CastBuddy
This extension finds videos on the web sites you are browsing and allows you to play them on your Chromecast device.
What is CastBuddy?
CastBuddy is a Chrome extension developed by b4t, and its main feature is "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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Download CastBuddy Extension CRX File
Download CastBuddy 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
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 Extension Basic Information
| Name |  CastBuddy |
| ID | ghagedffjalchgcgdgfindabkpnmalel |
| Official URL | https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/castbuddy/ghagedffjalchgcgdgfindabkpnmalel |
| Description | This extension finds videos on the web sites you are browsing and allows you to play them on your Chromecast device. |
| File Size | 253 KB |
| Installation Count | 84,727 |
| Current Version | 1.1.0 |
| Last Updated | 2021-12-31 |
| Publish Date | 2019-02-09 |
| Rating | 3.63/5 Total 600 Ratings |
| Developer | b4t |
| [email protected] | |
| Payment Type | free |
| Extension Website | https://castbuddy.app |
| Help Page URL | https://castbuddy-extension.bitbucket.io/help/index.html |
| Privacy Policy Page URL | https://castbuddy-extension.bitbucket.io/privacy-policy.html |
| Supported Languages | en-US |
| manifest.json | |
{
"update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
"name": "CastBuddy",
"description": "This extension finds videos on the web sites you are browsing and allows you to play them on your Chromecast device.",
"version": "1.1.0",
"manifest_version": 2,
"icons": {
"16": "icons\/castbuddyv2-logo_16.png",
"48": "icons\/castbuddyv2-logo_48.png",
"96": "icons\/castbuddyv2-logo_96.png",
"128": "icons\/castbuddyv2-logo_128.png"
},
"browser_action": {
"default_title": "Castbuddy"
},
"background": {
"scripts": [
"background.js"
]
},
"content_scripts": [
{
"matches": [
"http:\/\/*\/*",
"https:\/\/*\/*"
],
"exclude_matches": [
"http:\/\/*.castbuddy.app:*\/",
"https:\/\/*.castbuddy.app:*\/",
"http:\/\/*.castbuddy.app:*\/index.html",
"https:\/\/*.castbuddy.app:*\/index.html",
"https:\/\/*.doubleclick.net\/*",
"https:\/\/*.googlesyndication.com\/*",
"https:\/\/*.google.com\/*",
"https:\/\/*.castbuddy.pages.dev\/",
"https:\/\/*.castbuddy.pages.dev\/",
"https:\/\/*.castbuddy.pages.dev\/index.html",
"https:\/\/*.castbuddy.pages.dev\/index.html"
],
"js": [
"content-script.js"
],
"all_frames": true,
"run_at": "document_end"
}
],
"permissions": [
"storage",
"contextMenus"
],
"optional_permissions": [
"tabs",
"https:\/\/*.castbuddy.app:*\/*",
"http:\/\/*.castbuddy.app:*\/*",
"https:\/\/dev.castbuddy.app:8080\/*",
"https:\/\/*.castbuddy.pages.dev\/*"
],
"externally_connectable": {
"matches": [
"http:\/\/*.castbuddy.site:*\/*",
"https:\/\/*.castbuddy.app:*\/*",
"http:\/\/*.castbuddy.app:*\/*",
"https:\/\/localhost:8080\/",
"https:\/\/*.castbuddy.pages.dev\/*"
]
},
"content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval' chrome-extension:\/\/www.gstatic.com chrome-extension:\/\/ghagedffjalchgcgdgfindabkpnmalel chrome-extension:\/\/pkedcjkdefgpdelpbcmbmeomcjbeemfm chrome-extension:\/\/enhhojjnijigcajfphajepfemndkmdlo chrome-extension-resource: https:\/\/www.gstatic.com http:\/\/www.gstatic.com;; object-src 'self' https:\/\/ssl.google-analytics.com;"
} | |
