Advertisement VLC Media Player Image: Screenshot Advertisement VLC Media Player for the Apple TVlike the versions for every other platformdoes a great job of playing audio and video content in pretty much any format in existence.

Advertisement We wont take you step-by-step through getting iTunes content up on your Apple TV as you can no doubt figure it out yourselftry the built-in TV shows or Movies apps if youre stuck.

In fact, getting anything from another Apple device is super straightforward because your Apple TV acts as a big AirPlay receiver.

With limited access to the tvOS file system (thanks, Apple), third-party apps are the key to getting your content up on the big screen, and these are the best ones for the job.

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If you just cant figure out any other way to get your videos to an Apple TV, upload them to YouTube and watch them that way (you can keep clips private to your own account if you dont want them seen by the whole world).

Theres more thoughthe YouTube app for Apple TV gives you access to any TV show or movie youve bought through Google Play Movies TV.

Advertisement Theres no official Google Movies TV app for Apple TV, but you can find all your purchased content in the YouTube app: go to My YouTube using the top menu then scroll down to Purchases to find your shows and films.

Alternatively use the Google Play Movies TV app on an iPhone or iPad and AirPlay your purchased content over that way.

Advertisement Plex Image: Screenshot Advertisement Were huge fans of Plex and once again the app can work wonders when it comes to getting your music, movies, photos and everything else from a non-Apple device to an Apple TV.

Sign up for a free or premium account, build a library of content on your machine (it works for Mac, Windows, and Linux), and the Plex app will stream it to your Apple TV for freeas long as you leave the computer on.

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The Plex app for Apple TV is slick and straightforward and works a lot like your personal Netflix.

Advertisement AllCast Image: Screenshot Advertisement If you fork out for the premium version of AllCast on your Android device then you can beam pretty much anything from your Google-powered phone or tablet to an AirPlay devicein this case the Apple TV.

Besides videos you can get your music and your photos up on the big screen (theres no Google Photos app for Apple TV as yet), and if you want to test the waters first then try the free version of the app, which comes with a five-minute playback limit.

Advertisement The best part of AllCast versus other options is that there are no technical menus to wade through and you can be up and running in minutes.

It just pops up as an option when you launch the AllCast Android app.

Once the connection is made you can beam over anything stored locally on your device as well as content from linked services like Google Drive or Dropbox.

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Advertisement AirParrot 2 Image: Screenshot Advertisement If youre interested in getting content from a Windows computer on an Apple TV without dealing with a server installation as you would with Plex, then AirParrot 2 is definitely worth a lookitll set you back 12.99, but theres a free trial available if you want to see if it suits you first.

Once its running on Windows, choose the local Apple TV as a receiver, then choose a media file from disk, and its streamed straight to the Apple device.

You can adjust quality settings in the program preferences but we didnt notice any glitches in our testing.

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Theres a version for macOS as well, plus an extension you can use on Chrome OS.

Meanwhile the accompanying iOS app lets you use your iPhone as a remote control for whatever youre watching on your TV.

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