Mobile app · Media players & centers

CastBay

AirPlay and DLNA receiver for Android TVs, TV boxes, car displays and tablets.

Completely free
Android
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by F-Droid
License: GPL-3.0 — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by F-Droid
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by F-Droid
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by F-Droid
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: No
Platforms: AndroidEstablished by Android: F-Droid
Publisher: Weenas
Latest version: 1.9.0 (4 November 2026)
Latest activity: 4 November 2026
Source code: github.com/weenas/castbay

Overview

Features described in its F-Droid listing, in its GitHub repository and on its official website: casting to other devices (Chromecast, DLNA…), lyrics display, statistics and charts.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Free, open-source app that turns an Android TV, TV box, car display or tablet into an AirPlay receiver: mirror your iPhone, iPad or Mac, play music with lyrics, and cast video.” — official website, 10 November 2026
“Free, open-source app that turns an Android TV, TV box, car display or tablet into an AirPlay receiver: mirror your iPhone, iPad or Mac, play music with lyrics, and cast video.” — official website, 10 November 2026
“Nothing is sent unless you choose to: lyrics lookups, problem reports (with personal details taken out) and anonymous usage statistics are all off until you turn them on.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026

At a glance

CastBay is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No advertising
Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from F-Droid — F-Droid (citation courte)

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