Cast with MkChromecast

Casts videos in pages like youtube via MkChromecast

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.

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Extension stats

By: Thann

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Users: 80,000+

Rating: 3.04 (72)

Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2018-03-02)

Creation date: 2018-03-01

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus
http://localhost/

Size: 5.59K

Email: bu*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 3113 ▼ 3

Other rankings

#23623 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 16 #192 in server keyword 52 ▼ 10

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Extension summary

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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.

Install this chrome extension
Install Python 2 or 3 and pip
Install MkChromecast: pip install git+git://github.com/muammar/mkchromecast --user
Install server: pip install git+git://github.com/thann/play-with-mpv --user
Run server: play-with-mpv or use linux shortcut
(optional) Autostart on linux: cp ~/.local/share/applications/thann.play-with-mpv.desktop ~/.config/autostart/

User reviews

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Pros

Works great!
It's very nice and useful
Really good
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Cons

Doesn't work.
Does not work as expected, could not cast to SmartTV.
Doesn't work on macOS BigSur M1
Doesn't do anything when clicking the extension or right-clicking and choosing it from the menu

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