Cast with MkChromecast

Cast with MkChromecast

Casts videos in pages like youtube via MkChromecast

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What is Cast with MkChromecast?

'Cast with MkChromecast' is a convenient Chrome extension that enables users to cast videos from nearly any website to their TV screens. It utilizes MkChromecast for this task, using youtube-dl to ensure almost universal compatibility. The extension does require the installation of Python and a few dependencies for it to function.

Merlin
Stats
Stats date:
By: Thann
Rating: 3.23 (66)
Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2018-03-01)
Creation date: 2018-03-01
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • http://localhost/
Size: 5.59K
Email: Click to see
URLs: Website
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
Merlin
Summary

Casts videos in pages like youtube via MkChromecast Right-click links and pages to cast videos. Works on nearly every website thanks to youtube-dl.

Powered by play-with-mpv which requires several dependencies, see website for more info.

  1. Install this chrome extension
  2. Install Python 2 or 3 and pip
  3. Install MkChromecast: pip install git+git://github.com/muammar/mkchromecast --user
  4. Install server: pip install git+git://github.com/thann/play-with-mpv --user
  5. Run server: play-with-mpv or use linux shortcut
  6. (optional) Autostart on linux: cp ~/.local/share/applications/thann.play-with-mpv.desktop ~/.config/autostart/
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Nice and useful
  • Works great
  • Really good
  • Able to cast desktop as well as file or any web video
Cons
  • Does not work
  • Not as expected
  • Doesn't work on macOS BigSur M1
  • Doesn't do anything when clicked
Most mentioned
  • Does not work
  • Casting issues to SmartTV or Chromecast
  • Incompatibility with macOS BigSur M1
  • Non-responsive
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Safety
Risk impact

Cast with MkChromecast is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Cast with MkChromecast has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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