Chrome: VideoStream for Google Chromecast is a Chrome extension that can push virtually any video file you throw at it through to your Chromecast to play on your HDTV. It’s fast, flexible, supports local video files on your PC or on the network, is easy to use, and it even has an Android remote control.


The video above, from our friends over at Tekzilla is a great walkthrough of the app and its features (and also how we found out about the app itself) so give it a watch if you want to see it in action. It’s a simple install, and once you have it in Chrome, connecting to a Chromecast on your home network is easy. From there, you can browse your computer, network, NAS, or any other file location for video to play, and play it.

When we say VideoStream supports just about any file format, we mean it—we threw AVIs, MKVs, and more in addition to standard MP4s and MPGs at it, and it worked like a charm every time. Even audio files play back (although obviously there’s no video.) The app even supports subtitles, which is an amazing bonus. Hit the link below to learn more and install it.


VideoStream via Tekzilla