No pasting links into another site. Open any YouTube video as normal, and Watch Party keeps it in sync for your friends, with a free video call in the side panel.
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Everyone adds Watch Party to desktop Chrome.
The host opens any YouTube video.
Click the icon, press Create Watch Party, share the room code.
Play, pause or jump to a timestamp and everyone follows.
Everyone watches on youtube.com with their own account, so subscriptions, Premium and settings stay theirs.
See each other react, free, without a separate call app.
Skip to a timestamp and the whole room skips with you.
Comment on the video without talking over it.
Many YouTube watch party sites play the video inside their own player after you paste a link. With Watch Party you stay on youtube.com: captions, quality settings and your own account all work as usual, and the extension only keeps playback in step.
More options and when each fits: how to watch YouTube with friends. Choosing between room sites and extensions? See Teleparty vs Watch2Gether.
Teleparty, YouTube, Discord, Watch2Gether are trademarks of their owners. Watch Party is independent and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Watch lectures and tutorials together, pausing to discuss.
Share the videos you'd normally send each other, together.
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New uploads, music videos and documentaries as a group.
YouTube doesn't sync a regular video between friends on its own, so you use a tool for it. With Watch Party, you watch on youtube.com as usual and the extension keeps everyone's video in step.
Yes. Both open the video in desktop Chrome with Watch Party, one creates a party and the other joins with the room code. Play, pause and seek stay in sync.
Create a party on the video, send your partner the room code, and start the video call in the side panel so you can see each other while you watch.
Watch2Gether is handy for pasting links into a shared player and works on phones. Discord activities suit groups already in a voice channel. Watch Party keeps you on youtube.com itself with your own account and a built-in call.
Synced playback, live chat and video calls, free in Chrome.
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