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How to Share Your Screen to a TV Without AirPlay or a Casting AppTutorial
How to Share Your Screen to a TV Without AirPlay or a Casting App
Three ways to get a browser-based screen share onto a TV — a streaming stick, a smart TV browser, or Chromecast with Google TV — without AirPlay, pairing, or installing anything.
Aug 5, 2026
4 min read
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Christoph Planken

Best Browser-Based Screen Sharing Tools in 2026 (No Downloads Required)Industry
Best Browser-Based Screen Sharing Tools in 2026 (No Downloads Required)
A comparison of screen sharing tools that actually work without installing anything — Zoom, Google Meet, Whereby, Screenleap, join.me, Jitsi Meet, and more, plus what P2P vs. server-relay means for setup time and privacy.
Jul 29, 2026
14 min read
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Christoph Planken

Sharry, 4 Months In: Why I Stopped Building Features and Started Chasing DistributionIndustry
Sharry, 4 Months In: Why I Stopped Building Features and Started Chasing Distribution
An honest build-in-public update on Sharry: what shipped since launch, why traffic stayed flat despite steady work, and what happened after I stopped posting on X and started listing Sharry where people actually look for screen sharing tools.
Jul 27, 2026
5 min read
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Christoph Planken

Self-Hosted Analytics with Umami on Fly.ioIndie Dev
Self-Hosted Analytics with Umami on Fly.io
Why I self-host Umami instead of using Google Analytics or paid alternatives. Privacy-first, GDPR-compliant, and free.
Jul 23, 2026
5 min read
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Christoph Planken

Custom OAuth: Google & Apple Login Without Auth ServicesIndie Dev
Custom OAuth: Google & Apple Login Without Auth Services
Why I implemented Google and Apple OAuth myself instead of using Clerk or Auth0. With complete code examples from my project Sharry.
Jul 19, 2026
8 min read
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Christoph Planken

Screen Sharing Directly in the Browser – Why We Built SharryIndustry
Screen Sharing Directly in the Browser – Why We Built Sharry
Screen sharing without installation, without an account, without overhead – how WebRTC turns the browser into a direct transmission channel and why we built Sharry.
Mar 28, 2026
4 min read
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Christoph Planken