
To send audio from any Mac app to an AirPlay speaker without sending your entire system audio there, use Rogue Amoeba’s Airfoil.You can also choose a destination device in the Output view of the Sound system preference pane. On a Mac, you can send all the audio (from all apps!) to an AirPort Express or AirPlay speaker by clicking (or Option-clicking in older versions of OS X) the Sound icon in the menu bar and choosing the destination device.Click the AirPlay icon in the playback controls and then choose your Apple TV. You can also send certain videos from Safari or QuickTime Player to an Apple TV.When you’re playing audio, you can click the + to send audio to multiple destinations at the same time.

On a Mac, to send audio or video from iTunes via AirPlay, click the AirPlay icon to the right of the volume slider in the toolbar, and choose a destination.In iOS 10, when you’re playing audio or video that you want to send via AirPlay, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to reveal Control Center, swipe left to show the Media pane, and then tap the destination device in the list.How you send audio and video varies by device and what you’re trying to accomplish: Airfoil Satellite for Mac or Windows is free with the purchase of Airfoil, which adds AirPlay support to more apps. The Airfoil Satellite app from Rogue Amoeba turns a Mac, Windows PC, or iOS device into an audio receiver.Various manufacturers sell standalone AirPlay-enabled speakers that can play audio.An AirPort Express base station can receive audio and pass it on to a stereo.An Apple TV (second-generation or newer) can receive both audio and video and play it on a TV.When it comes to receiving audio and video via AirPlay, you have four options: With AirPlay, it always takes two to tango: a device that sends the audio or video, and another device that receives it. You can even use AirPlay to mirror your iPad or Mac screen on a large-screen TV.

With AirPlay, you can send audio and video from one device to another, making it possible, for instance, to play music from your iPhone on a standalone speaker or put a webcast video from Safari on your Mac onto the big screen in your living room. To eliminate the need for fussy cables, Apple developed a wireless transmission technology called AirPlay.

The details varied over time and with different devices, but one thing remained constant: cables were always a pain! In the old days, when you wanted to play audio on a stereo or connect your Mac to a TV, you needed a cable.
