CastBuddy

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CRX ID

ghagedffjalchgcgdgfindabkpnmalel

Status

Live on Store

Description from extension meta

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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Description from store

Discover a seamless way to stream web videos directly to your Chromecast, even from sites without native Chromecast support.

Effortlessly locate videos in compatible formats like .webm, .mp4, and .mkv on the websites you explore. When detected, a video count appears on the extension's toolbar icon, allowing you to select and stream videos straight to your Chromecast.

Features:

- Stream compatible videos with ease to your Chromecast
- Control playback—play, pause, and seek—from the extension's menu
- Stream efficiently without needing your computer to stay active
- Enter video URLs manually for flexible streaming options

Latest reviews

Konstantin Cherkashin 2025-07-17: Such a horrible UI, just wow, how did you came up with this?!
Avimael Velez 2025-06-10: It's stuck on the loading screen..
Luis Mendez 2024-07-04: 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!
Miklós Kaboldy 2024-04-13: Does not work for me.
Brian P 2024-04-04: Works fine
AngelMyst 2024-01-29: DOES NOT WORK
Bodzy Bodzyic 2023-06-21: Its lagging like the sound doesnt follow up picture yk what i mean
Bodzy Bodzyic 2023-06-21: Its lagging like the sound doesnt follow up picture yk what i mean
Bjarne Winkler 2023-01-15: 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!
Bjarne Winkler 2023-01-15: 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!
Jaeger4Pan 2022-08-08: Doesnt work
Jaeger4Pan 2022-08-08: Doesnt work
carsten krause 2022-03-30: Nutzloser Schrott, mehr als das Symbol bekommt man nicht auf seinem TV zu sehen!
Carlo 2022-03-04: Ehrenmann!!! Was eine geile Erweiterung du bist echt ein Ehrenmann!! Endlich mit der Youtube App Chromecasten :D
alekss 2022-02-02: Doesn't work on macOS BigSur M1
alekss 2022-02-02: Doesn't work on macOS BigSur M1
Cannon Earnest 2022-01-19: 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.
Cannon Earnest 2022-01-19: 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.
Guillaume Perrault Archambault 2022-01-15: I guess it's no longer maintained. Doesn't work at all.
Guillaume Perrault Archambault 2022-01-15: I guess it's no longer maintained. Doesn't work at all.
István Szabó 2021-12-22: Hello I can't select the chromecast because the new chrome update doesn't allow it. Anyway, very good extension.
István Szabó 2021-12-22: Hello I can't select the chromecast because the new chrome update doesn't allow it. Anyway, very good extension.
M S 2021-12-09: Doesn't seem to cast anything it finds - does the loading line then shows the castbuddy logo. Every time.
M S 2021-12-09: Doesn't seem to cast anything it finds - does the loading line then shows the castbuddy logo. Every time.
Alex James 2021-05-24: next update please relocate the `+` button to add new m3u8 files somewhere where i don't have to scrool the ui left to right, thanks
Alex James 2021-05-24: next update please relocate the `+` button to add new m3u8 files somewhere where i don't have to scrool the ui left to right, thanks
Szymon Nowak 2021-05-13: Kiedyś było w porządku, lecz od jakiegoś czasu gdy rozszerzenie nie jest w focusie, przerywa przesyłanie. Wystarczy kliknać w dowolne miejsce poza rozszerzeniem lub otworzyć nowa karte i wywala.
Vice 2021-01-19: No audio .
Vice 2021-01-19: No audio .
Thomas 2020-12-23: It doesn't detect videos
Thomas 2020-12-23: It doesn't detect videos
Matteo Iniguez 2020-11-02: It would cast but show nothing but your logo...Im casting from my computer
Matteo Iniguez 2020-11-02: It would cast but show nothing but your logo...Im casting from my computer
Quang Hoang Nguyen 2020-09-21: Is stop working for me now. Castbuddy find the videos but can't find my tv. If I press on the stream cast icon to stream to tv. Is not showing the tab to choice the tv anymore. Any tips????
Quang Hoang Nguyen 2020-09-21: Is stop working for me now. Castbuddy find the videos but can't find my tv. If I press on the stream cast icon to stream to tv. Is not showing the tab to choice the tv anymore. Any tips????
Tony B 2020-09-13: It casted the video but takes the screen hostage while it's playing. If I try to go to a different tab or try to scroll on the page, the video instantly stops
Tony B 2020-09-13: It casted the video but takes the screen hostage while it's playing. If I try to go to a different tab or try to scroll on the page, the video instantly stops
Enrique Rodriguez 2020-08-29: the older version was better it would play the next stream automatically
Enrique Rodriguez 2020-08-29: the older version was better it would play the next stream automatically
Pedro Cabral Berumen 2020-08-23: The last update was a big mistake, now the information inside the pop-up (to find, add and control videos) doesn´t fit and always have to scroll in horizontal way. But the saddest thing is that now the volume control doens´t exists anymore. I like it before when it was easy to scroll in the queue and the volume option was enabled to use it directly from the extension.
Pedro Cabral Berumen 2020-08-23: The last update was a big mistake, now the information inside the pop-up (to find, add and control videos) doesn´t fit and always have to scroll in horizontal way. But the saddest thing is that now the volume control doens´t exists anymore. I like it before when it was easy to scroll in the queue and the volume option was enabled to use it directly from the extension.
Yesenia Fontanez 2020-08-15: Esta nueva version es totalmente inutil una total basura ya no se puede conectar al chrome cast la version anterior era muchisimo mejor.
Mehmet AKINCI 2020-07-30: iyi
P N 2020-03-27: Maybe I don't know how to use it properly, but I can't make it working on a youtube page, it doesn't accept the Youtube URL of the video.
P N 2020-03-27: Maybe I don't know how to use it properly, but I can't make it working on a youtube page, it doesn't accept the Youtube URL of the video.
Oscar 2020-03-25: i cant add video files from my pc?
Oscar 2020-03-25: i cant add video files from my pc?
Ruby Rendle 2020-03-24: does not find any devises to chrome cast on yes i have got chrome cast on my tv's but for some reason it does not pick it up
Ruby Rendle 2020-03-24: does not find any devises to chrome cast on yes i have got chrome cast on my tv's but for some reason it does not pick it up
George Machun 2020-02-15: I was hopeful this would work but it just didn't seem to work at all well. Endless loading but no playing. Too bad it's a great idea.

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