Icad. I am one the those few souls who have a Mac and Xbox One . Morse code practice software. Microsoft has done great job for streaming movies to Xbox One for Windows user but there is not much support on Mac. After searching the interwebs I found out there are few options available for Mac users
How To Stream Xbox To Mac Free Version
Here are the steps on how to easily stream those videos from your Mac to the Xbox One using this handy app from the Mac App Store called SofaPlay ($4.99 - Download now. It's so easy and convenient. Click on “Apply.”. Your Mac will now be configured to work with your Xbox 360. Click on the “Guide” button on your Xbox 360 controller. The Guide button is the round button marked with an “X” in the middle of the controller. Navigate to “Settings” and select “System Settings.”. Plex: This is a local media server which comes with a free app but to stream content to Xbox you need to buy a pass which cost 5$ a month. None of the above are free and I am not in mood to pay 5$ to stream movies to Xbox. But accidentally I found out the best and reliable way to stream movies to Xbox One from Mac.
1. Sofa play : This is a paid app which worked fine for me for few months but lately it just wont connect to my Xbox despite trying all the tricks and help mentioned on the site.
2. Plex : This is a local media server which comes with a free app but to stream content to Xbox you need to buy a pass which cost 5$ a month.
None of the above are free and I am not in mood to pay 5$ to stream movies to Xbox. But accidentally I found out the best and reliable way to stream movies to Xbox One from Mac. Here`s how
You need Vuze, Vuze is great bit torrent client which also acts as a media server. After downloading Vuze go to Device Playback in the Navigation bar on the left side. Under Device play back section you should see the Xbox one OS there. Now click on the Xbox One OS and just drag and drop your video files in the right grid .
After dropping files Vuze will ask you to convert the files at that time just select Do not transcode .
Stream Pc To Xbox One
Now go to Media player on the Xbox One. In the Media player App you should be able to see your Vuze on Mac. Its going to have a WIFI look a like icon . Click on it and then click on Download folder, voila you are good to go to stream your video files to Xbox one.