Casting audio from a tab: speaker that works with Google Cast

Why listen to your favourite entertainment on your phone when you can blast it through speakers? By casting a Chrome browser tab, you can cast what's playing on your computer to your speakers. To get started, please make sure that you're fully set up to use Chromecast Audio with Chrome.

Set up casting from Chrome

If you're not already running Chrome, download Chrome. If you are, Chrome updates automatically, so no action should be required.
Make sure that you're running the latest version of Chrome. If you're having trouble, here's how to get Chrome updates.
Though not required, we recommend that you add the cast button to the Chrome toolbar in order to get the Cast icon in your browser toolbar. If the cast button is already installed on your browser, you'll see a cast button in the Chrome toolbar (near the top right).
Make sure that your laptop/computer is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your speaker that works with Google Cast.

Casting content from Chrome

There are several ways to cast content from Chrome.

Option 1. From a Cast-enabled site: For sites like youtube.com and netflix.com,

Open up a Cast-enabled site like youtube.com or netflix.com.
Click the cast icon in the bottom-right corner of the video player.

Option 2. From Chrome settings menu:

Navigate to the Chrome settings menu in the Chrome toolbar in the upper-right corner of your browser > click 'Cast…'.
Choose the device that you would like to cast to.

Option 3. From a web page in Chrome:

Open a tab in the Chrome browser.
Right-click on the web page > click Cast.

Option 4. From the cast button:

If you’ve installed the cast button, click the cast button in the Chrome toolbar in the upper-right corner of your browser.
Choose the device that you would like to cast to.

Casting your laptop/desktop content

You can cast your desktop/laptop content (vs just the specific Chrome tab). This is available on Mac, Windows and Chrome OS.
Important note on audio: Note that you can only cast your desktop audio from Windows. If you cast your desktop from a Mac or Chrome OS computer, you’ll see the contents of your screen on your TV but won’t be able to hear any audio from your computer.

Option 1. From Chrome settings menu:

Navigate to the Chrome settings menu in the Chrome toolbar in the upper-right corner of your browser > click 'Cast…'.
Next to where it says, 'Cast to …', you’ll see a small drop-down. Click on that to change the source selection.
Click Cast desktop.
Choose the device that works with Cast that you want to cast to.

Option 2. From the cast button:

If you’ve installed the cast button, click the cast button in the Chrome toolbar (upper-right corner) of your browser.
Next to where it says, 'Cast to …', you’ll see a small drop-down. Click on that to change the source selection.
Click Cast desktop.
Choose the speaker that works with Cast that you want to cast to.

How to know when content is casting

The Cast icon will turn blue when it’s active. You'll also see a glow around the icon of the tab being cast.

What can be cast

You can cast most web content. Sites using plug-ins such as Silverlight, Quicktime & VLC aren’t supported and may result in a lack of sound.

Audio and video

You’ll see video and images for the selected tab on your computer. However, you’ll only hear sound from the selected tab on your speaker. Note: Sounds for other tabs and applications will continue to play on your computer.

If my Chromecast is currently in use

After opening the menu or selecting the device, you’ll see a short description of Chromecast’s current activity. Click the Cast this Tab button to stop what’s showing and cast the current tab instead.

Shortcuts available

Switch to other tabs and/or applications while casting using the Alt-Tab (Mac: Command-Tab) keyboard shortcut.
Click on the status area of the current casting to return to the original tab.
Click the Stop button or close the tab to stop casting.
More keyboard shortcuts can be found in the Chromecast forum.