However, not everyones free time aligns to get in the same room to watch it together.
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Watch TV shows together with Friends
1.
Watch2gether
Watch2gether is a dedicated website to watch videos together with friends and family online.
Avid gamers following tournaments like ESL, Majors, etc.
can watch with their favorite tournaments together through Twitch simultaneously while chatting via the chatbox.
Viewers can create rooms to stream online videos in sync.
Togethertube, a popular site to watch videos together is now a part of Watch2gether.
What I liked
No registration required for creating temporary rooms.
Google Chrome extension to quick-browse your watch party rooms.
Netflix Party
Netflix has become synonymous with watching TV shows online.
No third-party website or utility needs to be installed for watching Netflix together with friends.
Easy two-step method to create a party and start watching it with others.
Sidebar chatroom that stays on screen in full-screen mode as well.
Some of the users might find it distracting for their viewing experience.
Visit Netflix Party
3.
AndChill
Andchill is a great platform to watch Twitch streams and YouTube videos, together with friends online.
Head over to the site and create a room with the sub-url of your liking and start the video-party.
It has a unique viewing-interface that gives a theatrical viewing experience.
Videos can be added to the playlist by adding the link from YouTube or Twitch username.
URL can be customized for your room to yourchoice.andchill.tv.
The name can consist of upto 20 characters.
The chatroom has an audio-chat feature that allows viewers to chat over audio while watching their favourite videos together.
YouTube videos cannot be searched from the site for adding to the playlist.
YouTube links are required to be pasted into the playlist search box.
Visit AndChill
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Users can join a room by typing its name in the Syncplay app.
The room creation process is moderately easy for novice users.
Enhanced security for the privacy of watch-party with TLS protection.
Passwords can be set up for joining a watch room on the server.
Less amount of Internet data is required to re-watch TV series, movies, etc.
with your friends as the movies, TV shows, etc.
files need to be present on the computer of the room participants.
Option to auto-sync audio and video in the case of intermittent lag.
Works across all major computer operating systems like Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Minimum 2 users need to be ready for playing video files.
Setting up the app can be moderately tricky for novice users.
Visit Syncplay
5.
Sync Video
Sync Video is amongst the easiest ways to watch together videos online.
It came back from the dead after a plethora of fans requested it to be brought back online.
The service is fairly simple to use.
Alternatively, videos can be added to a playlist of the room like other services by entering the URL.
Firefox and Chrome internet tool extensions to create and manage video rooms with a click of a button.
The site offers a online window bookmarklet for creating a video room as well.
TV users can create a room channel and broadcast it to invited users.
The feature is currently for patrons(donors) of the website.
Logging in after creating a new room removes the video that was being played earlier.
Visit Syncvideo
6.
They offer a standalone client for Windows, which lets the user stream videos from their computer.
Search any YouTube or Vimeo video from the search bar.
It plays the first search result from either of the sites and creates a room for the watch party.
Invite friends using a shareable link.
Registration is not required for any feature.
The search bar only plays the first video from YouTube.
It would have been better if they showed search results as well.
The site offers the feature to upload your videos to myCircle cloud and play it in a room.
Videos can be searched from the search bar along with filtering.
The service supports YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, Dailymotion, and SoundCloud.
The cloud offers 5 GB of storage space for the files.
Uploading and processing video files take a while, but the service is free, so Im not complaining.
Feature to upload video files to the cloud.
They can be played in a room created by the user.
Users can audio-chat along with the general text chat.
Other participants can be invited to a watch party by sharing the room code or link.
The room code must be entered into the search bar on the homepage.
The service has its playback interface on top of the video from other sites.
Buttons are on the clumsier side as compared to the default ones offered by video hosting sites.
Visit myCircle TV
8.
Kosmi offers just that, and it aims to be a digital hangout for the Internauts.
Kosmi offers three ways to watch online videos together, including the ability to watch user-uploaded video files.
Stream YouTube videos in sync with other members of the room.
All the members, including unregistered users, can take control of the playback in the room.
The room moderation options can be improved upon.
It is not a con, but there is room for improvement.
Visit Kosmi
9.
Twoseven
A service used primarily by long-distance couples to watch their favourite movies together.
They offer a chrome extension to streamline viewing experience along with the website interface.
you’ve got the option to add people to your friend list for starting a party.
Viewers of the watch party need to be registered on a website.
It can be done away with logging via Facebook and Google accounts too.
Dark modefor users who do not fancy eye-burning white backgrounds.
Webcam based video chat to exchange glances and watch each others reactions while watching a movie.
Watch videos from any site in a room with the help of the Chrome extension.
The extension has bugs/issues with Netflix play on Google chrome for the room participant through the shareable link.
Visit Twoseven
10.
Rave
Rave is an app for smartphones, primarily Android and iOS based.
It is amongst the best way to watch videos together on a smartphone with your friends and family.
Login via Facebook, Google, or Twitter if registering an account is too work much for you.
Videos can be watched together from various sources, which include YouTube, Vimeo, Netflix, etc.
apart from manually browsing the Internet via in-built Google search.
One tap to create a room for watching a video with friends and loved ones.
A floating player which allows the video to be played outside the app.
It does require extra permissions from the system.
Sync speakers to create a grooving music party when speakers are not available.
No option to play local video files.
I hope you liked the list of some of the best ways to watch movies together with your friends.
Let know if via the comment section if we missed your favorite service.
source: www.techworm.net
