you’re able to send photos, videos, music, and maps to your Chromecast.

We made a list of the best Chromecast apps to turn your TV into a powerful multimedia gadget.

Play Music on Your TV: Spotify

Integrated with regular Spotify.

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No integration with other services.

Local storage requires a premium account.

Setting this up is easy.

The Spotify streaming feature

You’ll see the Chromecast in the list of connected devices.

Tap it to cast your Spotify music on the TV.

you might stream music to your Chromecast machine via Bluetooth even when you have no internet connection.

Google Photos browsing photos

Share Pictures From Your Phone: Google Photos

Easy to use.

UseGoogle Photosto share pictures with everyone in the room.

Tap it to display the photo on your TV.

Apps for Chromecast menu options

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Allows you to cast anything.

Access to many Chromecast apps.

Integration with Google Drive.

The Castify video preview screen

Not many Chromecast features.

It’s advertised as a library of applications that let you supercharge your use of Chromecast.

Categories include apps that let you cast movies, music, photos, games, and more.

Web Vide Cast video preview

In the menu, tapCast screen to deviceto display your mobile screen on your TV through your Chromecast.

Play Any Media File on Your TV: Castify

Easy to find media files.

No cloud storage integration.

The All Screen menu

Moving media files on your phone into the Castify folder will let you view those files from the app.

Stream Your Personal Videos: Web Video Cast

Pleasant design.

Frequent prompts for premium purchase.

The LocalCast main screen

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could stream those videos to your Chromecast and share them with everyone?

you could then browse the video files on your phone and cast them to your Chromecast machine.

Cast From Multiple Media Servers: All Screen

Easy to find local media files.

Integration with cloud storage.

There’s nothing vintage about this app.

Share Music and Video Playlists on Your TV: LocalCast

Well designed.

Many cloud storage integrations.

Difficult to locate local files.

you could also sync the app with your Google Drive, Google Photos, or Dropbox account.