VLC Chromecast support shows signs of life, and you can try it right now

Jun17

by Sindy Cator on June 17, 2016 at 9:28 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Streaming Netflix or Hulu to your Chromecast is easy-peasy, but getting local files onto your TV generally requires niche software. Now VLC – probably the most popular video player that doesn’t come pre-installed with computers – is prepping to add Chromecast support. The VLC team has been talked about adding Chromecast support in version 3.0 for a while, but we’re finally seeing those efforts come to fruition in actual code. Better yet, you can try it right now using a pre-release build. Be warned that it’s quite glitchy, but if you head on over to VLC’s list of nightly builds, the most recent…