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Fire TV - Roku - Chromecast / Google Cast - XBOX / PS4 - DLNA & UPNP - Samsung TV's & Blu-Ray - Sony TV's & Blu-Ray - LG TV's & Blu-Ray - HiSense TV's - Windows, Linux & Apple PC's
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 | ||
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Format | MIME Type | Description |
avc | video/avc | Audio-Video-Codec |
hevc | video/hevc | ISO/IEC 23008-2, H.265, HEVC |
hevc_b | video/hevc | ISO/IEC 23008-2 Annex-B, H.265, HEVC |
mkv | video/matroska | Matroska Video Container (with supported codecs) |
mpeg1 | video/mpeg | ISO/IEC 11172-2, MPEG-1 part 2, H.261 |
mpeg2 | video/mp2t | ISO/IEC 13818-2, MPEG-2 part 2, H.262 |
mpeg4_2 | video/3gpp | ISO/IEC 14496-2, MPEG-4 part 2, H.263 (Fire TV Gen 3, Cube, TV's) |
mpeg4_10b | video/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 |
vp8 | video/webm | VP8 codec (Fire TV Toshiba and Insignia only) |
vp9 | video/webm | VP9 codec (Fire TV Gen 3, Cube, TV's) |
Audio Formats supported by Castie on FireTV | ||
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Format | MIME Type | Description |
aac | audio/aac | ISO/IEC 14496-3, Advanced Audio Coding |
aac_adif | audio/mp4a-adif | ISO/IEC 14496-3, Advanced Audio Coding, ADIF container |
aac_adts | audio/mp4a-adts | ISO/IEC 14496-3, Advanced Audio Coding, ADTS container |
aac_latm | audio/mp4a-latm | ISO/IEC 14496-3, Advanced Audio Coding, LATM container |
ac3 | audio/ac3 | Dolby Digital |
alac | audio/alac | Apple Lossless |
amr-nb | audio/amr-web | |
amr-wb | audio/3gpp | |
eac3 | audio/eac3 | Dolby Digital Plus |
flac | audio/flac | Free Lossless Audio Codec |
mp2 | audio/mp2 | ISO/IEC 11172-3, MPEG Audio Layer II |
mp3 | audio/mpeg | ISO/IEC 11172-3, MPEG Audio Layer III |
pcm | audio/pcm | linear PCM |
vorbis | audio/vorbis | Ogg Vorbis |
Livestream formats supported by Castie on FireTV | ||
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Format | MIME Type | Description |
m3u8 | video/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 | ||
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Format | MIME Type | Description |
bmp | image/bitmap | Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) |
gif | image/gif | Graphics Interchange Format |
jpeg | image/jpeg | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
png | image/png | Portable Network Graphics |
Subtitle formats supported by Castie on FireTV | |
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Format | Description |
hardcoded | hardcoded as part of video, yes |
embedded mp4/mkv | embedded inside mp4/mkv |
vtt | External vtt files - WebVTT |
Formats NOT supported by Castie on FireTV | |
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Format | Description |
DRM | Digital-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.
Surf the web, your local device, or your network and "tap to play".
Full playback controls, and AD blocking built in.
Downloading and bookmarks for paid users.
A Castie version for any device.