ServeToMe

ServeToMe is a free application for Intel Macs or Windows that supports the StreamToMe iPhone/iPod Touch application.

Once you've purchased StreamToMe and downloaded it to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, you must run ServeToMe on your Intel Mac (running Mac OS X 10.5 or greater) or Windows (XP SP2, Vista or Windows 7) to stream files to it.

Learn more about StreamToMe on the StreamToMe product page or visit the StreamToMe page on the iTunes App Store.

For Intel Macs running OS X 10.5 or greater

Download ServeToMe for Mac version 3.6.7 (4.0 MB)

For Windows XP SP2 or greater (including Vista and Windows 7).

Download ServeToMe for Windows version 3.6.6 (4.7 MB)

Local server discovery requires Bonjour for Windows (download from Apple.com).

Users are welcome to try our beta of the next version for Windows:

Download ServeToMe for Windows version 3.6.7 (beta 3) (5.5 MB)

If prompted to download .NET 3.5 during install, please download the exact version linked (.NET 4.0 will not work).

NOTE: 3.6.7 will not import settings from 3.6.6. Please send bug reports for this beta to the email address at the bottom of the page.

Linux users: there is an unofficial, open-source version of ServeToMe for Linux. We are not affiliated with the developers of this version of ServeToMe and don't offer support for it.

Support:

If you're having problems with StreamToMe or ServeToMe, or you have a query about supported features, please select the appropriate support category:

Getting started	Which files and formats are supported by StreamToMe?
Connection problems on a local network	Connection problems from a non-local (internet) or 3G network
Tips, tricks, hidden features and settings	Known issues

If you have a query that isn't covered by these topics please, email:

Older versions:

Changes since version 3.0:

(3.6.7) Rewritten Windows server now runs as a Windows Service.
(3.6.7) Improved performance on 3G connections at bitrates around 360kbps.
(3.6.7) Fixed a bug which increased latency in some cases, causing performance problems.
(3.6.6) Fixed user interface problems on Windows that could prevent changes taking effect until next restart.
(3.6.5) Fixed a problem where music playback could fail on iOS 5 in some situations.
(3.6.5) Fixed a crash bug on Mac OS X 10.5.
(3.6.5) Fixed a situation where editing the password on Mac OS X 10.7 could fail.
(3.6.4) Fixed a problem that could cause files on iOS 4.3 to stop at the 1 hour 11 minute mark.
(3.6.4) Fixed a deadlock problem on Windows that could cause ServeToMe to lock up
(3.6.3) Fixed a problem viewing photos with percent symbols in the filename
(3.6.3) Fixed playback when right-to-left subtitle handling is selected
(3.6.3) Fixed handling of user-specified subtitle encodings
(3.6.1) Fixed playback of some kinds of AVI files.
(3.6.1) Fixes a situation where UPnP routers could not be found on Windows.
(3.6) Added French, German, Korean, Japanese and Chinese user-interface translations.
(3.6) "Verify" option to test the network connection from ServeToMe.
(3.5.1) Fix for an AppleTV/AirPlay authentication issue
(3.5) Preliminary support for WTV files
(3.5) Improved seeking and background support for OGG files
(3.5) Better handing of non-standard Windows Fonts directories
(3.5) Fix for a crash bug when loading large or slow folders
(3.4.3) Improved handling on slower computers.
(3.4.3) Added support for keeping more kinds of non-transcoded (original) tracks.
(3.4.3 - Windows only) Fixed a "Playback Error" when trying to play certain audio types without embedded artwork.
(3.4.2 - Windows only) Fixed some filename issues in the Windows version
(3.4) Added support for subtitle filenames with language suffixes in the name. e.g. MyMovieFile.en.srt
(3.4) Added support for MiniDVD SUB subtitle file format.
(3.4) Added support for server-wide searching. Requires update to StreamToMe 3.4.
(3.4) Improved "Server status" to show UPnP/NAT-PMP status and also show the correct external IP address when using UPnP or NAT-PMP.
(3.4) Fixes two bugs that could cause the server to become unresponsive.
(3.4 - Windows only) Fixed bug where UPnP could fail on computers with more than one networking interface.
(3.4 - Mac only) Adds support for iPhoto library sharing. Requires update to StreamToMe 3.4.
(3.3.3) Removed "name" field from metadata search to address issues where files would appear with names like "Stereo" or "Surround".
(3.3.2) Fixed a bug where the thumbnail sent to retina displays on StreamToMe 3.2 was too big for the bounds.
(3.3.2) Fixed a bug where the music setting "Disable album artwork" was accidentally disabling the video on video files.
(3.3.1) Fixed an issue that could cause 3G connections to run slowly or stall.
(3.3.1) Fixed an issue that could cause some MP3 audio tracks to sound choppy or erratic.
(3.3) Adds support for features coming in the StreamToMe 3.3 client application.
(3.2.2) Fixed an issue that could cause a 501 error for protected content on Windows. Minor subtitles and audio fixes.
(3.2.1) Fixes for some 3G streaming issues and playback problems with specific audio types.
(3.2.0.1) Fixed a problem in the 3.2 build where some music would incorrectly report "This movie cannot be played."
(3.2) Browse modes for iTunes media collections
(3.2) Support for search (requires StreamToMe 3.2)
(3.2) Support for iTunes collection sorting (requires StreamToMe 3.2)
(3.1.3 - Windows Only) Lower memory usage when sharing large iTunes libraries
(3.1.3 - Windows Only) Running copy will come to the front if icon is double-clicked again.
(3.1.2) Option to specify different location for iTunes Library XML file
(3.1.2) iTunes library parsing bug fixes for Windows
(3.1.1) Bug fixes for all platforms
(3.1.1) Video resolution control
(3.1) iTunes Playlist integration (requires StreamToMe 3.1)
(3.1) 3G video quality improvements
(3.0.4) Fixed a password timeout issue that could cause streams to be terminated after 60 seconds.
(3.0.3) Fixed a crash bug on Mac OS X 10.5.8. Stability improvements for all platforms.
(3.0.2) Fixed a potential deadlock causing playback issues for some users.
(3.0.1) Fixed a bug in the 3.0 build that caused StreamToMe to hang on the "Loading stream from server" message.
(3.0) Added support for StreamToMe 3.0 features including iPhone4 720p video support and background audio.

Changes since version 2.0:

(2.1.3 — Windows-only) Additional fixes for East Asian languages on Windows.
(2.1.2 — Windows-only) First official full-release of Windows version. Changes since Windows beta: fixed non-latin character sets, thumbnail loading, memory leaks and processes not terminating.
(2.1) Support for StreamToMe 2.1 features including manual bitrate selection, right-to-left text and non-UTF-8 subtitles (2.1 is pending approval on the App Store).
(2.1) Significantly reduced CPU and bandwith burden of iPad transcoding.
(2.1) Fixed timing of SRT and MOV Text subtitles.
(2.1) Added support for BMP thumbnails for music files.
(2.1) Alias redirections limited to 10 to stop infinite loops.
(2.0.4 beta 3 for Windows) Speed improvements. Support for UNC paths. Fixed numerous warning messages.
(2.0.4 beta 2 for Windows) Prevented ffmpeg-servetome crash messages.
(2.0.4) Added a new stream quality for iPad
(2.0.3) Fixed playback of MJPEG videos (common home video format).
(2.0.2) Fixed a subtitle scaling issue where subtitles could be too large.
(2.0.2) Fixed an audio sync issue with some files.
(2.0.1) Fixed a fontconfig issue that could prevent music files from playing.
(2.0.1) Fixed a potential crash bug (library not found on some systems).