Watchbear syncs video watching with friends in Chrome
Watchbear is a free for watching the same video with friends at the same point in time. A person opens a video, starts a room, and shares a code so others can join. Everyone in the room stays on the same frame.
Play, pause, and jumping to another point in the video stay synced for the whole room. A adds chat, quick reactions, and a display of the current second playing in the active tab. The product is meant to avoid two common problems in other watch-together tools: video drift and forced sign-ups.
It is still early at version 0.2.3, with feedback requested for clunky behavior or broken support on specific sites. A demo video, page, , and website are available.
Key points
- Watchbear is a free for synchronized video watching with friends.
- Users start a room, share a code, and keep play, pause, and seeking synced.
- The includes chat, quick reactions, and the current video second.
- The product targets video desync and sign-up friction in other watch-together tools.
- Version 0.2.3 is early, and site-specific feedback is being requested.