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alexballas/go2tv

Cast media files to Smart TVs and Chromecast devices. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/alexballas/go2tv · Go · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

94/100

  • Activity 98
  • Release rhythm 84
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 37.0
  • age_days: 2032
  • days_rel: 29
  • days_push: 16
  • n_releases_24m: 13

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1076 stars · 78 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Go2TV is a cross-platform application (with GUI and CLI modes) that casts video, audio, and image files to Smart TVs and Chromecast devices over the local network using DLNA/UPnP. It supports automatic device discovery, on-the-fly transcoding via FFmpeg, external and embedded subtitles, playlists, and casting live RTMP streams.

Use cases

  • cast a video file from my laptop to my Samsung smart TV
  • play local media on a Chromecast without a media server
  • stream an OBS RTMP live stream to a Chromecast
  • send videos with subtitles to a DLNA renderer
  • build a playlist of videos and play them on the TV
  • cast media from an Android phone to a smart TV

When to choose

  • you want to play local media files on DLNA/UPnP Smart TVs or Chromecast without setting up a media server
  • you need on-the-fly transcoding for unsupported formats via FFmpeg
  • you want a lightweight tool with both GUI and CLI interfaces across desktop and Android

When to avoid

  • you need a full media server with a library, metadata, and multi-user access (use Jellyfin or Plex instead)
  • your target device supports neither DLNA/UPnP nor Chromecast
  • you need AirPlay support for Apple TV devices

Facets

application · maturity active

video-processing audio-processing streaming gui cli media cross-platform self-hosted windows cross-platform cli dlna upnp chromecast smart-tv media-casting subtitles transcoding ffmpeg linux macos android

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
alexballas/go2tvmain94

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="alexballas/go2tv")

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