What is cast player?

cast player is a Chrome extension developed by krakesh14638, and its main feature is "Plays local videos on Chrome/Chromecast (with subtitles)".

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Download cast player Extension CRX File

Download cast player extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

Now you can play local videos (movies on your desktop) on Chromecast (or Chrome) and control (play, pause, etc)

All you have to do is drop some directory with .MP4 files (supports subdirectories) or drop the .MP4 file into your Chrome browser

ALLOW EXTENSION:
Access chrome://extensions/ and CHECK "Allow access to file URLs" from "cast player" extension.

SUBTITLES support! You just need to have an .SRT file with the same name as the movie and in the same directory or choose your subtitles in the video player.
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Release notes:
0.8.1
fix bug css

0.8.0
fix auto load subtitles
update player
supports picture-in-picture mode (not supports subtitles)

Extension Basic Information

Name	cast player
ID	dionggdmdobjjolppiiejleechniphok
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/cast-player/dionggdmdobjjolppiiejleechniphok
Description	Plays local videos on Chrome/Chromecast (with subtitles)
File Size	203 KB
Installation Count	132,756
Current Version	0.8.1
Last Updated	2024-02-26
Publish Date	2019-06-28
Rating	2.87/5 Total 399 Ratings
Developer	krakesh14638
Email	[email protected]
Payment Type	free
Supported Languages	en-US
manifest.json
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