Watch YouTube together: synced video with your friends

The problem it solves

The usual method is "3, 2, 1, play" over a voice call. It works for thirty seconds, then someone pauses, someone gets an ad, and you are no longer in the same place in the video.

A synced TV fixes that: the playback position is shared. When one person pauses, everyone pauses. You are genuinely watching the same thing at the same moment.

→ Open a room and start a video

How it works

1. Open the group room and invite your friends (up to 10 people).
2. Paste a YouTube link in the chat, or drag it straight onto the TV.
3. Playback syncs for every member of the room.
4. Choose who drives. The host by default, but a checkbox opens the controls to everyone.

The chat stays visible next to the video: that is where half the fun happens.

What sets it apart from watch party extensions

• Nothing to install. No browser extension, no account, no plugin. It runs in the page.
• The group already exists. The room is not an empty hall: it is your friends' hangout, with chat, reactions and sounds.
• It works on phones. PLOXX installs as a PWA in two taps, no app store.
• Built-in reporting. A button reports an inappropriate video to moderation.

Things to do during and after the video

A watching session flows well into the rest: a few rounds of Would You Rather between videos, a 2v2 against another duo, or a squad clash.

And if you have nobody to invite yet, start by meeting people: add the ones you click with, and your room fills up.

Frequently asked questions