Descatt

About

Descatt is a Python script for casting your Linux desktop to a Chromecast.

Audio casting is not supported and the framerate is very low.

Requirements

• Python 3
• Pyscreenshot
• Cast All The Things

Installation

• git clone https://github.com/tyea/descatt.git
• pip3 install pyscreenshot
• pip3 install catt

Example

foo@bar:~$ catt scan
Scanning Chromecasts...
192.168.0.1 - Tom's Chromecast - Google Inc. Chromecast Ultra
foo@bar:~$ python3 descatt.py
http://192.168.0.2:7425/index.html
foo@bar:~$ catt -d 192.168.0.1 cast_site http://192.168.0.2:7425/index.html

Author

Written by Tom Yeadon in October 2019.