#Airparrot review for mac#

This was not a capricious decision, and after more than thirteen years of development, we are sad to leave users behind. In recent years, sales of Airfoil for Windows have fallen below an acceptable threshold.

#Airparrot review for mac#

While Airfoil for Mac still enjoys heavy usage, Airfoil for Windows is now less essential to users than it has been in the past, and that's a trend that’s not likely to reverse. Sales had slowed substantially in recent years, in no small part due to a move by Windows users to stream audio via mobile devices, rather than from their desktops or laptops. There were several factors which led to this decision, but the most important was the drop in sales we'd seen on the Windows platform. At the end of 2019, however, the time came to retire Airfoil for Windows.

Over the next 13 years, across dozens of updates, we made it possible to stream from PCs to the AirPort Express, Apple TV, third-party AirPlay hardware, Bluetooth outputs, and Chromecast devices. We thus worked hard to create a high-quality Windows version of Airfoil, and the first version shipped in May 2006, a little over a year later. Though Rogue Amoeba has always been a Mac-focused software company, it was clear that we were uniquely suited to help folks on Windows stream audio around the home. The first version of Airfoil for Mac was released in 2005, and we quickly heard from many Windows users requesting a version for their platform as well. Users who previously purchased may download the last version of Airfoil for Windows from our Legacy page. We regretfully recommend that users find alternate solutions for streaming audio from their Windows PCs. While Airfoil for Windows will likely continue to work for some time to come, it is now officially unsupported.

The product is no longer in development, nor available for purchase. On December 23, 2019, Airfoil for Windows was retired.