Inside the extension, click on the settings cog in the lower right hand corner and enter the IP address for your roku in the text box. Once the Chrome extension has been installed, you should see the extension appear in the corner.īefore you use the extension, you will have to enter the IP Address for your roku into it. Then click 'Load Unpacked Extension' and browse to the folder called RokuCast in the unzipped archive.

In Chrome navigate to preferences -> extensions and enable 'developer mode' by clicking on the upper-right checkbox.

Installationįirst download the zip file of the repo and unzip it on to the desktop: Useful if you use a sky now tv or similar box that only allows sideloaded custom channels. The master branch holds a version similar to the production branch except it may be more bleeding-edge and uses a sideloaded version of the companion channel instead of having the companion installed as a private channel. For instance, if you need to spoof user-agent of the Roku or want to access play history, the companion channel lets you do that. In some very specific cases, you may need to use the version with the companion channel that can be found in the production master branch (the production branch is not being updated and should not really used since it lacks some new features (such as slightly better compatibility for videos). This branch is the one most people should use. This branch holds the experimental version which makes use of Roku's native remote video player (the same one invoked when you play videos through the official roku mobile app) to avoid having to install a separate companion channel on the Roku.Įven though it is experimental, it has been tested by several people and should work fine. Also check out fork for a better version that properly introspects xhr requests, so should be able to handle a wider variety of media sourcesĬredits to original authors and mozilla foundation for their hard work, without which this mod could not be possible

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