PhimCa modernizes DLNA streaming with a sleek dark glassmorphism UI, leaving clunky 2010s UPnP tools behind. It bridges personal SMB/NAS and cloud media to Smart TVs, projectors, and DACs with standout features: • Audiophile Bit-Perfect sound (FLAC/PCM with zero OS resampling) real-time DSF/DSD decoding. • Network video casting with full SMB subtitle relaying (.srt/.ass) and live track switching. • Rock-solid background casting with lock-screen controls. Privacy-focused, no subscriptions ever!
Hey Product Hunt community! 👋
I’m thrilled to introduce PhimCa — a modern, dark glassmorphic media bridge that turns your Android phone into a high-performance remote for your personal media collection.
💡 Why we built PhimCa
Like many of you, we store our favorite movies, series, and lossless music on home NAS drives (Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS), PC shares, and cloud drives. But whenever we tried to cast that media to our Smart TVs, projectors, or Hi-Fi DACs, existing UPnP/DLNA apps felt stuck in 2012: clunky interfaces, dropped subtitle tracks, and audio crushed by Android OS resampling.
We wanted a sleek, private, and audiophile-grade bridge that just works without needing heavy transcoding servers.
🚀 What makes PhimCa stand out:
🎧 Audiophile Bit-Perfect Audio: Direct 16/24-bit PCM delivery with zero OS resampling, plus real-time DSF/DSD decimation (DLNA.ORG_PN=LPCM) for DACs and AV receivers.
🎬 Flawless SMB Subtitles: Stream 4K/HD video directly from SMB/NAS shares with full .srt, .vtt, and .ass subtitle relaying and mid-playback track switching.
✨ Modern Dark Glassmorphism UI: Built with Jetpack Compose for OLED screens, featuring dynamic album art, audio metadata readouts, and drag-and-drop playlists.
🔒 Background Liveness & Privacy: Uninterrupted background casting with lock-screen MediaSession controls. Your files and credentials never leave your local network.
💎 Fair Monetization: Free local playback and ad-supported casting, with a simple one-time purchase to unlock screen mirroring and remove ads — no subscriptions, ever.
We’d love to hear your feedback, feature requests, and what hardware setups you're streaming to!
Thank you for checking out PhimCa! 🙌