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CastBuddy

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Overview

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

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 v1.0.8 - Experimenting with external website based player v1.0.6 Launch player in a new window to workaround issue with latest chrome update which doesn't allow starting chromecast sessions from popup. v1.0.5 - Revert changes made in 1.0.4 as the didn't work properly and also broke functionality that was working with older chrome version v1.0.4 - Attempt to fix issue with latest chrome update

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Luis MendezJul 4, 2024

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!

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Miklós KaboldyApr 13, 2024

Does not work for me.

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Brian PApr 3, 2024

Works fine

Details

  • Version
    1.1.0
  • Updated
    December 31, 2021
  • Offered by
    b4t
  • Size
    253KiB
  • Languages
    English (United States)
  • Developer
    Email
    castbuddy.net@gmail.com
  • Non-trader
    This developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.

Privacy

CastBuddy has disclosed the following information regarding the collection and usage of your data. More detailed information can be found in the developer's privacy policy.

CastBuddy handles the following:

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This developer declares that your data is

  • Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
  • Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
  • Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

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