DriveCast

Cast media from Google Drive directly to a Chromecast device

DriveCast: Cast Media From Google Drive to Chromecast

DriveCast is a Chrome extension which allows users to directly cast media - audio, video, and images - from Google Drive to any Chromecast-enabled device without any download. Further, it gives the flexibility to cast directly from any URL like live streams or other external media. DriveCast works seamlessly with all Chromecast models such as Audio, Video, Ultra etc., and supports all Chromecast natively supported media formats. Privacy policy details can be found at http://drivecast.tib.im.

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Extension stats

By: Tibor Vukovic

Users: 30,000+

Rating: 3.35

(113)

Version: 0.1.33 (Last updated: 2020-01-13)

Creation date: 2020-01-11

Permissions:

identity
https://www.gstatic.com/*

Size: 146.43K

Email: ti*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 4,859 ▲ 69

Other rankings

#2584 in Just for Fun ▲ 10 #99 in drive keyword 90 ▲ 4

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Can connect to Chromecast
Works well for certain media formats when properly configured
Allows streaming from Google Drive

Cons

Does not consistently connect to Chromecast
Audio issues with some media files
Requires unnecessary account sign in
Does not open local files

Most mentioned

Does not work or connect to Chromecast
Audio issues with video playback
Sign in issues
Limited media format compatibility

User reviews

its very nice

Elijah Hoover1129, 2025-02-15

No Matter What I Did The Damn App Didn't Do A Thing , But They Got All My Info .

AngelMyst, 2024-06-18

Very disappointing. I added this to my laptop to try and connect to chrome cast and it did not work. My laptop did not even communicate with my chrome cast device.

Gina Landry, 2024-05-15

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Extension safety

Risk impact

DriveCast requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: gstatic.com

Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of DriveCast. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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