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3 self-hosted Watch2Gether alternatives

Web-based platform for synchronous group video and audio playback. Users create shareable rooms to watch content from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, SoundCloud and other supported sources with a synchronized player, integrated chat, playlists and optional webcam.

Alternatives to Watch2Gether

Web app for synchronized group watching: per-channel playlists, real-time chat, moderation, and multi-source media playback.

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1.6k stars251 forkslast commit Slowing down

Lightweight web application for synchronized video playback with chat, leader-controlled playback, subtitle/audio track support and Docker deployment.

385 stars64 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

CouchTube is a Go application that schedules and plays curated YouTube videos as TV-style channels using JSON playlists, with Docker and SQLite support.

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261 stars10 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

What replacing Watch2Gether actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 2 of 3 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: MIT, GPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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