ytcast
Dev tools
command-line casting tool
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
9 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.35.
Docs: 2 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Readme explains how the mechanics work
From 2 comments
Thank you for taking the time to describe how it works in the readme. I loathe "magic" - and love seeing the mechanics of how stuff like this works. Makes your project useful to…
e12e on HNThank you for the project and detailed readme, very helpful.
sahinabi on HN
Search feature is useful for finding kid-friendly videos
From 1 comment
ytcast search functionality is a great feature. When I come across a video that would be interesting for my kids, I cast it on tv. Now I don't need the url to cast, I can just…
sharmi on HN
Objections
Cannot cast local files, only YouTube videos
From 2 comments
thank you! the search video functionality is not builtin into ytcast, but is actually a separate script (ytsearch[0]) so you can use it with other tools! > cast videos saved on…
marcolucidi on HNi learned about catt in this thread and i never used it, so i may be wrong about something, but these should be the main differences: - they use a different protocol for device…
marcolucidi on HN
Does not remove ads
From 2 comments
nope
marcolucidi on HNunfortunately it doesn't, it merely "tells" the YouTube on TV app to play videos.
marcolucidi on HN
Recommendation algorithm still influenced by casts
From 1 comment
thanks! yes, unfortunately the algo is still influenced because ytcast "tells" the YouTube on TV app to play the videos.
marcolucidi on HN
Requests
Support for casting local video files
From 1 comment
ytcast search functionality is a great feature. When I come across a video that would be interesting for my kids, I cast it on tv. Now I don't need the url to cast, I can just…
sharmi on HN
Chromecast support from Android without Google Play Services
From 1 comment
Nice! Projects like this give me hope for Chromecast support one day from Android devices not running Google Play Services (e.g. GrapheneOS)...
jlkuester7 on HN
Questions
How does it differ from catt
From 1 comment
How does this differ from, say, catt[1]? [1] https://github.com/skorokithakis/catt
heavyset_go on HN
Whether it works with Linux box as a Chromecast-like receiver
From 1 comment
Is there something like a chromecast "server"? What I mean: I have a Linux box connected to my TV - I want to know if there is a way to cast from a phone to the Linux box, by…
mastazi on HN
Alternatives named
catt
From 2 comments
How does this differ from, say, catt[1]? [1] https://github.com/skorokithakis/catt
heavyset_go on HNCATT (which I wrote) does the same, except it supports whatever site youtube-dl supports (which is basically everything): https://github.com/skorokithakis/catt/
stavros on HN
castnow
From 1 comment
I'm using castnow: https://github.com/xat/castnow and for our needs works perfect.
mobilio on HN
SmartTubeNext
From 1 comment
Try a Google Chromecast TV and side load SmartTubeNext, no ads and better UI. https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext
epa on HN
Kodi, Nymphcast, Miraclecast, Leapcast
From 2 comments
Chromecast is completely closed-source, I'd argue against buying into that ecosystem. Nymphcast [1] is an alternative, but wouldn't be compatible with existing clients, since the…
MayeulC on HNKodi has this feature for AirPlay, not sure if it works with Chromecast too. Also maybe look into OpenMax + Raspicast
35mm on HN