What is the difference between Shoutcast For Business & Shoutcast Server Software ?
Shoutcast Server Software is a software that is installed on your own network server, while with Shoutcast for business, we host your stations on our servers, all you need to broadcast is an internet access.
For both these products, you can monetize your radio station and access the Radio Manager Online.Do you offer a free trial?
We offer a free 7 days trial for our Shoutcast for Business streaming service during which you won’t be charged and a free version of Shoutcast Server 2.6. Click here to start creating your station.What is Shoutcast’s automation system?
It is a comprehensive tool created especially for the Shoutcast Streaming Service that allows you to upload your audio files and build your own schedules easily and professionally. You don’t need to use a server or broadcasting software to broadcast. Get 5Gb for free in every Shoutcast For Business plan.How do I manage the adverts to get money from my station?
A pair of 2-minute ad breaks can be inserted on your stream at times you decide by adding ”Advert:” tag in a 2min file of your choice in both song title and artist name, or by using our brand new triggering method, fast and easy: silent tone. Click here for more info.What about licensing?
Shoutcast does not provide any music licensing of any kind to the stations that stream using our software and services, click here for more info.
- SHOUTcast DSP Plug-In (PC) - an addon to Winamp, lets you stream playlists from your Winamp Player and use other stream sources. More & Download. You may also use any other software compatible with SHOUTcast or Icecast servers, like premium (non-free) SAM Broadcaster Pro, Virtual DJ or RadioBoss.
- SHOUTcast Server is a piece of software, typically paired with Winamp, that lets the user host streams of audio (and potentially even video) content for others to listen to. Streams can be either public or private and the music used can be MP3, FLAC and several other formats.
Radio Broadcasting Software
In this section we will explain how to broadcast a live audio stream to your Shoutcast 2 station. We recommend that you first read Setting up your Shoutcast 2 Server. Decide your live broadcast software To perform a live broadcast, you will require software that is capable of connecting and streaming to your Shoutcast 2. Your radio broadcast is distributed across multiple edge servers in diverse geographic locations. CROSS PLATFORM DELIVERY Your audio stream is natively broadcasted across any device connected to the internet, including smart phones, tablets, desktops, laptops, smart TV’s and more. How to Broadcast to SHOUTcast or IceCast from an Mac on OS X You can use the below software packages to stream on a Mac. MIXXX (Mac OS X) - Download Link Radio automation software with built in encoders for MP3.
A list of a few Radio Broadcasting Software that can be used to create your Internet Radio Station and are compatible with SHOUTcast and Icecast systems.
If you know about any other software compatible with shoutcast and icecast please let us know Contact Us.
Winamp with the Nullsoft SHOUTcast Source plugin
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No, can be run with Wine
- Price: Free
- Developer: Nullsoft
- Website: http://www.winamp.com/
Winamp is developed by Nullsoft, the same people who develop SHOUTcast itself. We recommend Winamp if you are new to internet net radio streaming.
Winamp with the Edcast Source plugin for Icecast
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: Free
- Developer: Oddsock
SAM Broadcaster (Shoutcast & Icecast)
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: $299.00
- Demo: Yes, 14 days.
- Developer: SpacialAudio
- Website: http://spacial.com/sam-broadcaster
Advanced radio automation software aimed towards professional internet radio station broadcasters.
SAM Cast (Shoutcast & Icecast)
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: $199.00
- Demo: Yes, 14 days.
- Developer: SpacialAudio
- Website: http://spacial.com/sam-cast
SAM Cast allows you to connect to your SHOUTcast server and stream from your microphone, soundcard or line in.
StationPlaylist Studio (Shoutcast & Icecast)
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: Standard $109/ €84 – Pro $239/ €185
- Demo: Yes, lasts for 6 hours, terminates then allows for a further 6 hours.
- Developer: StationPlaylist
- Website: http://www.stationplaylist.com/studio.html
StationPlaylist Studio features general automation playback and live assistance tools for DJs.
StationPlaylist Creator (Shoutcast & Icecast)
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: Lite $49/ €38 – Standard $109/ €84 – Pro $239/ €185
- Demo: Yes, lasts for 6 hours, terminates then allows for a further 6 hours.
- Developer: StationPlaylist
- Website: http://www.stationplaylist.com/creator.html
StationPlaylist Creator is music and spot scheduling software. It is used to design your station format using rotations of music categories and spot groups (jingles, ads, etc).
Audio hijack (Shoutcast & Icecast)
- Runs on Windows: No
- Runs on Mac OS X: Yes (MacOS 10.10 or higher)
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: $59
- Demo: Yes, noise is overlaid on all broadcasts longer than 10 minutes.
- Developer: Rogue Amoeba
- Website: https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
Streams a mix audio from your microphone and optionally another media player like iTunes.
Butt – broadcast using this tool (Shoutcast & Icecast)
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: Yes
- Runs on Linux: Yes
- Price: Free
- Developer: Daniel Noethen
- Website: http://butt.sourceforge.net/
Zarastudio (Automation Software)
- Runs on Windows: yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: Free Version & Full Version: One license: $200.58/€165
- Developer: Kero Systems S.L.
- Website: http://www.zarastudio.es/en/
Is ZaraStudio designed to broadcast an Internet station?
ZaraStudio is not a program designed for that purpose, but it is a program that automates audio playback. Anyway, it can be used along with other programs to broadcast an Internet station. Some of those programs are Oddcast or WinAmp with the Shoutcast plugin.
Virtual DJ Software (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)
- Runs on Windows: yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: Yes
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: You can now download VirtualDJ Home for FREE.
VirtualDJ Home is free for non-commercial use. For commercial use, you will need to buy a commercial license. - Developer: Atomix Productions
- Website: http://www.virtualdj.com/
Nextkast (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)
- Runs on Windows: yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: $99 Standard / $199 Pro
- Developer: Winston Potgieter
- Website: http://www.nextkast.com/
LadioCast (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)
- Runs on Windows: No
- Runs on Mac OS X: Yes
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: Free
- Developer: Yosirou Sawayanagi
- Website: LadioCast
RadioDJ (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: Free
Q: Shoutcast/Icecast streaming is available in RadioDJ?
A: Not directly. However, you can use third-party encoder plugins to stream to your Shoutcast/Icecast server, such as ALTACAST. - Developer: RadioDJ
- Website: http://www.radiodj.ro/
Megaseg (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)
Shoutcast Server For Mac Osx
- Runs on Windows: No
- Runs on Mac OS X: Yes
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: $99 Standard / $199 Pro
- Developer: Fidelity Media, Inc.
- Website: Megaseg
Internet DJ Console (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)
- Runs on Windows: No
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: Yes
- Price: Free
- Developer: Open Source
- Website: Internet DJ Console
PlayIt Live (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: Free
Q: Shoutcast/Icecast streaming is available in PlayIt Live?
A: Not directly. Stream to SHOUTcast and Icecast servers via Internet Broadcast plugin. - Developer: PlayIt Software
- Website: PlayIt Live
RadioBOSS (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: $119.95
- Developer: DJSoft.Net
- Website: RadioBOSS
RadioCaster (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)
Shoutcast Server For Mac Windows 10
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: $49.95
- Developer: DJSoft.Net
- Website: RadioCaster
DirEttore (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: Free
Q: Shoutcast/Icecast streaming are available in DirEttore?
A: Not directly. However, you can use third-party encoder plugins to stream to your SHOUTcast/Icecast server, such as AltaCast Standalone. - Developer: Mixtime
- Website: DirEttore
Mixxx (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: Yes
- Runs on Linux: Yes
- Price: Free
- Developer:Mixxx Development Team
- Website: Mixxx
Rocket Broadcaster (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)
- Runs on Windows: Yes
- Runs on Mac OS X: No
- Runs on Linux: No
- Price: Free / $49 Pro
- Developer: Oscillicious Audio Labs
- Website: Rocket Broadcaster