v1.0.1

• Chrome Web Store and Firefox AMO extension links
• Chrome Web Store submission docs
• Privacy policy link and version number in settings modal
• Centralized extension store URLs in Byob.Links

v1.0.0

Watch any video, together

byob is now at v1.0.0! Create a room at byob.video, share the link, and watch together.

Supported sources

• YouTube — synced play/pause/seek with SponsorBlock integration (auto-skip sponsors, colored seek bar segments)
• Direct video files — paste any .mp4, .webm, .ogg, .mov, or .mkv URL for synced playback with a built-in HTML5 player
• Any streaming site — Crunchyroll, anime sites, etc. via the browser extension

Features

• Video queue with drag-to-reorder and auto-advance to next video
• SponsorBlock with per-room category settings (auto-skip, show in bar, or disable)
• Room history — click to replay past videos
• Random usernames, renamable, with online/offline status
• Dark mode by default (light mode available)
• Rooms persist across server restarts

Extension highlights

• Sync bar overlay shows Playing/Paused status with timestamps
• Collapses to a small pill in the bottom-right corner
• Detects videos automatically in nested iframes and shadow DOM
• Pauses playback when all player windows close
• Authenticated WebSocket connection with signed tokens

Self-hosted

byob is free, open source (MIT), and designed to be self-hosted. Deploy with Docker or Fly.io.

fly deploy


Source code: github.com/joegoldin/byob.video