CastBuddy

This extension finds videos on the web sites you are browsing and allows you to play them on your Chromecast device.

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CastBuddy: Stream Web Videos on Your Chromecast

CastBuddy is a browser tool which enhances your Chromecast experience by finding videos from any websites and allowing direct streaming to your device. It supports a variety of video formats and control options. It even offers options to manually enter a video URL or add videos to a queue. It continues to improve and tackle issues with frequent updates.

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Extension stats

By: b4t

Users: 70,000+

Rating: 3.63

(604)

Version: 1.1.0 (Last updated: 2021-12-31)

Creation date: 2019-02-09

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
contextMenus

Size: 259.07K

Email: ca*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 3,201 ▲ 2

Other rankings

#2686 in Just for Fun ▲ 2

#46 in device keyword 8 ▼ 6

#121 in video player keyword 44 ▼ 16

#164 in chrome extension keyword 85 ▼ 55

#182 in web keyword 83 ▼ 67

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Extension summary

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Stream web videos directly on your Chromecast from websites which have not added Chromecast support yet.

This extension finds videos on the web sites you are browsing and allows you to play them on your Chromecast device.

When it finds Chromecast comptible videos ( .webm, .mp4, .mkv etc), count of videos is shown over extension's menubar icon, which you can click to Select a video and extension will send it to your Chromecast device. Once a casting session is established, you can control video playback from Extension's popup page.

Instructions for using CastBuddy: https://castbuddy-extension.bitbucket.io/help/index.html

Features:

Find compatible videos and allows you to stream directly on your Chromecast
Control playback ( Play/Pause/Seek) from extension's menu
No need to keep your computer running once streaming starts on Chromecast
Allows you to manually enter a URL for Video to play on your Chromecast
Support for adding videos to Queue

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Works fine for some users
Can cast from various video sources like YouTube
User-friendly for controlling from a laptop

Cons

Many users report that it doesn't work at all
Issues with lag between audio and video
Problems casting local files (file:// URLs)
Not maintained, seems to have compatibility issues with recent Chrome updates

Most mentioned

Doesn't work
Lagging audio and video
Issues with local file casting
Compatibility problems with new Chrome updates

User reviews

De lo mejor que hay en el Store normal que Google le quiera eliminar...

José, 2024-08-10

Doesn't stream for me. It detects the video link (m3u8) It detects the device I want to cast to (Nest Hub) It initializes the video but the screen stays black and busy but never plays. I guess I'm stuck using Web Video Caster for android to stream my links. meh!