Cast from Chrome to your TV (2025)

You can show a Chrome tab or your screen from your PC to your TV with your Chromecast or Google TV Streamer (4K) device.

You can cast most web content. Some plugins won't work, like Silverlight, QuickTime, and VLC.

To show Chrome on your TV, you need:

  • A Chromecast, Chromecast with Google TV, Google TV Streamer (4K), Chromecast Ultra, or TV with Google Cast.
    • Your Google streaming device must have a strong Wi-Fi connection. Learn how to Troubleshoot Chromecast and Google TV Streamer connection.
  • A computer with the minimum system requirements and a strong connection to the same Wi-Fi network as your Google streaming device.
  • An updated version of Google Chrome.
    • Learn how to update your Google Chrome browser.

Cast a tab from Chrome

Important: To cast on a Mac computer with macOS 15 or later, you must give Chrome access in your system settings.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, select More Cast from Chrome to your TV (1) Cast from Chrome to your TV (2) Cast, save, and share Cast from Chrome to your TV (3) Cast….
  3. Select the cast receiver you want to use.
    • If the device is already in use, the current content is replaced.
  4. To end the cast, on the right of the address bar, select Cast Cast from Chrome to your TV (4) Cast from Chrome to your TV (5) Stop casting.

Tip: You can cast directly from the media player on sites that work with Google Cast. Learn more about Google Cast-enabled site vs. casting a tab.

What you'll find in Chrome

  • When you cast a tab to a TV, a Display icon Cast from Chrome to your TV (6) appears on the tab.
  • When there's an active Cast session, on the right of the address bar, next to ”Extensions,” you can find the Cast connected icon Cast from Chrome to your TV (7).

To use a shortcut in Chrome, add the Cast button.

Tip: The videos or images you cast appear on your computer and TV, but the sound only plays on your TV. Sounds for other tabs and apps still play on your computer.

Cast your computer screen

You can display your entire computer screen with Chrome on Mac, Windows, or Chromebook.

Important: When you cast your screen, the audio might play on your computer. To play the audio on your TV instead, cast the tab.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, select More Cast from Chrome to your TV (8) Cast from Chrome to your TV (9) Cast, save, and share Cast from Chrome to your TV (10) Cast….
  3. Select Sources Cast from Chrome to your TV (11) Cast screen.
  4. Select the device you want to cast your screen on.

Cast music and videos from your computer

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. Open the file you want to cast in a Chrome tab.
  3. Drag and drop the file into a Chrome tab, or use a keyboard shortcut:
    • Windows: Ctrl + O
    • Mac: command Cast from Chrome to your TV (12) + O
  4. At the top right, select More Cast from Chrome to your TV (13) Cast from Chrome to your TV (14) Cast, save, and share Cast from Chrome to your TV (15) Cast….
  5. Select the device you want to cast to.

Related resources

  • Troubleshoot an issue
  • Cast to Google TV
  • Cast from the YouTube app and YouTube.com
  • Cast video from Google Cast-enabled apps to your TV
  • Cast your Android screen from the Google Home app

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