However, this is the current working method to cast VLC from your Windows computer. Enjoy the video being mirrored on the TV!.Play your video on VLC in full-screen mode.If you have more than one screen set up, Chromecast will ask you to choose the screen you want to cast. You are now casting your entire desktop.Choose Cast screen/window (experimental).On the cast menu, click the menu icon on the top right corner.Open a Chrome tab and hit the cast button.We will be using a beta version of a new Chromecast feature that Google is working on, casting the entire desktop. There is an easy workaround to stream VLC videos from your Windows computers to Chromecast.
You can start using the VLC media player on your Mac or PC to control the playback. If you do, click “View Certificate” and then “Accept Permanently”Īfter that, the video should start playing on your TV. When you try to play videos, you might see a certificate error.
From the net time onward, you can select this Chromecast or Cast enabled TV and play videos. If you are casting for the first time, use the Playback > Render > Scan option to search and select your Chromecast. Instead of that, you will need find this option in the settings.
Unlike other Chromecast supported apps, you will not see a cast on the VLC media player for Windows or MacOS.
You can download the latest version of VLC for Windows or macOS for free from their official website here. To cast, you will need version 3.0 or later of VLC. It is still slightly buggy and you might face issues while casting. However, do not expect this to be 100% stable. It does not store any personal data.Casting is available on the stable version of Chromecast. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
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