Cast YouTube in Browser
Control YouTube in your browser from your smartphone or tablet. Enables the YouTube for TV interface in your browser, which is normally blocked on desktop. YouTube TV supports casting from a mobile device.
What is Cast YouTube in Browser?
"Cast YouTube in Browser" is a Firefox add-on that enables control of YouTube in the browser from your smartphone or tablet. It activates the YouTube for TV interface, typically restricted on desktops, allowing users to cast videos seamlessly. To use, simply click the YouTube TV button in the extension’s pop-up menu or visit the YouTube TV site, link it with a TV code, and enjoy full-screen viewing. Adblock users may experience a black screen initially, but playback will proceed normally afterward.
Add-on stats
By: Mark Kray
Rating: 3.72
(18)
Creation date: 2022-08-09
Weekly download count: 114
Firefox on Android: No
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- https://*.youtube.com/*
Size: 77.01K
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Chrome
Not available on Edge
Want to check extension ranking and stats more quickly for other Firefox add-ons?
Install
Chrome-Stats extension
to view Chrome-Stats data as you browse the Firefox Browser Add-ons.
Add-on summary
Control YouTube in your browser from your smartphone or tablet. Enables the YouTube for TV interface in your browser, which is normally blocked on desktop. YouTube TV supports casting from a mobile device.
Click on the YouTube TV button in the extension's pop-up menu and follow the instructions. Or visit https://www.youtube.com/tv. Press the ⚙ button at the bottom left. Select "Link with TV code". Optionally toggle full-screen mode in the browser by pressing F11 on your keyboard.
Tutorial video: https://i.imgur.com/CwvpAAO.mp4
If you're using adblock, you might get a black screen when you open a video. This is in place of the ad that would normally play. The video will play normally after that.
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works well for casting music videos from a phone to a PC with a sound system.
- Straightforward setup process.
- Performs the function of making YouTube think it's a TV device.
Cons
- Requires using the TV version of the site, which can be inconvenient.
- Issues with video quality, particularly limiting to 720p for 60fps videos.
- Requires the tab to be active, or else playback pauses.
- Redirection issues to the standard YouTube site without proper functionality.
Most mentioned
- Problems with video quality limitations.
- The need to use the TV version of the YouTube site.
- Playback pauses when the tab is not active.
Recent reviews
This works pretty well.
Some caveats like having to use the tv version of the site in the browser which is understandable due to enabling cast options (you could just have it in a separate tab/window out of the way anyway), the other is that the cast name is Xbox 360, I'm assuming its spoofing the header in your browser so YouTube site thinks it is one. Would be nice to be able to change that but probably not possible.
All in all, this is useful for those that have a pc connected to a nice sound system and the tv is off and you can now cast music videos all from your phone. Nice job.
Edit: Just noticed you have to have the tab active or it just pauses. Is it possible to have it continue working while looking at other tabs?
Edit 2: A workaround for the annoying pausing for now is to have the youtube.tv tab in a new window instead and set this in about:config to false: media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground
by Bassquake, 2024-10-27
Works as descibed, been using it for 3 days now. Pretty straightforward to set up really, so I'm quite happy with it. People complaining about functionality this extension never claimed to support should read the desciption a bit more extensively.
TY M.K.
by Firefox user 12667782, 2024-10-10
thought by this add-on an android phone device can control a TV set which latter based on android as well. what is the point of controlling YT on a computer by your phone? you have mouse and keyboard anyway ...
thank you Mark for your detailed response. so in case of your particular case a(n) (old) TV set is involved indeed. plus you write "... Enables the YouTube for TV interface in your browser .." which can be understood that way that you can control your TV set directly from the browser. i lost couple of hours, so 3-star remains
by Firefox user 15072707, 2024-09-04
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Cast YouTube in Browser requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Cast YouTube in Browser has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Upgrade to see risk analysis details