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Castie UPNP for Android


Castie works great on many Android devices including Galaxy tablets and phones, the Google Pixels, or Sony, Motorola and LG phones. In all, Castie supports over 15,000 Android devices alone and tens of thousands of other devices.

Below are the formats supported by Castie on Castie for Amazon FireTV

For other versions of Castie please see Supported Formats on Castie.
Video Formats supported by Castie on FireTV
FormatMIME TypeDescription
avcvideo/avc Audio-Video-Codec
hevcvideo/hevc ISO/IEC 23008-2, H.265, HEVC
hevc_bvideo/hevc ISO/IEC 23008-2 Annex-B, H.265, HEVC
mkvvideo/matroska Matroska Video Container (with supported codecs)
mpeg1video/mpeg ISO/IEC 11172-2, MPEG-1 part 2, H.261
mpeg2video/mp2t ISO/IEC 13818-2, MPEG-2 part 2, H.262
mpeg4_2video/3gpp ISO/IEC 14496-2, MPEG-4 part 2, H.263 (Fire TV Gen 3, Cube, TV's)
mpeg4_10bvideo/avc ISO/IEC 14496-10, MPEG-4 part 10 Annex-B, H.264, vc-1
mpeg4_15 video/avc ISO/IEC 14496-15, MPEG-4 part 15
vp8video/webm VP8 codec (Fire TV Toshiba and Insignia only)
vp9video/webm VP9 codec (Fire TV Gen 3, Cube, TV's)
Audio Formats supported by Castie on FireTV
FormatMIME TypeDescription
aacaudio/aac ISO/IEC 14496-3, Advanced Audio Coding
aac_adifaudio/mp4a-adif ISO/IEC 14496-3, Advanced Audio Coding, ADIF container
aac_adtsaudio/mp4a-adts ISO/IEC 14496-3, Advanced Audio Coding, ADTS container
aac_latmaudio/mp4a-latm ISO/IEC 14496-3, Advanced Audio Coding, LATM container
ac3audio/ac3 Dolby Digital
alacaudio/alac Apple Lossless
amr-nbaudio/amr-web
amr-wbaudio/3gpp
eac3audio/eac3 Dolby Digital Plus
flacaudio/flac Free Lossless Audio Codec
mp2audio/mp2 ISO/IEC 11172-3, MPEG Audio Layer II
mp3audio/mpeg ISO/IEC 11172-3, MPEG Audio Layer III
pcmaudio/pcm linear PCM
vorbisaudio/vorbis Ogg Vorbis
Livestream formats supported by Castie on FireTV
FormatMIME TypeDescription
m3u8video/x-mpegURL HTTP Livestreaming - yes, (HLS, limited to above codecs)
HLS Support is limited, but Amazon is adding more
Image Formats supported by Castie on FireTV
FormatMIME TypeDescription
bmpimage/bitmap Device Independent Bitmap (DIB)
gifimage/gif Graphics Interchange Format
jpegimage/jpeg Joint Photographic Experts Group
pngimage/png Portable Network Graphics
Subtitle formats supported by Castie on FireTV
FormatDescription
hardcodedhardcoded as part of video, yes
embedded mp4/mkvembedded inside mp4/mkv
vttExternal vtt files - WebVTT
Formats NOT supported by Castie on FireTV
FormatDescription
DRMDigital-Rights-Management - Examples, Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO, HULU

Key Features:

  • Browse the web and automatically find media to playback, simply tap to play!
  • Popular websites like PopcornFlix, Vimeo, Aol, Break, YouTube, CollegeHumor, and DailyMotion supported.
  • Choose your own search-engine including Bing, Google, and DuckDuckGo.
  • Support for new video websites added daily and on request of our users.
  • FREE Built in Ad-Blocker for worry free surfing.
  • Hassle-free surfing since we block Ad's, Miners and Tracking services.
  • Browse your home network and play via Samba or DLNA / UPNP file share.
  • Send your favorite photos from your phone or tablet to your TV.
  • Supports subtitles when/where supported on the playback device.
  • Full playback control including seeking to a position in the media.
  • Intuitive hassle-free interface with many extra options (LONG-PRESS an item to see!).
  • Bookmark items like videos, music, and websites to return to easily.
  • Download items to your local device to save for playback later locally or via Castie.
  • Automatic Artwork search for files without artwork (IE: videos, music).
  • Playlist support regardless of device type.
  • Find something you want to share? Secure-Sharing option allows sharing of files with friends and family.
  • Support for avi, mkv, mp4, ts, and hls (Live-TV) videos where supported on the playback device.
  • Support for lossless flac audio, mp3, pcm, ogg, and other audio formats where supported on the playback device.
  • Support for industry-standard image formats like jpeg, gif, png, and bmp where supported on the playback device.
  • Support for Android phones, tablets, TV Sticks, Android boxes, and Android TV devices.

Castie is optimized for the latest versions of Android: Pixel, Pixel XL, Galaxy, HTC, LG, Huewai, Xiaomi, Galaxy Tablets, and Android TV devices like the NVIDIA Shield or TV's with Android embedded.

Castie for Android
Surf the web, your local device, or your network and "tap to play".

Castie for Android
Full playback controls, and AD blocking built in.

Castie for Android
Downloading and bookmarks for paid users.

Castie Video for Android
A Castie version for any device.