README.md

Metastream

Watch streaming media with friends.

Features

• Supports Chromium and Firefox browsers.
• Synchronized playback of streaming media across various websites.
• Public, private, and offline sessions.
• Support for WebRTC peer-to-peer connections.
• Real-time chat.
• Collaborative media queue.
• Timestamp cue points parsed from media description.
• Auto-fullscreen of embedded media.
• Per-user playback permissions, managed by the host.
• Basic host administrative functionality (kicking peers).
• Localization—see info on contributing.

Are you a website owner?

Easily add watch party support to your website by redirecting the user to Metastream.

<a href="https://app.getmetastream.com/?url=https://youtu.be/3bNITQR4Uso">Watch in Metastream</a>

Roadmap

• Add localization (#5)
• Improve networking reliability (#74)
• Port Metastream from Electron to a web app (#94)
• Improve UX and stability
• Add favorites/bookmarks (#21)
• Add playlists
• Add audio mode (#22)

Have a feature in mind? Make a request by creating a GitHub issue.

Screenshots

How to Contribute

Get the code

Requires Yarn for monorepo workspaces.

git clone https://github.com/samuelmaddock/metastream.git
cd metastream
yarn

Start the dev server

Creates a development web server accessible from http://localhost:8080

cd packages/metastream-signal-server
yarn build
cd ../packages/metastream-app
yarn start

Build the web app

Produces the web app build which gets deployed to https://app.getmetastream.com

cd packages/metastream-app
yarn build

Legacy desktop app

Metastream used to be an Electron desktop application until development was stopped due to roadblocks in acquiring a Widevine license. The latest version can be found on the GitHub releases page. Please note that the legacy app is insecure and not recommended.