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Airflow vs go-chromecast: catalog facts
Airflow	go-chromecast
Paid One-time licence of $18.99 for all your computers; the free trial limits playback to 20…	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS	Windows, Command line
HEVC to Apple TV without transcoding High quality audio handling, including lossless FLAC to Apple TV	Controls Chromecast and Google Home devices from the terminal Plays local media files and playlists
Paid after a playback-limited trial Supports only a specific set of streaming devices	Implements only part of the Cast command set Command-line only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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