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Play video files stored on your computer to your Chromecast™
Latest Version
Version
0.3.3
Update
February 20, 2017
Size
154KiB
Developer
mp4cast.com
Category
Users
5,000+ 
Rating
3.27928 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Extension ID
Languages Support
Permissions
Alarms
Storage
UnlimitedStorage
Https://www.google-analytics.com/
Notifications
MediaGalleries:
0: - read
System.network
Browser
Power
FileSystem:
0: - directory
1: - retainEntries
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Storage
UnlimitedStorage
Https://www.google-analytics.com/
Notifications
MediaGalleries:
0: - read
System.network
Browser
Power
FileSystem:
0: - directory
1: - retainEntries
MP4Cast for Google Chromecast™ Application
The easiest way to stream videos on your computer to your Google Chromecast!
Play mp4 video files on Chromecast. Supports HD video, does not re-encode. It streams directly from the file on your computer. It can also play some MKV files, MOV, M4A, etc. As long as it's a supported Google Cast media type, it will play!
It is very resource efficient, and only runs the app when you are on the website, or actively casting.
For more information, visit https://www.mp4cast.com/help.html
Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, including ARM Chromebooks.
(Note: on windows, you may need to disable windows firewall for home networks)
Changelog:
2017-02-10
Update 0.3.3 - be more resilient against OMDBapi failure
2016-10-28
Update 0.3.1 - Updated web server library because of deprecated API
2016-04-06
Update 0.2.8 - Added volume controls, and auto switch when changing Wifi networks
Update 0.2.5 - Now searching for available port
Update 0.2.2 - Improve ChromeOS firewall handling slightly
Update 0.2.0 - initial Beta release
Google Chromecast is trademark of Google Inc https://www.google.com
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Play mp4 video files on Chromecast. Supports HD video, does not re-encode. It streams directly from the file on your computer. It can also play some MKV files, MOV, M4A, etc. As long as it's a supported Google Cast media type, it will play!
It is very resource efficient, and only runs the app when you are on the website, or actively casting.
For more information, visit https://www.mp4cast.com/help.html
Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, including ARM Chromebooks.
(Note: on windows, you may need to disable windows firewall for home networks)
Changelog:
2017-02-10
Update 0.3.3 - be more resilient against OMDBapi failure
2016-10-28
Update 0.3.1 - Updated web server library because of deprecated API
2016-04-06
Update 0.2.8 - Added volume controls, and auto switch when changing Wifi networks
Update 0.2.5 - Now searching for available port
Update 0.2.2 - Improve ChromeOS firewall handling slightly
Update 0.2.0 - initial Beta release
Google Chromecast is trademark of Google Inc https://www.google.com
Source Manifest.json
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