# Cast Kodi

> Cast videos and music from more than 50 sites (YouTube, Twitch, Vimeo, SoundCloud, torrents, …) to Kodi with context menu and remote control.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/castkodi](https://chrome-stats.com/d/castkodi)

## Overview

- **ID:** `castkodi`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** regseb
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 3,660
- **Weekly downloads:** 73
- **Rating:** 4.46 / 5 (84 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.19.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-26
- **First published:** 2017-07-13
- **Size:** 320 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/castkodi/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/regseb/castkodi/issues](https://github.com/regseb/castkodi/issues)

## Description

Cast Kodi adds the ability to cast videos and music to Kodi from a wide range of sites and sources. It supports direct media links (avi, mkv, mp3, flac, torrents, etc.), as well as popular services like YouTube, Twitch, Vimeo, and SoundCloud, allowing you to send content to Kodi directly from the browser.

Cast Kodi provides convenient context menu options on links, pages, or selections: Play now to Kodi, Play next to Kodi, and Queue item to Kodi. A toolbar remote lets you control playback, pause, skip, and volume. To connect, enable Allow remote control from applications on other systems in Kodi (Settings > Services > Control) and enter Kodi's IP address in Cast Kodi Options.

## Rankings

- #1,448 — Overall
- #238 — Photos, Music & Videos
- #14 — bigo
- #35 — switzerland
- #38 — vimeo
- #67 — torrent

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `notifications`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Cast Kodi is well-liked for providing a straightforward way to cast videos from Firefox to Kodi, especially for YouTube and torrent links, making it a preferred remote over Chrome options. However, users report connectivity issues including no feedback when connection fails, incompatibility with Kodi setups requiring authentication, lack of Android Firefox support, and occasional playback errors. Suggested improvements include keyboard input support and casting the active tab to enhance the extension's functionality.

### Pros

- Works well as a Kodi remote controller from Firefox browsers on various platforms.
- Enables casting YouTube and other supported sites directly to Kodi, avoiding ads in the YouTube app.
- Offers features like sending torrent and magnet links, and creating temporary playlists with playback controls.
- Highly praised as a better alternative to Chrome counterparts for Kodi remote control.
- Easy access via the browser toolbar across all sites for quick control.

### Cons

- Fails to connect to Kodi in some cases, showing a yellow warning without detailed error messages.
- Does not work when Kodi requires authentication for remote control.
- Does not support casting from Firefox on Android, limiting mobile use.
- Some users experienced errors and video unavailability issues after sending videos to Kodi.
- Lacks features like keyboard text input and streaming the current browser tab/page which would enhance usability.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/castkodi)