Rtube Watch Party

Tracking since May 19, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 7, 2026
  permissions

  storage, tabs, activeTab, scripting, clipboardRead

  storage, tabs, activeTab, scripting, clipboardRead, alarms

• Jun 1, 2026
  description

  Rtube Watch Party is a handy tool for watching videos and movies synchronously with friends in real time. The extension automatically synchronizes participants' players: pause, play, or rewind. 🍿 Watch your favorite content together, wherever you are! 🌍 Forget about trying to press the "Play" button at the same time. 🎬 Rtube Watch Party turns your browser into a virtual cinema 🎟, allowing you to share the emotions of watching movies, TV series, and shows in real time! 🎭👯‍♂️
  
  ✨ Main Features
  
      ⏸️ Real-Time Synchronization: Full playback control. Pause, start, and rewind are perfectly synchronized between all room participants down to the exact second.
  
      🔄 Seamless Sync & Streaming:
  
        -  For the Host: Use the "Sync this video" button in the lobby menu to instantly broadcast your current video to all participants.
  
        -  For Guests: Missed the notification? The new "Join the stream" button lets you sync up with the host's active video at any time with a single click.
  
      🌐 Multi-Platform Support: Enjoy content on leading video hosting services and popular online cinemas! 📺🍕
  
      ⚡️ Instant Connection: The "Paste and Join" function lets you enter a room in a second.
  
      🔒 Privacy and Stability: Every lobby is protected by a unique password. Rooms are limited to 10 participants for an optimal lag-free experience.
  
      🌙 Intuitive Interface: Modern dark theme with smooth animations and native support for 4 languages (RU, EN, ES, ZH). 🌍🗣
  
  🚀 How to Start Watching
  
     1. Create a Room: Open a video on a supported site and click "Create Lobby". Your login info is automatically saved, and the room is instantly ready for your friends. 📝➕
  
     2. Invite Friends: Send the ready-to-use invitation to your friends. They just need to copy the entire message and click one button in the extension. 💌💬
  
     3. Join: Friends click "Paste and Join" — and they are in your room. 🤝🚪
  
     4. Enjoy: If you change the video, just click "Sync this video", and everyone gets an instant notification. If anyone joins late, they can simply click "Join the stream" to catch up immediately! 🎉🥂
  
  🛠 Technical Details
  
      🔌 Fast WebSockets: Runs via the secure WSS protocol. ⚡️
  
      🔋 Eco-Friendly Optimization: Advanced algorithm reduces network load by 97% and saves your battery life!
  
      🛡 Security: Built-in Rate Limiter protects the infrastructure from bots.
  
      ⚙️ Manual Activation: "Activate on this site" feature allows use on any player. 💻
  
      ⏳ Auto-Cleanup: Inactive room deletion keeps servers fast and efficient. 🧹
  
  💖 Support the Project
  
  If you like Rtube Watch Party, you can support the author using the interactive donate button or QR code directly in the extension menu. Happy watching! ☕️🍿

  Rtube Watch Party: Your Virtual Cinema
  Rtube Watch Party is the ultimate tool for watching videos and movies synchronously with friends in real time. The extension keeps everyone on the same page by automatically synchronizing players: pause, play, or rewind for all participants instantly.
  
  🍿 Watch your favorite content together, wherever you are! 🌍 Forget the hassle of trying to press "Play" at the same time. 🎬 Rtube Watch Party turns your browser into a virtual cinema 🎟, letting you share the emotions of watching movies, TV series, and shows in real time! 🎭👯‍♂️
  
  ✨ Main Features
  
  ⏸️ Seamless Synchronization: Full control over playback. Pause, start, and rewind are perfectly synchronized between all participants in the room.
  
  🔗 Smart URL Sharing: Joined late? The host automatically broadcasts the current video link to new guests via a convenient clickable notification! 🚀
  
  🌐 Multi-platform Support: Enjoy content on most popular video hosting sites!
  
  ⚡️ Instant Connection: The "Paste and Connect" function gets you into a room in a second. Just copy the invitation, and the extension will automatically extract the necessary data, ignoring any extra text. 🪄📋
  
  🔒 Stable & Private: Every lobby is protected by a unique password. We’ve optimized the connection to ensure a smooth viewing experience for groups of up to 10 participants.
  
  🌙 Intuitive Interface: A modern dark theme with fluid animations that won't distract you from the video. The interface is responsive and supports four languages: English, Russian, Spanish, and Chinese. 🌍🗣
  
  🚀 How to Get Started:
  
  1️⃣ Create a Lobby: Open any video on a supported website and click "Create a Lobby." Login details are automatically copied to your clipboard. 📝➕ 
  2️⃣ Invite Friends: Send the copied text to your friends. It contains the room ID, password, and simple instructions to get them started instantly. 💌💬 
  3️⃣ Join the Room: Your friends just need to copy your message and click the "Paste and Connect" button in their extension. 🤝🚪 
  4️⃣ Enjoy!: Now you are in the same room, and your viewing experience is perfectly synced. 🎉🥂
  
  🛠 Why Choose Us?
  
  Optimized Performance: Our smart background algorithm minimizes network impact, keeping your device running smoothly and saving battery life.
  
  Intelligent Sync Engine: Enjoy pure synchronization! Our engine automatically detects your platform and applies "soft sync" to custom websites, preventing annoying page reloads while you watch. 🧠
  
  Compatibility First: Includes an unobtrusive "Activate on this site" smart button to ensure you can easily use the extension even on alternative players or less common web cinemas. 💻
  
  Smart Session Management: The system intelligently manages your active sessions, ensuring your current lobbies are always prioritized and ready to use without cluttering your workspace. 🧹
  
  If you enjoy the project, you can easily support the author via the donation button inside the extension menu. 💖☕️🍿

• Jun 1, 2026
  short_description

  Rtube Watch Party is a handy tool for watching videos and movies synchronously with friends in real time. The extension…

  Synchronized video watching with friends. Support for YouTube, Rutube, and other video platforms.

• Jun 1, 2026
  host_permissions

  (empty)

  *://*.youtube.com/*, *://*.rutube.ru/*, *://*.kinopoisk.ru/*, *://*.ivi.ru/*, *://*.okko.tv/*, *://*.wink.ru/*, *://*.netflix.com/*, *://*.apple.com/*, *://tv.apple.com/*

• May 25, 2026
  description

  Rtube Watch Party is a handy tool for watching videos and movies synchronously with friends in real time. The extension automatically synchronizes participants' players: pause, play, or rewind.
  
  🍿 Watch your favorite content together, wherever you are! 🌍 Forget about trying to press the "Play" button at the same time. 🎬 Rtube Watch Party turns your browser into a virtual cinema 🎟, allowing you to share the emotions of watching movies, TV series, and shows in real time! 🎭👯‍♂️
  
  ✨ Main Features
  
      ⏸️ Real-time synchronization: Full control over playback. Pause, start, and rewind are perfectly synchronized between all participants in the room down to the exact second.
  
      🌐 Multi-platform support: Enjoy content on major video hosting platforms, popular regional online cinemas, and your favorite international streaming networks! 📺🍕
  
      ⚡️ Instant connection: The "Paste and Connect" function allows you to enter a room in a second. Just copy the invitation, and the extension will automatically find the required ID and password, ignoring any extra text. 🪄📋
  
      🔒 Privacy, Security & Stability: Each lobby is protected by a unique password. To guarantee an absolute lag-free viewing experience and stable synchronization, rooms are limited to a comfortable maximum of 10 participants.
  
      🌙 Intuitive & Flicker-Free Interface: A modern dark theme with tactile animations that does not distract from the video. The UI switches instantly and smoothly, featuring native support for four languages: Russian, English, Spanish, and Chinese. 🌍🗣
  
  🚀 How to Get Started
  
      1️⃣ Create a Room: Open any video on a supported website and click "Create Lobby". The login information is automatically copied to your clipboard. 📝➕
  
      2️⃣ Invite your friends: Send the copied text layout to your friends. It already contains the room ID, password, helpful instructions, and download links. (Just copy this entire message and click paste). 💌💬
  
      3️⃣ Join the room: Your friends just need to copy your message entirely and click the green "Paste and Join" button in their extension interface. 🤝🚪
  
      4️⃣ Enjoy!: Now you are in the same room, and your viewing experience is fully synchronized. 🎉🥂
  
  🛠 Technical Details
  
      🔌 Works via fast WebSockets running on the secure WSS protocol. ⚡️
  
      🔋 Eco-Friendly Traffic Optimization: Features an advanced background algorithm that reduces network load by 97%, actively saving your laptop's battery life!
  
      🛡 Spam Protection: Built-in Rate Limiter shield protects infrastructure from bots and ensures peak server performance.
  
      ⚙️ Includes a forced manual activation function ("Activate on this site") for working on third-party websites and alternative players. 💻
  
      ⏳ Automatic notification of room deletion during prolonged inactivity to optimize server resources. 🧹
  
  💖 If you like the project, you can support the author through the interactive donation button or a QR code directly in the extension menu. Enjoy watching! ☕️🍿

  Rtube Watch Party is a handy tool for watching videos and movies synchronously with friends in real time. The extension automatically synchronizes participants' players: pause, play, or rewind. 🍿 Watch your favorite content together, wherever you are! 🌍 Forget about trying to press the "Play" button at the same time. 🎬 Rtube Watch Party turns your browser into a virtual cinema 🎟, allowing you to share the emotions of watching movies, TV series, and shows in real time! 🎭👯‍♂️
  
  ✨ Main Features
  
      ⏸️ Real-Time Synchronization: Full playback control. Pause, start, and rewind are perfectly synchronized between all room participants down to the exact second.
  
      🔄 Seamless Sync & Streaming:
  
        -  For the Host: Use the "Sync this video" button in the lobby menu to instantly broadcast your current video to all participants.
  
        -  For Guests: Missed the notification? The new "Join the stream" button lets you sync up with the host's active video at any time with a single click.
  
      🌐 Multi-Platform Support: Enjoy content on leading video hosting services and popular online cinemas! 📺🍕
  
      ⚡️ Instant Connection: The "Paste and Join" function lets you enter a room in a second.
  
      🔒 Privacy and Stability: Every lobby is protected by a unique password. Rooms are limited to 10 participants for an optimal lag-free experience.
  
      🌙 Intuitive Interface: Modern dark theme with smooth animations and native support for 4 languages (RU, EN, ES, ZH). 🌍🗣
  
  🚀 How to Start Watching
  
     1. Create a Room: Open a video on a supported site and click "Create Lobby". Your login info is automatically saved, and the room is instantly ready for your friends. 📝➕
  
     2. Invite Friends: Send the ready-to-use invitation to your friends. They just need to copy the entire message and click one button in the extension. 💌💬
  
     3. Join: Friends click "Paste and Join" — and they are in your room. 🤝🚪
  
     4. Enjoy: If you change the video, just click "Sync this video", and everyone gets an instant notification. If anyone joins late, they can simply click "Join the stream" to catch up immediately! 🎉🥂
  
  🛠 Technical Details
  
      🔌 Fast WebSockets: Runs via the secure WSS protocol. ⚡️
  
      🔋 Eco-Friendly Optimization: Advanced algorithm reduces network load by 97% and saves your battery life!
  
      🛡 Security: Built-in Rate Limiter protects the infrastructure from bots.
  
      ⚙️ Manual Activation: "Activate on this site" feature allows use on any player. 💻
  
      ⏳ Auto-Cleanup: Inactive room deletion keeps servers fast and efficient. 🧹
  
  💖 Support the Project
  
  If you like Rtube Watch Party, you can support the author using the interactive donate button or QR code directly in the extension menu. Happy watching! ☕️🍿

Permissions & access

Permissions

storagetabsactiveTabscriptingclipboardReadalarms

Host access

*://*.youtube.com/*, *://*.rutube.ru/*, *://*.kinopoisk.ru/*, *://*.ivi.ru/*, *://*.okko.tv/*, *://*.wink.ru/*, *://*.netflix.com/*, *://*.apple.com/*, *://tv.apple.com/*

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