# Chromecast
Tip: open your browser's developer console and use the `player` and `THEOplayer` variables to interact with this demo.
Cast strategy
\[ ]`auto`\[x]`manual`\[ ]`disabled`
The player only starts casting when the viewer clicks the cast button.
Receiver application ID
Default: 8E80B9CEApplyReset to default
| Cast strategy | manual |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------ |
| Receiver application ID | 8E80B9CE (default) |
| `player.cast.chromecast.state` | - |
```js
const player = new THEOplayer.ChromelessPlayer(element, {
// ...
cast: {
strategy: 'manual',
chromecast: {
appID: '8E80B9CE', // THEOplayer's default receiver, replace with your own app ID
},
},
});
```
This example shows how to cast a video to a Chromecast device from Google Chrome. Click the cast button in the control bar to choose a device and start casting.
The [cast strategy](https://docs-preview.optiview.dolby.com/pr-894/theoplayer/v11/api-reference/web/types/JoinStrategy) (`cast.strategy`) controls how the player joins cast sessions:
* **`auto`**: the player automatically joins an existing cast session, for example one that was started from another tab.
* **`manual`** (default): the player only starts casting when the viewer clicks the cast button.
* **`disabled`**: the player never casts, and does not show a cast button.
By default, THEOplayer uses its own Chromecast receiver application with ID **`8E80B9CE`**. To cast to your own [custom receiver](https://docs-preview.optiview.dolby.com/pr-894/theoplayer/how-to-guides/web/cast/chromecast/enable-chromecast-on-the-sender.md), enter its application ID and click **Apply**. For example, use `44BAE7D1` to connect to the OptiView Player receiver application that uses Google's legacy Media Player Library (MPL). The player is recreated whenever you change the cast strategy or the application ID.
Code
demo.html
```html
Chromecast
```