WiiM Home App on Windows and MAC

[Wiimaster]

Bit niche, no?

ChatGPT answering to you:

While we don’t have a precise count of total desktop PCs, consider that in 2025, there are over one billion PCs in use globally.
If those figures include desktops and laptops and if Linux has ~4%, that's in the ballpark of 40 million devices.
In the U.S., that percentage translates to a smaller subset but still several million Linux desktop machines.

 

[Burnside]

ChatGPT answering to you:

While we don’t have a precise count of total desktop PCs, consider that in 2025, there are over one billion PCs in use globally.
If those figures include desktops and laptops and if Linux has ~4%, that's in the ballpark of 40 million devices.
In the U.S., that percentage translates to a smaller subset but still several million Linux desktop machines.

Anything that starts “ChatGPT…” I normally ignore

 

[EddNog]

ChatGPT answering to you:

While we don’t have a precise count of total desktop PCs, consider that in 2025, there are over one billion PCs in use globally.
If those figures include desktops and laptops and if Linux has ~4%, that's in the ballpark of 40 million devices.
In the U.S., that percentage translates to a smaller subset but still several million Linux desktop machines.

And then number of Linux desktop machine owners that actually own a WiiM streamer. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

-Ed

 

[Saponetto]

Well, WHA for Windows isn't perfect for sure.

It does just barebone functions, it plays music, it does FF-REW that is for me a huge advantage, it makes several settings possible through a desktop, that is more endorphines for me, and performs basic dlna operation indexing tracks and albums, even if not in an actually feasible way.

If I should tell by heart, it could be my ideal WIIm interface if followed just a little bit more by Wiim.
Of course I'd like so much any update, but I'm also quite positive about a web-based variant that could expand a lot its applicability.

 

[hgo58]

And then number of Linux desktop machine owners that actually own a WiiM streamer. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

-Ed

I do.

I do however use the Linux for work and there is no music handling on it.

I really don't see the need for a desktop WiiM Home App. A phone or tablet is fine. You can have multiple of them if you want.

 

[slartibartfast]

If someone is desperate to control a WiiM from a PC they can install server software on the same PC

 

[reniro]

Honestly, I don't think such an app can ever be finished.

I'm afraid you're right )

 

[Wiimer]

I'm afraid you're right )

I don't think that is necessarily unfortunate. I mean, the evolution of the WHA will continue until the team says It's over.

 

[reniro]

haha yes it would be awesome to have all the options in a nice state of the art design / layout in a desktop app to control the Ultra. Sure it works but it feels really unfinished but the basics are there in general it would be nice to give them a list with things to do or how to do them ... but I think they know what to do and there is only limited time and resources for the programming team and at the end the smartphone app will be more important.

 

[R. Neal]

All I wanted was a nice Now Playing display on my PC hooked to my living room tv. I installed the Windows app and much to my pleasant surprise it does that quite nicely. Previously I used the Roon, Tidal or Qobuz app for that. I control playback from my phone/tablet.

(I use the pc to show other stuff like date/time, weather, photo slideshow along side the now playing info.)

P.S. I do wish it responded to the standard windows media controls keys for pause/play and prev/next skip. But I'm not complaining.