castr - a CLI and C++ library to cast media files to Chromecast devices using the built in Default Media Receiver
-- CLI usage -- Examples: castr my_video.mp4 my_second_video.mp4 castr https://www.example.com/some_video_on_the_internet.mp4
Controlling playback: SPACEBAR: Play/Pause n: Next p: Previous s: Stop r: Restart media from beginning f: Seek forward 60 seconds F: Seek forward 600 seconds b: Seek backwards 60 seconds B: Seek backwards 600 seconds* m: Mute on/off v: Volume down V: Volume up h: Help q: Quit
Supported file types: aac, mp3, wav, webm, mp4, gif, jpg, png, webp, mpd, m3u8
If you have ffmpeg installed and a computer that is fast enough to encode video in real time, all other common video formats are supported through the helper script castr-convert. Example: castr-convert my_video.mkv
-- Build instructions --
Dependencies, and how to install them on Ubuntu:
protobuf - Protocol to communicate with Chromecast sudo apt install protobuf-compiler protobuf-dev
avahi - mDNS implementation used to locate Chromecast device sudo apt install libavahi-client-dev
Building: mkdir build cd build cmake .. make