The ChromeCastPlugin is a Loupedeck plugin that allows you to control your Google Chromecast with a Loupedeck device. With this plugin you can e.g, control the volume, start casting a stream available via a URL and stop a cast.
Get the plugin package by either building it or downloading the release
To install the package file:
- Open the Loupedeck software
- From the account menu: Add-on manager > +install from file
- Select the package file and continue with installation
From the Loupedeck software you can map following actions to your Loupedeck device:
- Select Chromecast - view the list of available chromecasts and connect to one
- Chromecast Volume - to control the volume of the selected Chromecast
- Play Cast - to play online media which is available via a public URL
- Stop Cast - to stop an ongoing cast
- The referenced GoogleCast package requires .Net 2.0
- Get the LoupedeckPackageTool to build the plugin package file.
- Ensure the path to the package tool in the
ChromeCastPlugin.csprojproject file is correct. Currently, it is set toC:\Program Files (x86)\Loupedeck\LoupedeckPluginTool\LoupedeckPluginTool.exe
From Visual Studio, you can build and debug the project. When the project is build, the project output files are copied to Chromecast plugin folder in %localappdata%\Loupedeck\Plugins\Chromecast. Running the project will start Loupedeck and load the plugin from the Chromecast plugin folder.
In case Loupedeck doesn't start on debug, ensure that it is configured correctly in the project settings:
- From the
ChromeCastPluginproject settings, go to the Debug tab and select Start external program and then browse to the Loupedeck application which is normally installed atC:\Program Files (x86)\Loupedeck\Loupedeck2\Loupedeck2.exe
Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
- Loupedeck.com
- Loupedeck plugin development guide on Github