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so I've just giving it a quick test vs google with the query "open source chromecast alternative"
the first result for both is a reddit post about NymphCast
it's the rest of the results that are interesting though.
Google has a ycombinator news article about NymphCast and then decends into the usual "17 best chromecast alternatives in 2024" rubbish
Kagi on the other hand lists the github for NymphCast, and then goes on to list others... mirrorCast, pyCaster, free Cast, an article on using a raspberry pi as a chromecast alternative.
obviously this is only anecdotal, and very unscientific, but it's got me interested for sure! Gonna bookmark it and see how it goes
No joke can you share those results? I'm holding out for matter cast
Here you go!
Huge bummer that they're all 5+ years old. We've been moving to libreelec with Disney+, Jellycon, Netflix, Youtube, and amazon prime plugins. It's not the same, but it's workable. If Amazon keeps MatterCast open and open source implementations get made, that's where I'm focusing my attention. A raspberry pi with libreelec that can be a casting target feels, to me, like the holy grail:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24030324/amazon-matter-casting-echo-show-fire-tv-prime-video