I can attempt to workaround it by streaming my desktop to the Android TV Chromecast device, but then audio doesn’t work unless I play the audio through my iMac Pro speakers. The quality slider is gone in AirParrot 3, so I no longer have a way to adjust this. In AirParrot 2, I used the quality slider to bump the quality down to “Medium”, and this generally worked (with only an occasional failure).

While some features such as desktop streaming and even extended desktop is working well, AirParrot 3 is buffering (and never completely loading) high-quality video (generally from video podcasts) when streaming the video from my iMac Pro to my Android TV Chromecast device. My goal with AirParrot has been the bridge between the two platforms. I primarily use AirParrot to stream video content from my iMac Pro (running Catalina) to an Android TV Chromecast device (I have an Apple TV in my living room, but I have a small TV on my desk using an Android TV Chromecast device). AirParrot 2 customers receive a discount to upgrade to AirParrot 3.Ĭompared to AirParrot 2, unfortunately I am having an issue with AirParrot 3. It is $15.99 for a single platform license or $19.99 for a cross-platform license. AirParrot 3 also supports streaming 4K video with surround sound. Extended Desktop comes to Windows users for the first time, as well as HomePod support is also included. AirParrot is handy for streaming media from devices to home entertainment devices, as well as is useful in educational and organization environments when needing to wirelessly stream media.ĪirParrot 3 has a fresh new look which I do enjoy, plus new technology under-the-hood for faster streaming and desktop streaming with GPU support. AirParrot can also be controlled using an iOS app called AirParrot Remote (although I haven’t had a chance to test it yet).

It goes beyond the built-in AirPlay support on macOS and allows for AirPlay and Chromecast Support on Mac and Windows, including screen mirroring, extended desktop, and the ability to drag and drop to stream media over AirPlay or Chromecast (there used to be a standalone app called DropStream that offered this, but it has merged under AirParrot). I had a chance to take AirParrot 3 for a test drive (I purchased the upgrade to it from AirParrot 2) and compare it to AirParrot 2.ĪirParrot is a streaming app for Mac and Windows.

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