I found a way to use Chromecast with Spotify

• AirConnect

  39 3,354 8.3 C

  Use AirPlay to stream to UPnP/Sonos & Chromecast devices

On the Ubuntu machine I install AirConnect. This creates a bridge that lets you play music to chromecast devices through Airplay.

• spotifyd

  43 9,546 7.3 Rust

  A spotify daemon

  

Install Spotify on the Ubuntu machine, or use Spotify via the browser, or use something like spotifyd/raspotify.

• WorkOS

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  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• raspotify

  35 4,512 6.6 Shell

  A Spotify Connect client that mostly Just Works™

Install Spotify on the Ubuntu machine, or use Spotify via the browser, or use something like spotifyd/raspotify.

• mkchromecast

  18 2,173 8.9 Python

  Cast macOS and Linux Audio/Video to your Google Cast and Sonos Devices

This is a bit convoluted because we are doing Airplay -> Chromecast instead of directly playing to Chromecast, but I was having problems with the Mkchromecast with long audio delays of +8 seconds. With this method I have an audio delay of max 2 seconds.

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