Open Watch Party

Free, open source, lightweight watch parties with realtime playback sync.

As of June 2026, Open Watch Party has 4 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 1 reviews in the Entertainment category.

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Version
1.1.2
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.

History

5 snapshots

Tracking since May 9, 2026.

4.242.50.7599999999999998May 9, 2026Jun 7, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
May 9, 202625.0011.0.0
May 19, 202625.0011.0.0
May 25, 202615.0011.1.2
Jun 1, 20265.0011.1.2
Jun 7, 202625.0011.1.2
Now45.0011.1.2

Changelog

  • May 13, 2026
    description
    Open Watch Party is a free, open source, lightweight browser extension for
    watch parties on your favorite services.
    
    Create a room, share the invite code with friends, and watch together while the
    extension keeps playback state in sync. When someone plays, pauses, or seeks,
    the room follows along in realtime.
    
    Current supported services:
    - YouTube
    - Netflix
    
    What you get:
    - Realtime playback sync for watch parties
    - Simple room creation and joining
    - Shareable invite codes
    - Open source code and public development on GitHub
    - Self-hostable backend for people who want to run their own server
    
    Open Watch Party is intentionally small and focused. More services can be added
    over time, and contributions are welcome. If you want support for another
    streaming service, open an issue or pull request on GitHub:
    
    https://github.com/ruszabarov/open-watch-party
    Open Watch Party is a free, open source, lightweight browser extension for watch parties on your favorite services.
    
    Create a room, share the invite code with friends, and watch together while the extension keeps playback state in sync. When someone plays, pauses, or seeks, the room follows along in realtime.
    
    Current supported services:
    - YouTube
    - Netflix
    
    What you get:
    - Realtime playback sync for watch parties
    - Simple room creation and joining
    - Shareable invite codes
    - Open source code and public development on GitHub
    - Self-hostable backend for people who want to run their own server
    
    Open Watch Party is intentionally small and focused. More services can be added over time, and contributions are welcome. If you want support for another streaming service, open an issue or pull request on GitHub:
    
    https://github.com/ruszabarov/open-watch-party

Permissions & access

Permissions
storagetabs
Host access
*://*.netflix.com/*, *://*.youtube.com/*, *://youtu.be/*, *://*.youtube-nocookie.com/*

Screenshots

Open Watch Party screenshot 1Open Watch Party screenshot 2

About

Open Watch Party is a free, open source, lightweight browser extension for watch parties on your favorite services.

Create a room, share the invite code with friends, and watch together while the extension keeps playback state in sync. When someone plays, pauses, or seeks, the room follows along in realtime.

Current supported services:
- YouTube
- Netflix

What you get:
- Realtime playback sync for watch parties
- Simple room creation and joining
- Shareable invite codes
- Open source code and public development on GitHub
- Self-hostable backend for people who want to run their own server

Open Watch Party is intentionally small and focused. More services can be added over time, and contributions are welcome. If you want support for another streaming service, open an issue or pull request on GitHub:

https://github.com/ruszabarov/open-watch-party

Technical

Version
1.1.2
Manifest
V3
Size
192KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
haamkdojjloanhcihflgjpbnfcagooon
Developer ID
ufa0467d71e18d9080888db778897ece0
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Apr 26, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 17, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 7, 2026
Website
Support URL

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 7, 2026.