alexballas/go2tv
Cast media files to Smart TVs and Chromecast devices.
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Where it stands
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4 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 15 days ago, with 9 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Cast video, audio, and image files to Smart TVs and Chromecast devices from computers or phones using DLNA/UPnP and Chromecast protocols.
- Provides automatic device discovery, on-the-fly transcoding with FFmpeg, and multi-platform GUI, CLI, and web UI control for seamless media streaming.
- Use for streaming local media files directly to Samsung, LG, Sony Smart TVs, or Chromecast without needing a media server or USB drives.
- Use for live streaming desktop or OBS output to Chromecast devices via RTMP server support with transcoding capabilities.
- Use for headless media server setups with web UI to browse and cast media libraries remotely on trusted local networks.
Should you depend on it?
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License
MIT
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.
Community files
- README: present
Watch-outs
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From the README
Cast media files to Smart TVs and Chromecast devices.
Go2TV lets you play video, audio, and image files on your Smart TV or Chromecast device directly from your computer or phone. It works with:
No need to copy files to a USB drive or set up a media server. Just select your file, pick your device, and play.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+114 stars over 90 days across 8 snapshot days; best day +5 on Aug 9.
Forks
84+8
Open issues
16+6
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| microsoft/VibeVoice | 56.0K | +1.1K | 29 | — |
| alexballas/go2tv | 1.1K | — | 39 | 15 days ago |
| Category median | 56.0K | +2.3K | 29 | — |
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