Just launch the app, choose a video, select a Chromecast, and enjoy. Not like those Chrome Extensions, it’s a Chrome App that you can launch directly from your desktop through Chrome Launch.
There is a Chrome App called Videostream for Google Chromecast that lets you play your own local videos on your Chromecast from your PC with subtitles supported. If neither of the options described above works for you, especially hearing no sound on some of the MKV files, here is another one you can try. If option Always allowed is not checked, you will need to give the permission to VLC media player plugin the rights to run.Ĭlick either of the buttons underneath the address bar, and here we go. You can go to chrome://plugins/ to double-check and change the settings such as Always allowed.
If you already have Chrome browser installed, installing VLC media player will install a VLC media player plugin for Chrome automatically. The famous VLC media player happens to be a much better one. I tried DivX Plugin, but that doesn’t seem to be a good approach. If renaming doesn’t work, you will need a proper media player plug-in installed and enabled.
MP4 seems to trick Chrome to treat a MKV file as a MP4 file so it plays smoothly without any trouble. Well, yes, it’s just that simple, at least on my computer. And once we do, we can then simply click the Chromecast extension icon and cast it onto your TV.
Assume you already have Chromecast extension installed and enabled in your Chrome browser, all we need to get done is to make the MKV videos play inside the Chrome browser. So, here are 2 quick tips that may help you if you already have tons of MKV files in your library. You may get lucky on some of the MKV files because they are encoded in a way that Chrome supports out of the box but to most of the MKV files, when you drop them into Chrome you will most likely end up downloading them into your download folder, rather than playing them inside the browser. While you can do so on video types such as MP4, you probably will find difficulty doing the same on other video formats like MKV. If this VLC feature doesn’t work well for you at the moment, try another way to watch local video files on your Chromecast.On a post we shared a bunch of tips and tricks about streaming with Chromecast, the best gadget in $35, we shared that you can basically drag and drop the video files into Chrome browser and Chromecast from there. Having problems? This feature may just need some more time in the oven.
At the time of writing, pretty much any other way to play back video would be better, for example, loading local media up on a flash drive and playing it back via a smart TV or set-top box. When I tested it on my PC and SHIELD, the video was playing back with a lot of missed frames and audio de-synced by about a second. Afterwards, you can play video files without accepting the certificate prompt again.Īgain, this feature is still in development. When you try streaming in the future, you’ll just need to use the Playback > Render menu to scan and connect. That’s a VLC video running on the SHIELD via Chromecast.
Use the controls in the VLC window to pause, fast forward, rewind, and otherwise control playback. The video file should immediately begin playing on your Chromecast after you agree, with your Chromecast streaming the file from the VLC player on your computer. Click “View certificate” to view your Chromecast’s security certificate.Ĭlick “Accept Permanently” to accept your Chromecast’s certificate. Use the Media > Open File menu or just drag and drop a video file from your file manager onto the VLC window.Īfter you try to play the video, you’ll see an “Insecure site” prompt. Open a video file in VLC and click the “Play” button. If your Chromecast already appears in the menu, click on it in the list. To find your Chromecast, you’ll need to click Playback > Renderer > Scan. You won’t find a “Cast” icon in VLC-at least, not at the moment.