I hate that Google has done nothing to enable me to stream things to my Chromecast.
Unless I use Chrome. Which I don't. Or Android. Which is annoying if I look at something on my laptop.
Unless I use Chrome. Which I don't. Or Android. Which is annoying if I look at something on my laptop.
Personally Recommended (due to no having zero issues using):
https://github.com/muammar/mkchromecast
https://github.com/xat/castnow
https://github.com/Pat-Carter/stream2chromecastAs for Android, I was fairly certain iOS at least can cast as my Apple fanboy roommate was having fun messing with the volume and pausing playback.
But it's a crutch AND doesn't allow the same stuff: If I watch a YT video, it's in my browser. No way to throw it at the TV. If I watch Twitch, it's in my browser. No way to throw it at the TV.
Maybe it can handle URLs. But if I have to copy the URL, paste it somewhere, fiddle to get to the same spot in the video ... then I can just launch Chrome and curse just as much.
(Highly ironic that the player offers the option to install a Chrome extension to open movies in SodaPlayer. For me the whole selling point of the thing would be to .. not need Chrome ofc)