byob - Bring Your Own Binge

Tracking since Apr 17, 2026.

Changelog

• May 4, 2026
  permissions

  storage

  storage, alarms

• Apr 27, 2026
  description

  byob (Bring Your Own Binge) is a free, open-source Watch2Gether alternative. Create a room, share the link, and watch together.
  
  **What the extension does:**
  
  - Syncs non-YouTube streaming sites (Crunchyroll, anime sites, etc.) by hooking into `<video>` elements
  - Shows SponsorBlock segment colors on YouTube's embedded seek bar
  - Displays a sync status bar on external player pages (Playing/Paused with timestamps)
  
  **What byob.video supports (with or without the extension):**
  
  - Synchronized YouTube playback — play, pause, seek in real-time
  - Direct video file URLs (.mp4, .webm, .ogg, .mov, .mkv) with a built-in synced HTML5 player
  - Video queue with drag-to-reorder and auto-advance
  - SponsorBlock integration with per-room category settings (auto-skip or show in bar)
  - Room history and persistence across server restarts
  - Dark/light theme
  - Random usernames, renamable, visible in user list
  
  **How it works:**
  
  1. Create a room at byob.video
  2. Share the room link with friends
  3. Paste video URLs and watch together
  4. For non-YouTube sites, click "Open Player Window" and the extension syncs playback automatically
  
  Source code: https://github.com/joegoldin/byob.video

  byob (Bring Your Own Binge) is a free, open-source Watch2Gether alternative. Create a room, share the link, and watch together.
  
  **What the extension does:**
  
  - Syncs non-YouTube/Vimeo streaming sites (Crunchyroll, anime sites, etc.) by hooking into `<video>` elements
  - Shows a sync bar with play/pause controls, progress bar, time counter, and ready count on external player pages
  - Displays a "Play the video to start syncing" toast to guide users through the autoplay gesture
  - Shows SponsorBlock segment colors on YouTube's embedded seek bar
  - Scrapes page metadata (title, thumbnail) from external sites for display in the room
  
  **What byob.video supports (with or without the extension):**
  
  - Synchronized YouTube playback — play, pause, seek in real-time
  - Vimeo — native embedded player with full sync support
  - Direct video file URLs (.mp4, .webm, .ogg, .mov, .mkv) with a built-in synced HTML5 player
  - Video queue with drag-to-reorder and auto-advance
  - SponsorBlock integration with per-room category settings (auto-skip or show in bar)
  - Room history and persistence across server restarts
  - Dark/light theme
  - Random usernames, renamable, visible in user list
  
  **How it works:**
  
  1. Create a room at byob.video
  2. Share the room link with friends
  3. Paste video URLs and watch together
  4. For non-YouTube sites, click "Open Player Window" and the extension syncs playback automatically
  
  Source code: https://github.com/joegoldin/byob.video

Permissions & access

Permissions

storagealarms

Host access

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