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by akvadrako 1836 days ago
No, it operates just like a Chromecast, but with a different protocol.
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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.
How do you cast a movie from your laptop to Kodi?
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.
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".

That is because VLC would act as the streaming device and that functionality exist with Kodi as well.
Update: Saw that NewPipe even offers a stream to Kodi option. NewPipe is a popular open source YouTube interface.