[sofixa]

As far as i understand it, no. It allows to turn hardware running Linux ( like a Pi) into a Chromecast ( the dongle), to which you can stream video/audio from another device ( but not compatible with Google's protocol, so you can't click on YouTube's cast button to use it, you need extra software)

[bronco21016]

So it doesn’t really turn it into a Chromecast. That’s the language that makes it confusing.

It turns it into a device that can receive control and streams from another device using software specific to this implementation.

[encryptluks2]

So then this is the same as Kodi, Plex, etc

[akvadrako]

No, it operates just like a Chromecast, but with a different protocol.

[encryptluks2]

This is a joke, right? If it requires a Raspberry Pi then it is not different than Kodi or wherever else that supports the same functionality. I feel like the authors here reinvented fire and then are refusing to acknowledge or admit that it has already been done.

[akvadrako]

How do you cast a movie from your laptop to Kodi?

[encryptluks2]

First, that isn't how Chromecast works.. however, for me to cast a movie from my laptop to Kodi I just enable file sharing on the directory that I want to share and then I can access it in Kodi and play it using the remote. I can also serve it via HTTP or SFTP.

[akvadrako]

That is how Chromecast works. And it doesn't require you to setup a local file share, then browse to it via another interface.

For example you can open a video in a player (like VLC) and choose "Render -> to Chromecast".

[encryptluks2]

Update: Saw that NewPipe even offers a stream to Kodi option. NewPipe is a popular open source YouTube interface.