Watch YouTube videos together, completely in sync and easy to manage.

Latest Version

Version
3.3
Update
August 31, 2023
Size
108KiB
Developer
grouptube.de
Category
Users
3,000+
Rating
4.3125 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
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GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! Extension

GroupTube allows you to watch YouTube videos together with a group of people. While watching, the video will be completely in sync between all people watching. One person controls the video and can play, pause and skip to a certain timestamp. The video will then update for everyone else watching.
Works best with ad blocker.

For our awesome icons, we used Fontawesome icons. We did not change any of their icons, we simply downloaded them and included them in our Extension.
Link to their license: https://fontawesome.com/license
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together!", "short_name": "GroupTube", "version": "3.3", "description": "Watch YouTube videos together, completely in sync and easy to manage.", "author": "Lasse Jacobsen & Mahmut Tunctuerk", "homepage_url": "https://grouptube.de/", "minimum_chrome_version": "88", "permissions": ["storage"], "offline_enabled": false, "icons": { "16": "assets/img/icons/icon16.png", "32": "assets/img/icons/icon32.png", "48": "assets/img/icons/icon48.png", "128": "assets/img/icons/icon128.png" }, "content_scripts": [ { "run_at": "document_start", "js": [ "assets/js/ext/jquery.min.js", "assets/js/ext/socket.io.js", "assets/js/content.js" ], "matches": ["*://*.youtube.com/*"] } ], "manifest_version": 3}
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How to download and manually install GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension file

Select and download the GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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bayleigh (ID: 000000169ae817d9) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/15/2022 the ONLY watch party thing that has worked for my friend an i.. THANK YOU!!

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Eric Green (ID: 00000060337e106e) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 10/05/2021 Is there a person limit. I'm doing a watch party and have maybe over 100 people looking to join?

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Sebi_Klebi (ID: 00000074910dfa5a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/06/2021 find the extension good! but can you add a button where you can select whether all have an access (access: play/stop,...) or whether only I should have an access.

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Timmy Tablet (ID: 000000b0b4b18667) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/30/2021 richtig gut nur ich habe festgestelt das es einen kleinen back gibt wenn dein freund in die guppe rein kommt beginnt das video bei ihm und bei denn anderen nicht das kann mann nur stopen wenn mann das video zurück stellt aber sonst ist es super und der back macht nichts an der bewertung

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Cpt KATAstrophe (ID: 000000459f24b020) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/11/2020 Funktioniert Super!