Using Chromecast on Chromium v52 and above

Question

The issue detailed in this thread is still happening, however the solution presented is no longer relevant since the Google Cast extension has been discontinued. Is there a way to keep using Chromecast from Chromium, or is it no longer possible at all?

(As a side note, I would like to mention that I initially wanted to participate in the initial thread so as to avoid duplicate threads but I could neither add comment (50+ reputation points required) nor an answer (10+ reputation points required) and therefore I was advised to open a new thread instead.)

Solution

casting is available is part of chromium now. There is no need to install any update.

More details can be found in the below link:

https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6398952?hl=en&ref_topic=4602553

Comments

[Pauline]

That page relates to Chrome though, not Chromium

[pim]

Chromium seems to have the cast... menu, at least for version Version 63.0.3239.84 (Official Build) Built on Ubuntu , running on Ubuntu 16.04 (64-bit), and it's working with my tv.