[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]

That is because VLC would act as the streaming device and that functionality exist with Kodi as well.

[encryptluks2]

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