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Watch videos with friends using WebRTC, let the server do the pausing and seeking. - pion/rtwatch

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Metastream▲94
Watch streaming media with friends
2019 · getmetastream.com · its alternatives →
2
Togetherly▲92
Watch Youtube with friends
2019 · togetherly.me · its alternatives →
3
Vynchronize▲69
Watch videos with friends online in real time
2018 · vynchronize.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
4
Squad for web (Acquired by Twitter)▲231
Video chat + watch Netflix, YouTube & TikTok with friends
2020 · squadapp.io · its alternatives →
5
Pion/handoff – Move WebRTC out of browser and into Go▲101
Start WebRTC in the browser—run it somewhere else. Contribute to pion/handoff development by creating an account on GitHub.
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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CoWatch.video – Watch Video Files with Friends Using WebRTC▲7
2019 · cowatch.video · its alternatives →
7
WeMesh▲77
Watch perfectly synced videos together. Anywhere.
2015 · rave.io · its alternatives →
8
Uptime▲317
Watch YouTube videos with friends, made by Googlers
2017 · uptime.area120.com · its alternatives →
9
ShareTube▲200
Watch YouTube videos with friends, synced to the second
2016 · its alternatives →
10
YouTube With Friends▲95
Sync and watch YouTube videos with friends.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
11
WebRTC Insertable Streams and server processing▲86
Pure Go implementation of the WebRTC API. Contribute to pion/webrtc development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
Sync▲85
Interactive, synchronous YouTube streaming
2020 · its alternatives →
13
Koi Watch▲135
Watch videos together
2021 · koiwatch.netlify.app · its alternatives →
14
Flickcall▲149
Watch together on your favorite streaming platforms
2021 · flickcall.com · its alternatives →
15
Watch Along▲4
Watch videos together, in perfect sync.
Jul 2026 · watchalong.me · its alternatives →
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Volcano | Co-watch YouTube videos just by adding –-- to the URL▲48
Just follow the super easy steps below to try it right away: 1. Open any youtube video and play it in the browser. 2. Edit the youtube.com video URL to you---tube.com (adding three hyphens between "you" and "tube" in the address bar) 3. Enter and Done, Share the URL with others for them to join or live-stream your co-watching stream. (private and visible only to people with the URL you share) Example: Modify https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX2qFMC8cFo to https://www.you---tube.com/watch?v=eX2qFMC8cFo and press enter in the address bar. Voila!
2021 · its alternatives →
17
Rtube Watch Party▲2
Rtube Watch Party 1.5.2 — Sync movies/video perfect quality!
Jun 2026 · linktr.ee · its alternatives →
18
Glimpse▲194
2 minute, 1-on-1, video conversations with your friends
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
Dual Watch▲64
Offline dual video player with synced controls
2020 · dual.watch · its alternatives →
20
Piktostory Beta▲162
Video editing made for social media
2020 · piktochart.com · its alternatives →
21
Frenvid▲70
Co-watch movies with friends in Real-time
2016 · its alternatives →
22
Tvgether▲3
Watch videos in sync with friends on every website
2023 · its alternatives →
23
LectureSync▲65
Watch online courses in-sync while video calling peers.
2019 · its alternatives →
24
urLive▲110
Zero-click video calling + bot-based scheduling - in one
2020 · url.live · its alternatives →

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