# samuelmaddock/metastream

Watch streaming media with friends.

Repository: https://github.com/samuelmaddock/metastream
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/metastream
Homepage: https://getmetastream.com/
License Family: other
Topics: media-player, p2p, websocket, webrtc, chrome-extension, firefox-addon, browser-extension, webapp, pwa, cobrowse
Last push: 2026-07-08T22:53:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2945, "days_push": 56, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2649, forks 216 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:06.893140+00:00)

## What it is
Metastream is a web application and browser extension for watching streaming media (e.g., YouTube, Netflix) in sync with friends, with real-time chat, a shared media queue, and WebRTC peer-to-peer sessions. It works on Chromium and Firefox browsers and can be embedded into third-party websites via a redirect link.

## Use cases
- watch youtube videos in sync with friends
- host a remote watch party for netflix
- build a shared media queue with chat
- add watch party support to my website
- listen to music together online
- synchronized playback across streaming sites

## When to choose
- you want a browser-based watch party without installing native apps
- you need p2p sessions with chat and a collaborative queue
- you want to embed a 'watch together' link on your own site

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software - it was archived in August 2024 and no longer accepts contributions
- you need self-hosted server-side media streaming rather than browser-based sync
- you need support beyond Chromium and Firefox

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: websocket, chat-interface, browser-extension, gui
- domain: media, entertainment, web-development, browser-extensions
- platform: browser, browser-extension, cross-platform
- tags: watch-party, synchronized-playback, webrtc, p2p, cobrowse, media-queue, real-time-chat, pwa, discontinued, web-server

## Member repositories
- samuelmaddock/metastream (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:06.893140+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:18:55.419971+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/samuelmaddock/metastream (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:06.893140+00:00, sha b33ddc7c35ae)
  - homepage: https://getmetastream.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:02:05.212520+00:00, sha 003113595fe5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.