ActivCast Sender

ActivCast Sender

Mirror your device to any computer screen any time

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What is ActivCast Sender?

ActivCast Sender is a popular Chrome extension by classflow. This extension has 509,116 weekly active users, an average user rating of 3.00, and is most similar to WebCast and LightCast Sender. The latest version, 0.0.4.2, was updated 3 years ago.

Stats
Stats date:
Rating: 3.00 (23)
Version: 0.0.4.2 (Last updated: 2020-09-19)
Creation date: 2020-09-19
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • power
  • nativeMessaging
  • desktopCapture
  • tabCapture
  • activeTab
Size: 289.79K
Email: Click to see
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
Summary
Teachers and students can use ActivCast to wirelessly mirror their content, ideas and apps on their device to the entire class.
User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Allows for screen sharing
  • Can be used for remote teaching and presentations
  • Has a function to hack promothean schoolboards
Cons
  • Black screen issues while casting
  • No tutorial provided
  • Connectivity issues and audio problems
  • Causes trouble with other extensions
Most mentioned
  • Connectivity and black screen issues
  • Usefulness for remote teaching and presentations
  • Difficulty with removing the extension and using other extensions
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Safety
Risk impact

ActivCast Sender requires a number of risky permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install ActivCast Sender if you trust the publisher.

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypass your security settings, and access your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Risk likelihood

ActivCast Sender has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension, especially ones with higher risk impact and/or higher risk likelihood.

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Screenshots
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Mirror your device to any computer screen any time