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Raspicast on Windows Pc

Developed By: Benjamin H.

License: Free

Rating: 4,4/5 - 932 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.4.14
Size 1.4 MB
Release Date December 02, 22
Category Video Players & Editors Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (4)]

What's New:
NEW PI USER: enable SSH via "sudo raspi-config"- YouTube update [see more]

Description from Developer:
LEGACY: The OpenMax API is deprecated, you need a 32 bit RPI OS and omxplayer installed to run it.

• Cast YouTube videos
• Cast media content from your android device
• Play local... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Raspicast and install on Windows PC. Raspicast is free Video Players & Editors app, developed by Benjamin H.. Latest version of Raspicast is 1.4.14, was released on 2022-12-02 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Raspicast is 4,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 932 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 584 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Raspicast on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Raspicast on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Raspicast on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Raspicast using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Raspicast" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Raspicast on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Raspicast" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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LEGACY: The OpenMax API is deprecated, you need a 32 bit RPI OS and omxplayer installed to run it.

• Cast YouTube videos
• Cast media content from your android device
• Play local media files on your Raspberry Pi
• Play streams from playlists (m3u, pls) on your Raspberry Pi

Requirements:
You just need a Raspberry Pi with a running SSH-Server, the omxplayer and optional a little image viewer. I only tested it with Raspbian, but there is no reason why it shouldn't work on other distributions.

Features:
• Controllable via a seekbar
• Hardware volume buttons
• Support for multiple audio and subtitle (srt-format) streams

Usage:
• To cast YouTube videos to your Raspberry Pi just open the YouTube app and a video and choose "Share" → Raspicast.
• To play streams just copy a playlist (m3u or pls format) to your android device and open the list via the app, or play the streams manually from the actionbar.

image viewer: http://omxiv.bplaced.net
App source code: https://github.com/HaarigerHarald/raspicast

Raspberry Pi is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi Foundation
NEW PI USER: enable SSH via "sudo raspi-config"

- YouTube update
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.