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Watch Together

Host-synced video watch party in the main window.

by CyaFreeVersion 0.1.0In the Apps Center

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Illustration of a large screen playing a film with rows of small avatars watching it together
One link, the whole room watches
Illustration of several laptops and phones showing the identical film frame, linked by a glowing line to one clock
Every screen on the same frame
Illustration of one hand holding a remote with play and skip buttons while a crowd watches a screen
The host holds the remote
About

What Watch Together does

Load any video URL and the whole room watches in sync — the host controls play, pause and seek. Built on the public Cya App SDK.

Features

What you can do

  • Paste a link, press play

    Any direct video link works. The host loads it from the Controls panel and the main window switches to it for everyone.

  • Frame-accurate sync

    Every viewer derives the position from the shared room clock, so late joiners and background tabs land on the same frame, and so does the show recording.

  • Host-only transport

    Play, pause, a seek slider and ten-second skips live in the host's Controls panel. Viewers cannot change playback.

  • Starts over at the end

    When the video ends the room pauses on the last frame; Play starts it again from the top.

In the room

How it works

  1. The host installs Watch Together from the Apps Center and opens it in the main window.
  2. The host pastes a video link into the Controls panel and presses Load.
  3. Play, pause, seek or skip ten seconds; every viewer follows within a fraction of a second.
  4. Load another link at any time, or close the app to return to the stage.
Four steps

Add Watch Together to your show

  1. Start or open your show on cya.live or in the Cya app. You are the host.
  2. Open Apps in the room and switch to the Apps Center tab.
  3. Tap Install. The app joins My Apps in every room you host.
  4. Pick it from My Apps to put it in the main window. Its settings live in the Controls panel.

Only the host installs. Everyone else joins from the room on web or mobile with nothing to download.

Your questions, answered.

What video links work?

Direct links to a video file over https, such as an .mp4 or a stream URL your browser can play. Page links from video sites are not supported.

Can viewers pause or seek?

No. Only the host controls playback; everyone else stays in sync with the host.

Does the recording stay in sync too?

Yes. The show recording follows the same shared position as every viewer.

Is Watch Together free?

Yes. Install it from the Apps Center inside any Cya show.

For developers

Build your own Cya app

A public SDK with a manifest, synced state, roles, storage and moderator controls. Ship a game, a tool or a whole format into live shows.

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