Cast from Chrome to your TV

You can show a Chrome tab or your screen from your PC to your TV with your Chromecast or Google TV Streamer (4K) device.

You can cast most web content. Some plug-ins won't work, like Silverlight, QuickTime and VLC.

To show Chrome on your TV, you'll need:

Cast a tab from Chrome

Important: To cast on a Mac computer with macOS 15 or later, you must give Chrome access in your system settings.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, select More More and then Cast, save and share and then Cast….
  3. Select the cast receiver that you want to use.
    • If the device is already in use, the current content is replaced.
  4. To end the cast, on the right of the address bar, select Cast and then Stop casting.

Tip: You can cast directly from the Media Player on sites that work with Google Cast. Learn more about Google Cast-enabled sites vs casting a tab.

What you'll find in Chrome

  • When you cast a tab to a TV, a Display icon Display appears on the tab.
  • When there's an active Cast session, on the right of the address bar, next to 'Extensions' you can find the Cast connected icon .

To use a shortcut in Chrome, add the Cast button.

Tip: The videos or images that you cast appear on your computer and TV, but the sound only plays on your TV. Sounds for other tabs and apps still play on your computer.

Cast your computer screen

You can display your entire computer screen with Chrome on Mac, Windows or Chromebook.

Important: When you cast your screen, the audio might play on your computer. To play the audio on your TV instead, cast the tab.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, select More More and then Cast, save and share and then Cast….
  3. Select Sources and then Cast screen.
  4. Select the device that you want to cast your screen on.

Cast music and videos from your computer

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. Open the file that you want to cast in a Chrome tab.
  3. Drag and drop the file into a Chrome tab or use a keyboard shortcut:
    • Windows: Ctrl + O
    • Mac: command + O
  4. At the top right, select More More and then Cast, save and share and then Cast….
  5. Select the device that you want to cast to.

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