Chrome-Cut

Command line tool to scan and control chrome cast devices.


Keywords
chrome, cast, chromecast, control, loop, stream
License
MPL-2.0
Install
pip install Chrome-Cut==0.2.2

Documentation

Basic command line tool to scan, detect, stream and control chrome cast devices. Great for pranking someone with a chrome cast device in your local network.


Setup:

- With pip:

  1. pip install Chrome-Cut
  2. chrome-cut --help

- With git:

  1. git clone https://github.com/mrf345/chrome-cut-cli.git
  2. cd chrome-cut-cli
  3. pip install requirements.txt
  4. python chrome-cut.py --help

- Or you can download binaries for Windows and Mac OS from SourceForge

Commands:

chrome-cut.py --help chrome-cut.py command --help

Commands:
  abort_stream          abort the currently streamed app on chrome...
  factory_restore       factory reset a chrome cast device with its...
  loop_abort_stream     repeatedly abort current stream, with a wait...
  loop_factory_restore  repeatedly send factory reset command, with a...
  loop_stream           repeatedly stream inserted youtube video,...
  scan                  scan the local network for chrome cast...
  stream                stream youtube video through chrome cast...

Credit:

  • Blog that inspired this tool.
  • Click amazing Python command-line utility library.