What is Ampchor?
An app for your computer that turns your own files into your own streaming service, on your phone and TV. Like Netflix or Spotify, except the library is yours.
Free at home, forever
On your own network. $0.
- Every library on your phone, tablet and TV
- Unlimited devices at home
- Full quality, even 4K
- Lossless music, and CDs ripped to FLAC or ALAC
- Skip intro on shows
- Games on your phone and TV (TV in beta)
- No account, no ads, no tracking
Everything you’d want to know, in plain terms.
What data does Ampchor collect?
Nothing. Your files and your library stay on your own computer, and streams go straight between your devices. No account, no sign-up, no ad networks. The one exception: an anonymous crash report if the app crashes, with an off switch in Settings → Privacy.
How does pairing keep my library safe?
No accounts and no passwords. You connect a device with a short code shown on your computer’s screen, so nobody can join without seeing it. Each device keeps its own secret key in its built-in safe, and any device you haven’t paired gets nothing.
Will my movies and music lose quality?
No. At home a device gets the original file, so true 4K plays exactly as it is. If a device can’t play a file, your computer converts it on the fly, free. Music plays lossless. Away from home the stream adapts to your connection.
How is it safer than other platforms?
There’s nothing to steal: Ampchor keeps no database of people’s information, and there are no accounts or passwords to leak. Away from home your connection is encrypted the whole way.
What does it play?
Practically everything, in just about any format. See every format below.
Can it really play my games?
Yes. Ampchor recognizes each game and gives it cover art, then plays 21 classic consoles with real emulator cores built into the app. Your computer streams the game to your phone, so you can play with a controller anywhere in the house. Newer consoles are organized, ready for later.
What leaves my computer and what never does?
Your files and your library never leave. Your computer fetches posters and artwork from public databases, and anonymous crash reports are the only thing sent to us (one switch turns them off). The full list is on the privacy page.
What do I need to run it?
A regular Mac, Windows or Linux computer with your files on it or on a drive plugged into it. Leave it on and your library is ready on your phone, tablet and TV.
What it plays
What each library accepts:
| Library | Supported formats |
|---|---|
| Movies, TV & anime |
Anime can sit in its own library, switched on in Settings. |
| Music |
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| Music videos | The same 30+ video formats as movies, with artist and album details, and a channel that plays them back to back. |
| Podcasts | MP3, M4A and the other audio formats, your own episode files kept in seasons with your place remembered. |
| Verticals | Short vertical videos, MP4 and MOV, played as a swipe feed on your phone. |
| Audiobooks | M4B with embedded chapters, plus chaptered MP3 / M4A folders. |
| Ebooks |
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| Comics & manga | CBZ, CB7 and CBT. |
| Photos |
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| Retro games |
Your ROMs get identified by fingerprint the same way your movies do, then given cover art and details, so your game shelf looks as good as the rest of your library. It plays them with real emulator cores built into the app, not a browser, and your computer streams the game to your phone so you can play with a controller. It also organizes newer systems it can’t yet emulate like PS2, PSP, GameCube, Wii, Switch and Xbox, they appear in your library with cover art ready for when emulation lands. |