controls restrict what appears on each device.