Hi there, I’ve been doing a little twitch streaming lately, but just using he Xbox one Twitch app to broadcast my gameplay. I want to add video of myself playing to get a few more viewers but I have no clue how to go about this. I have seen that you can use a MacBook + OBS, but I read that you need a capture card. Streaming games from your PC or Mac is trickier than streaming from an Xbox One or PS4, as most systems don’t come with any sort of built-in software to get you started.
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Xbox One Guide
Nowadays, Xbox One is not only a game console for us, it’s also a great media player for movie lovers. For Windows users, they can easily stream video from PC to Xbox by using the “Play To” function. However, it’s not an easy task to stream video from Mac to Xbox One, as they were exactly designed to work well with each other. But that doesn't mean you cannot stream video from Mac. Here I'll introduce several methods to get the job done. You can also check out this page to find more solutions.
Method 1: Use SofaPlay
Method 2: Use Plex Media Server
Method 1: Use SofaPlay
SofaPlay is an easy-to-use app which enables you to stream video from Mac to Xbox One. Follow the steps below to see how it works. Before action, please make sure your Mac and Xbox One are in the same network.
Step 1: Install this app
First you should download and install SofaPlay from the Mac App Store.
Step 2: Connect the app to Xbox One
Make sure you have Xbox Video app on your Xbox One console. Also make sure that streaming is enabled in the settings on your Xbox. Go to Settings > Preferences > “Allow Play To Streaming” and check it.
Then Open SofaPlay on your Mac and select the Xbox-SystemOS option from the list.
Step 3: Starting streaming
Drag a video file into SofaPlay and after a while it should start a playing on your Xbox One.
Method 2: Use Plex Media Server
Plex has long been the go-to solution for users who want to stream video to other devices. Now it already supported Xbox One. So you can use it to stream videos from Mac to Xbox One.
Step 1: Set up Plex
Download Plex from its official website. Then copy it to your Applications folder.
Launch Plex on your Mac. Then you’ll be asked to login with a Plex account. You can skip this step by choosing “Don’t want an account?”.
Then you will need to read and accept the End User Agreement. After that, Plex will begin setting up. Then it will ask you to sign up again, just ignore this message.
Follow the setup wizard, hit “Next” to just leave the default options. Then you’ll go to the “Add Section” page. Choose “Movies” and select the folder where your movies are stored, then click “Save”.
Plex will then ask whether you want to add channel or not. If you don’t like this, skip this and click “Done” to finish the setup.
Step 2: Start streaming
With the lasted update to Xbox One (Oct 2014), you can now use a new app called Media Player to work with your Plex Media Server perfectly and stream all the video you have set up with it. To do it:
Stream Mac To Xbox One's 2020
Open Apps and Games from your Start screen. Then from the Apps menu, open Media Player.
Stream From Mac To Xbox 1
After a few seconds, your Plex Media Server will show up. Then select on your server and find the video you want to play. You should now be streaming your video from Mac to your Xbox One.
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