Awesome
<h1 align="center"> <br> <a href="https://getmetastream.com"> <img src="./resources/icon.png" alt="Metastream" width="200"> </a> <br> Metastream <br> <br> </h1> <h4 align="center">Watch streaming media with friends.</h4> <p align="center"> <a href="https://discord.gg/nfwPRb9"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/discord-chat-brightgreen.svg" alt="discord"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/metastream"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/patreon-donate-brightgreen.svg" alt="patreon"></a> </p>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.