Is there a YouTube Airplay button for MacBooks?

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Is there a YouTube Airplay button for MacBooks?

I can easily airplay YouTube videos through my Apple TV if I use my iPhone or iPad by simply going to the YouTube video and pressing the airplay button. Is there a similar functionality for MacBooks? My MacBook Air is updated to Mountain Lion and airplay works for mirroring and listening to stuff on iTunes, but there doesn't seem to be a button for YouTube videos. Is this possible at all? It'd weird if you could only airplay YouTube through iPads and iPhones, and not MacBooks.

MacBook Air (13-INCH, MID 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Dec 27, 2012 7:20 PM

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JasonFear

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Dec 27, 2012 8:03 PM in response to jlam520

AirPlay in OS X is not specific to an application. You mirror the whole view, not just that of a specific application. If you go into System Preferences > Displays you'll have two choices related to AirPlay.

AirPlay Mirroring: Off or Apple TV

Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available (this is a checkbox)

If you enable AirPlay Mirroring it'll broadcast an exact replica of what's on your MacBook Air's display to the TV via the Apple TV.

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Apr 18, 2015 10:21 PM in response to jlam520

The are a couple of ways. However, you must install a 3rd party app/extension.

if you live in the US you have HUDTube. Outside of the US like me I use Safari's extension Click to Flash, it mainly works for youtube and some websites not all tho. Hope apple updates safari to make it airplay compatible.

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