Roku URL Player and Remote

Chrome Web Store

by Alashi-Dev

v0.0.6 Updated Aug 28, 2020 26.03KiB

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★ 3.10

109 reviews

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Description

NOTE: Since Google has dropped the ball on supporting Chrome Desktop application I've abandoned this project , I wont be supporting this anymore, you can continue to use it at its current state without any expectation of new features or bugs getting fixed. This app needs a absolute URL to a video [as shown in example],if you are planning to paste youtube.com / hulu in the box hoping it will show that webpage on Roku, that's not the case. Remote is straightforward but the URL player thing, Its not for everyone. In other words its not that user friendly yet. Troubleshooting : 1. Make sure your Roku and computer are on same network 2. VPN on computer may prevent chrome app to discover Roku. 3. For some reasons beyond my comprehension, despite of being on same network as that of Roku's chrome app may not be able to discover Roku, try giving it another shot after a reboot / wifi adapter reset. Chrome app remembers last found Roku so it will be less painful after the a successful discovery. I've added some basic URL play functionality. You will have to install the companion Roku app on your device. Please note this is a private Roku channel and you'll have to install it like any private Roku channel. You well get the installation link from this Chrome app. You can play video files from internet / local network to which you have a qualified URL and is of supported format [e.g. mp4]. Playback / error handling is extremely basic and just there to help you play some file directly on Roku. I want this to evolve to a lot more useful app, I'm trying my best to get there in my free time.

Reviews (31 cached)

Last 12 months

★☆☆☆☆2020-08-24

A A

doesn't work like it use to, and they don't respond to questions too.

★☆☆☆☆2019-06-10

hedyeh erfani

dumb,bogus app

★☆☆☆☆2017-07-04

Carlos Dasilva

Doesnt work

★☆☆☆☆2017-06-04

Pamela Shimp

did not work.

★☆☆☆☆2017-02-07

Ryan Williams

Doesn't work. App crashes immediately on Roku 2 player.

★☆☆☆☆2016-10-15

Doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2016-09-19

Nara Jresat

Doesn't work nothing is working

★☆☆☆☆2016-07-24

J. Thomas Lippert (Tomsfix)

Cant discover my Roku. Dev says he is working on manual entry, when was that started and expected. If you cant connect it's sort of pointless.

★☆☆☆☆2016-06-14

RMF

Really, doesn't anyone test these apps before publishing? Need something that works as easily as Chrome Cast or Roku on my iPhone 5 Does anyone know of the app that will allow me to "cast' to my Roku device from my Apple Portable?

★☆☆☆☆2016-06-12

Douglas W. Crosby

did not open

★☆☆☆☆2016-05-08

Richard Krawiec

didn't work at all

★☆☆☆☆2016-04-17

Bob Walters

total garbage does't work really to bad good idea

★☆☆☆☆2016-03-14

Hussain alabbas

doesnt work

★☆☆☆☆2016-03-01

Ynnek Thennek

Remote works fine, but the video play doesn't work for me. Everything seems like it's going to work, but then as it's loading on my TV screen it just stops loading, then goes back to the Roku home screen. I've tried every format from html5, to mp4, to flash, to avi, but it doesn't work, even for youtube.

★☆☆☆☆2016-02-20

Rob W

Not faffing around side loading exe files to my Roku box.

★☆☆☆☆2016-01-01

Robert Scism

Only the test video plays. No other urls work.

★☆☆☆☆2015-12-30

Sandeepa Hettiarachchi

DOES NOT WORK

★☆☆☆☆2015-12-07

Eric G

doesn't work. when selected it says loading and then brings you back to menu page

★☆☆☆☆2015-11-23

Fablesinger

URL is no longer good and not searchable on ROKU Channel page either

★☆☆☆☆2015-11-06

Danica Paz

Never found my Roku.

★☆☆☆☆2015-09-19

Bill Zimmermann

Did not work at all. Never found my Roku.

★☆☆☆☆2015-08-08

Wilfrido Perez

i have multiple roku devices in my network. the app always detects one and I the find button is disabled. I cant pair the app to any other device inmy network.

★☆☆☆☆2015-07-19

Ryan

URL Player? Really? It's a remote, that's it. I installed it for use as a URL player and there is no such option.

★★☆☆☆2017-09-14

Sylvia & Jeremy

doesnt work all the time

★★☆☆☆2016-07-10

Yadwinder Garg

didn't work

★★☆☆☆2016-02-26

Stephen Prentice

It finds my Roku2 but when I try to play a URL, it acts as though it's about to load but then just goes back to the Roku home screen.

★★★☆☆2023-11-23

Lacie

it works great but i got this cus i lost my emote and my tv was turned down to 0 so i can watch stuff with this app on my tv but i cant turn up the volume..

★★★☆☆2020-10-20

alessandra bird

um i have more than one device and it would not let me change witch device i was on if anyone knows how to let me know

★★★☆☆2017-08-17

Recognized my Roku through the router which impressed me - if this worked with HTML5 vids it would make it vastly more useful.

★★★☆☆2015-12-07

B G

it works as a remote.

★★★☆☆2015-09-15

Marc Bernard Schauber

It sort of works. I have two Rokus and this does not lot you choose. So it found the wrong one and won't control the roku I need to control :(

★☆☆☆☆ - A A (2020-08-24)

doesn't work like it use to, and they don't respond to questions too.

★☆☆☆☆ - hedyeh erfani (2019-06-10)

dumb,bogus app

★☆☆☆☆ - Carlos Dasilva (2017-07-04)

Doesnt work

★☆☆☆☆ - Pamela Shimp (2017-06-04)

did not work.

★☆☆☆☆ - Ryan Williams (2017-02-07)

Doesn't work. App crashes immediately on Roku 2 player.

★☆☆☆☆ (2016-10-15)

Doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆ - Nara Jresat (2016-09-19)

Doesn't work nothing is working

★☆☆☆☆ - J. Thomas Lippert (Tomsfix) (2016-07-24)

Cant discover my Roku. Dev says he is working on manual entry, when was that started and expected. If you cant connect it's sort of pointless.

★☆☆☆☆ - RMF (2016-06-14)

★☆☆☆☆ - Douglas W. Crosby (2016-06-12)

did not open

★☆☆☆☆ - Richard Krawiec (2016-05-08)

didn't work at all

★☆☆☆☆ - Bob Walters (2016-04-17)

total garbage does't work really to bad good idea

★☆☆☆☆ - Hussain alabbas (2016-03-14)

doesnt work

★☆☆☆☆ - Ynnek Thennek (2016-03-01)

★☆☆☆☆ - Rob W (2016-02-20)

Not faffing around side loading exe files to my Roku box.

★☆☆☆☆ - Robert Scism (2016-01-01)

Only the test video plays. No other urls work.

★☆☆☆☆ - Sandeepa Hettiarachchi (2015-12-30)

DOES NOT WORK

★☆☆☆☆ - Eric G (2015-12-07)

doesn't work. when selected it says loading and then brings you back to menu page

★☆☆☆☆ - Fablesinger (2015-11-23)

URL is no longer good and not searchable on ROKU Channel page either

★☆☆☆☆ - Danica Paz (2015-11-06)

Never found my Roku.

★☆☆☆☆ - Bill Zimmermann (2015-09-19)

Did not work at all. Never found my Roku.

★☆☆☆☆ - Wilfrido Perez (2015-08-08)

i have multiple roku devices in my network. the app always detects one and I the find button is disabled. I cant pair the app to any other device inmy network.

★☆☆☆☆ - Ryan (2015-07-19)

URL Player? Really? It's a remote, that's it. I installed it for use as a URL player and there is no such option.

★★☆☆☆ - Sylvia & Jeremy (2017-09-14)

doesnt work all the time

★★☆☆☆ - Yadwinder Garg (2016-07-10)

didn't work

★★☆☆☆ - Stephen Prentice (2016-02-26)

It finds my Roku2 but when I try to play a URL, it acts as though it's about to load but then just goes back to the Roku home screen.

★★★☆☆ - Lacie (2023-11-23)

it works great but i got this cus i lost my emote and my tv was turned down to 0 so i can watch stuff with this app on my tv but i cant turn up the volume..

★★★☆☆ - alessandra bird (2020-10-20)

um i have more than one device and it would not let me change witch device i was on if anyone knows how to let me know

★★★☆☆ (2017-08-17)

Recognized my Roku through the router which impressed me - if this worked with HTML5 vids it would make it vastly more useful.

★★★☆☆ - B G (2015-12-07)

it works as a remote.

★★★☆☆ - Marc Bernard Schauber (2015-09-15)

It sort of works. I have two Rokus and this does not lot you choose. So it found the wrong one and won't control the roku I need to control :(