Pick a video
Choose YouTube as the service and open a video for the party. The selected service is shared with everyone in the room.
Watch YouTube together, from anywhere.
Start a private party, share a link, and watch the same YouTube video with your people. Watch Party keeps playback coordinated while each viewer watches on their own browser.
Press play together. Stay in the same moment.
Watch Party synchronizes playback on YouTube pages. Everyone opens the video in their own browser, while the room shares play, pause, and seek updates.
Invite privately
Send the room invite to friends. They join the same watch party and open the selected video in their own browser.
Watch with your people
Playback actions are coordinated across participants. Video chat and voice chat are available as optional room features.
How to start a YouTube watch party
Use a supported desktop browser
Install and enable the Watch Party extension in Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
Create a private party
Open your dashboard, choose Host a party, select YouTube, and invite your guests.
Watch the same video in sync
Guests join the room and open the host’s selected YouTube service. Each browser plays its own copy of the video.
YouTube watch party questions
Does Watch Party stream the YouTube video to guests?
No. Each viewer opens YouTube in their own browser. Watch Party synchronizes playback controls and does not relay the video stream.
Can guests join from a phone or tablet?
Hosting and joining require a laptop or desktop browser because the extension opens the controls and video window together.
Can anyone in the room pause or seek?
Playback control follows the room’s remote-holder rules. In a two-person party either person can control playback; larger groups use the remote holder and change requests.
Can we switch to Netflix?
Yes. Netflix is also supported. Everyone needs their own account and access to the same title.