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Find Chromecast and Google Cast devices on the local network, cast online or local media, and control playback, seeking, and volume. It can also manage YouTube queues and save or restore playback state through the `catt` command-line tool.

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Control Chromecast devices on your local network - discover, cast media, control playback, manage queues, and save/restore states

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Good for

  • Finding available Chromecast devices
  • Playing a video or audio file on a TV
  • Managing a YouTube playback queue
  • Saving and restoring playback state

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Review the instructions the agent will receive before you install.

Chromecast Control

Control Chromecast and Google Cast-enabled devices on your local network using catt (Cast All The Things).

Quick Reference

CommandDescription
catt scanFind all Chromecasts on network
catt cast <url>Cast video/audio
catt pause / playPause/resume
catt stopStop playback
catt statusCurrent playback info
catt volume <0-100>Set volume

Use -d <device> to target a specific device by name or IP.

Discovery & Device Management

# Find all devices
catt scan

# Set a default device (saves to config)
catt -d "Living Room TV" set_default

# Create an alias for easier access
catt -d 192.168.1.163 set_alias tv

# Remove alias or default
catt -d tv del_alias
catt del_default

Casting Media

Basic Casting

# Cast from URL (YouTube, Vimeo, and hundreds of yt-dlp supported sites)
catt cast "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Cast local file
catt cast ./video.mp4

# Cast a website (displays webpage on TV)
catt cast_site "https://example.com"

Advanced Cast Options

# Cast with subtitles
catt cast -s ./subtitles.srt ./video.mp4

# Start at specific timestamp
catt cast -t 01:30:00 "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Play random item from playlist
catt cast -r "https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYLIST_ID"

# Play only video (ignore playlist in URL)
catt cast -n "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID&list=PLAYLIST_ID"

# Disable automatic subtitle loading
catt cast --no-subs ./video.mp4

# Pass yt-dlp options (e.g., select format)
catt cast -y format=best "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Block until playback ends (useful for scripts)
catt cast -b "https://example.com/video.mp4"

Playback Control

catt play              # Resume playback
catt pause             # Pause playback
catt play_toggle       # Toggle play/pause
catt stop              # Stop playback completely
catt skip              # Skip to end of content

# Seeking
catt seek 300          # Jump to 5 minutes (seconds)
catt seek 01:30:00     # Jump to 1h 30m (HH:MM:SS)
catt ffwd 30           # Fast forward 30 seconds
catt rewind 30         # Rewind 30 seconds

Volume Control

catt volume 50         # Set volume to 50%
catt volumeup 10       # Increase by 10
catt volumedown 10     # Decrease by 10
catt volumemute on     # Mute
catt volumemute off    # Unmute

Queue Management (YouTube)

# Add video to end of queue
catt add "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Add video to play next
catt add -n "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Remove video from queue
catt remove "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Clear entire queue
catt clear

State Management

# Save current state (position, volume, what's playing)
catt save

# Restore saved state later
catt restore

Device Information

catt status    # Brief: time, volume, mute status
catt info      # Full: title, URL, player state, media type, etc.

Configuration

Config file: ~/.config/catt/catt.cfg

[options]
device = Living Room TV

[aliases]
tv = Living Room TV
bedroom = Bedroom Speaker

Network Requirements

  • Chromecast and computer must be on same network
  • For local file casting: TCP ports 45000-47000 must be open
  • Some networks block mDNS - use IP address directly if catt scan fails

Supported Sources

Catt uses yt-dlp internally, supporting:

  • YouTube (videos, playlists, live streams)
  • Vimeo, Dailymotion, Twitch
  • Direct video URLs (MP4, MKV, WebM, etc.)
  • Local files (video, audio, images)
  • Hundreds more sites (see yt-dlp supported sites)

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