#Osx plex media player cant chromecast install
But if you’d rather not install anything new, Google’s own Remote Desktop Web app can help. So what if you want to use Chromecast to play tunes from iTunes, VLC, the Spotify desktop app, or another local media player? You could install a media server software, such as Plex, which will allow you to play those files through a browser tab. The experimental full-screen sharing described above is easy, but it doesn’t support audio streaming, at least not yet. Stream audio from iTunes, Windows Media Player, and other desktop programs Using the Remote Desktop extension to access your local PC is odd, but it gets the job done if you want to stream audio from desktop programs to your big screen. Then click Cast entire screen (experimental).ĥ. Click the Cast button in Chrome and look for the little drop-down arrow on the far right, on the same line as “Cast this tab to…”. Google didn’t make a big deal about this feature, but you can actually mirror your entire PC display through Chromecast, not just your open browser tabs. Hit the Cast button either before or after you choose the file you want, and Chrome will play the file as long as it’s compatible with the file’s codecs.
To do this, you can enter file:///C:/ in Chrome’s address bar (or ( file://localhost/Users/yourusername on a Mac), and then drag and drop the file into Chrome-or press Ctrl-O or Command-O-to show your system’s file browser. When casting a browser tab through Chrome on a Windows PC, Mac, or Chromebook, you can open local files in the browser, and they’ll stream to the big screen over your local network. It turns out that Chromecast doesn’t always stream its content straight from the Internet. Stream local files from a Chrome tab You can browse your local files with Chrome, which lets you play them on your Chromecast.
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