SMB streaming • Apple TV • Home NAS

NAS Media Player - SMB Stream

A beautiful native Apple TV media player for your home NAS. Connect over SMB and stream movies, music, and photos from your network shares straight to the big screen.

No transcoding service to set up, no servers to maintain - point it at your share and start watching. Designed for Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, Windows shares, and any standard SMB host.

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Apple TV • tvOS SMB protocol Local network only
NAS Media Player SMB Stream logo
SMB
Direct network share access
No
Transcoding server needed
Native
Built specifically for tvOS
Local
No cloud accounts

Your NAS On the Big Screen

A focused Apple TV player built around one job: making it easy to watch what's on your home network without fighting servers, codecs, or accounts.

Direct SMB Connection

Connect to any standard SMB share - Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, Windows, Linux Samba.

Movies & TV Shows

Browse folders the way you organize them, with thumbnails and metadata when available.

Music Library

Stream FLAC, MP3, AAC, ALAC, and other formats with album art when included.

Photo Browsing

Beautiful big-screen photo viewing for your archives and family albums.

Native Performance

Built natively for Apple TV - fast scrolling, snappy navigation, no lag.

Multiple Hosts & Credentials

Save several shares with their own credentials - switch in one click.

Subtitle Support

External and embedded subtitles for movies, with smart auto-pairing.

Resume Playback

Pick up exactly where you left off, even across sessions and shares.

Privacy-First

Everything stays on your local network. No cloud, no accounts, no telemetry on your library.

Works With Your Setup

Tested with the network attached storage you already own.

Synology & QNAP

Out-of-the-box support for the most common consumer NAS platforms.

TrueNAS & UnRAID

Power-user setups with multiple shares and accounts work great.

Windows & Samba

Standard Windows file shares and Linux Samba hosts are fully supported.

Supported Formats

Wide format support thanks to native Apple TV media playback.

MP4 / MOV MKV FLAC ALAC MP3 AAC JPEG HEIC PNG

Apple TV Screens

A native big-screen experience tuned for browsing and playback.

Built for Apple TV

A native tvOS app with proper remote-friendly navigation.

Apple TV

tvOS 15.0 or later

Perfect For

  • Home NAS owners who want a beautiful native Apple TV player.
  • Cord-cutters with a personal media library on their network.
  • Power users who avoid heavy media server stacks and prefer direct SMB.
  • Photo enthusiasts who want their archives on the big screen.
  • Anyone whose NAS has more on it than they remember.

What Makes It Different

  • No server required: connect directly to your existing SMB share.
  • Native & fast: a real tvOS app, not a port - snappy and remote-friendly.
  • Multi-host: several shares with separate credentials, ready to switch.
  • Local-only: nothing leaves your network. No cloud, no accounts.
  • Beautifully designed: calm typography, big posters, smooth scrolling.

Bring Your NAS Library to the Big Screen

Download NAS Media Player - SMB Stream and turn your Apple TV into the simplest way to enjoy your home library.

Download on the App Store

Frequently asked questions

What do I need on my side?

An SMB share - a Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS or UnRAID box, or a Windows or Samba machine sharing a folder. There is no cloud account and no upload step. See what an SMB share is.

Does it handle subtitles?

Yes, along with resume playback. Supported formats are listed on the help page, which is worth checking before converting a library.

Can it connect to more than one server?

Yes - multiple hosts and credentials, covering movies, TV shows, music and photo browsing.

Which device does it run on?

Apple TV. Setup is walked through in streaming a NAS to Apple TV over SMB.