Cast Lite 0.1.2

Cast Lite for Mac and Android. The apps now load the player from app.castlite.app (castlite.app is the landing page), so update if you installed 0.1.1. Every screen is the Cast Lite web app; playback is native, so episodes keep playing in the background with system media controls.

Mac (CastLite.dmg) — macOS 13 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel. Open the DMG and drag Cast Lite to Applications, replacing the old copy. The app isn't notarized yet, so the first time you open it macOS will block it: go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. Media keys, AirPods buttons and Control Center control playback; closing the window keeps it playing (quit with ⌘Q). Google sign-in opens in your browser and hands back to the app.

Android (CastLite.apk) — download on your phone, open it, and allow installs from that app when asked. It installs over earlier versions. It's a debug-signed build, so Play Protect may warn that it doesn't recognise the app. Playback continues with the screen off, with lock-screen controls.

Cast Lite 0.1.1

Cast Lite for Mac and Android, now named Cast Lite and served from castlite.app. Every screen is the Cast Lite web app; playback is native, so episodes keep playing in the background with system media controls.

Mac (CastLite.dmg) — macOS 13 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel. Open the DMG and drag Cast Lite to Applications. The app isn't notarized yet, so the first time you open it macOS will block it: go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. Media keys, AirPods buttons and Control Center control playback; closing the window keeps it playing (quit with ⌘Q). Google sign-in opens in your browser and hands back to the app. If you installed 0.1.0, delete the old LiteCast app from Applications.

Android (CastLite.apk) — download on your phone, open it, and allow installs from that app when asked. It installs over 0.1.0. It's a debug-signed build, so Play Protect may warn that it doesn't recognise the app. Playback continues with the screen off, with lock-screen controls.

LiteCast 0.1.0

LiteCast for Mac and Android. Every screen is the LiteCast web app; playback is native, so episodes keep playing in the background with system media controls.

Mac (LiteCast.dmg) — macOS 13 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel. Open the DMG and drag LiteCast to Applications. The app isn't notarized yet, so the first time you open it macOS will block it: go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. Media keys, AirPods buttons and Control Center control playback; closing the window keeps it playing (quit with ⌘Q). Google sign-in opens in your browser and hands back to the app.

Android (LiteCast.apk) — download on your phone, open it, and allow installs from that app when asked. It's a debug-signed build, so Play Protect may warn that it doesn't recognise the app. Playback continues with the screen off, with lock-screen controls.

LiteCast for Android 0.1.0

First Android build: the LiteCast web app with native background playback (keeps playing with the screen off and other apps open) and lock-screen controls.

Install: download LiteCast.apk on your Android phone, open it, and allow installs from that app when asked. This is a debug-signed build, so Play Protect may warn that it doesn't recognise the app.