# Does Roon Support UPNP Streaming Devices? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [April 2, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/does-roon-support-upnp-streaming-devices/56 "2015-04-02T23:40:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rob](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/rob/32/48356_2.png) [@rob](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/rob)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/does-roon-support-upnp-streaming-devices/56/1 "2015-04-02T23:40:49Z")
UPnP AV is one of the oldest streaming audio standards still in use and it is showing its age. Complicating the issue is the fact that the UPnP standard is pretty loose. The effort required to support one device may be substantially different from the effort required to support the next if they implement different optional subsets of the standard. Most UPnP devices really want to have direct access to seekable, random-access media files. Many of the features we support, such as streaming content, DSP, gapless playback, and DRM, are in conflict with this rigid expectation. UPnP is unique in working this way–the more modern standards like AirPlay, Linn Songcast, Google Cast, Meridian Streaming, RoonSpeakers, and AIR allow for significantly less variation on the part of the hardware manufacturer, and support more flexible audio streaming models that allow us to integrate them with few or no compromises in user experience. Nevertheless, we’re aware of how important UPnP support is to the owners of those devices and we would like to support as many UPnP AV devices as possible. Developing workarounds that may allow us to play nicely with many of them is a priority, but it is not expected that we will include support for UPnP AV devices at launch. ---
**Author:** ![Christiaan](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/christiaan/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Christiaan](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Christiaan)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/does-roon-support-upnp-streaming-devices/56/2 "2015-05-05T16:26:17Z")
Voting for support for SqueezeLite, or any other way of connecting to Vortexbox! ---
**Author:** ![anon30509698](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/anon30509698/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon30509698](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/anon30509698)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/does-roon-support-upnp-streaming-devices/56/3 "2016-03-05T16:27:16Z")
Any update on UPnP / DLNA devices? I would like to send audio from the Roon app on my iPad to my Lumin A-1. Has anyone done this of yet? Thanks Darryl ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Barrow](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/paul_barrow/32/20262_2.png) [@Paul\_Barrow](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Paul_Barrow)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/does-roon-support-upnp-streaming-devices/56/4 "2016-05-25T19:47:43Z")
Does anyone know if it’s possible to use Roon with a DLNA & UNpN server software like Asset or are there plans to add this? Thanks Paul ---
**Author:** ![andybob](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/andybob/32/109007_2.png) [@andybob](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/andybob)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/does-roon-support-upnp-streaming-devices/56/5 "2016-05-25T19:58:54Z")
[This thread](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-raat-architecture-and-protocol-vs-dlna-upnp-av/8542) sets out the issues associated with supporting UPnP and DLNA. Brian’s conclusion was: > So on the whole, even if we expended the technical effort, I have my doubts that we could ever get to a place where we confidently say “We support UPnP” and our users can confidently buy UPnP stuff and know that it will work. And lots and lots of time will go down to toilet getting from where we are to that (disappointing) final outcome. > I never say never…but I don’t want to push out bad product, or product we can’t support well. And I haven’t seen a way around these issues yet. There is a feature request thread [here](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/upnp-support-would-be-really-nice/10960/), but the prospects of the issues referred to by Brian being resolved seem slim. ---
**Author:** ![volpone](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/volpone/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@volpone](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/volpone)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/does-roon-support-upnp-streaming-devices/56/6 "2016-05-25T23:09:47Z")
See this thread: [Roon / RAAT Architecture and protocol VS DLNA / UPnP AV](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-raat-architecture-and-protocol-vs-dlna-upnp-av/8542/7) There is a LMS plugin, seems not working yet but i will investigate with the developper: [https://github.com/philippe44/LMS-to-Cast](https://github.com/philippe44/LMS-to-Cast) ---
**Author:** ![noris](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/noris/32/161230_2.png) [@noris](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/noris)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/does-roon-support-upnp-streaming-devices/56/7 "2025-01-02T20:49:04Z")
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