What Tablif read on Castbar's site
Castbar describes itself as: “Castbar Your Chromecast remote, right in your Mac menu bar”
- Price model: free tier
- Free tier: Free forever
- Stage: Coming soon
What it is
Calls itself “Chromecast remote”.
- Calls itself: Chromecast remote
“Chromecast remote”
What it costs
A free tier, free forever.
- Free plan: free forever
“Free and open source.”
Who it sells to
Sells to consumers.
- Sells to: consumers
“Control every Chromecast, Google Home and Nest speaker or TV from your Mac's menu bar”
How it runs
A desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the Homebrew. Open source.
- Kind: desktop
- Runs on: macOS
- Runs where: on the device, offline
- Distributed via: Homebrew
- Open source: yes
“Your Chromecast remote, right in your Mac menu bar”
“Requires an Apple Silicon Mac on macOS 11 or later.”
What it works with
Names Casita, Chromecast and 2 more on its pages.
- Names: Casita · Chromecast · Google Home · +1
“Casita”
“Castbar”
What it offers as proof
Coming soon. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.
- Stage: coming soon
- Trial asks for: nothing
“🚀 Launching on Product Hunt on 27 September 2026.”
“Free and open source. Install: brew tap itssarthak/castbar”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 10 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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