What is CastBuddy?
CastBuddy is a video streaming extension for chrome. it's a free extension , it has 80,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 3.64 from 600 rated user, last update is 849 days ago.
What’s new in version 1.1.0?
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
How to install CastBuddy?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of CastBuddy
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 1.1.0
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Friday, December 31st, 2021
- Author: b4t
CastBuddy Available languages:
English (United States).
FAQ
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What about others talk about castbuddy chrome extension?
48% user give 5-star rating, 6% user give 4-star rating, 8% user give 3-star rating, 11% user give 2-star rating, 28% user give 1-star rating. Read reviews of castbuddy
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with castbuddy chrome extension?
You could find more help information from castbuddy support page.
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How could i contact the developer of castbuddy chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What privacy data castbuddy chrome extension collect?
- Website content
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- storage
- contextMenus
- tabs
- https://*.castbuddy.app:*/*
- http://*.castbuddy.app:*/*
- https://dev.castbuddy.app:8080/*
- https://*.castbuddy.pages.dev/*
More about manifest_file of castbuddy.
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How could i report abuse of castbuddy chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of castbuddy.
Reviews of castbuddy:
I love I can do this: https://go2nts.com/playit/video/jeep.mp4 but I hate I can't do this: file://KONA/TestVideos/jeep.mp4 where KONA is my local server. I know that ChromeCast does see that server, but the castbuddy is forcing a "HTTPS:" in front of my "file" string - BUMMER!
Doesn't work on macOS BigSur M1
Works like a Charm. I am using this to play my daughter's flinto class videos in my tv. I controls from my laptop chrome browser, simple.