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Watch videos with friends. Perfectly in sync.
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Campfire - Watch videos with friends. Perfectly in sync.

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Browse and watch YouTube videos together with friends. Create a party in one click. No signup. No ads. 100% free. Twitch, Facebook and Soundcloud coming soon.

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Maker
Hey everyone 👋 A couple of months ago, I came up with the first iteration of Campfire after my friends and I needed a quick and lightweight way to watch videos together online, all whilst we spent a lot more time at home in these strange times. Other similar platforms seemed so cluttered and were always distracting us from the main content, the video itself. As a result, I kept building upon Campfire to include a couple more features whilst maintaining its simplicity at its core. What is at the core of Campfire? 👻 Fully anonymous viewing, we collect no data from you 💬 An unlimited history of party chat and activity 🍿 Invite your friends in seconds, just copy & send the link 🎬 Search, add and manage videos at a press of a key 🕵️ Manage party permissions for all users 🧘‍♀️ Play, pause and seek - all in sync ⛺️ Immerse yourself with Cinema mode & more Campfire is, and will always be 100% free + ad-free. Thank you and I hope you enjoy Campfire as much as we do everyday! Looking forward to hear your thoughts and suggestions on what you'd like to see next.
Does this work for live stream on YouTube?
Maker
yes! Live streams should work fine, although there might be some issues when trying to seek back into a live stream. This seems to be an issue with the YouTube embed though!
Maker
Join the Product Hunt launch party! -
it says the video's private
Maker
fixed! Seems like the video at the time was live and became private. Thanks!
Really cool idea! Makes a great product for spending time with long distance friends and family
Maker
💯! We use it with long distance friends all the time to feel connected!
?makers Any chance we could make our own usernames? I can't see anywhere to do that and I am not "weathered Jay".
Maker
I'll working on adding login options so that you can sign in and set your own usernames!
That would be great, how will we know when this is implemented?
Maker
Make sure you're following Campfire on Twitter for updates!
Unfortunately Twitter is the only social media I don't use.
Maker
Hey 👋 You can now create an account on Campfire and set your username. Enjoy!
?makers Thank you Stefan. Can you tell me if there is a maximum number of people who can watch? Hopefully you can answer within the next 30 mintues as we're having a big party :)
Maker
apologies for not getting to you in time, hopefully you tried it out! There's no limit, no :)
Thank you for getting back to me Stefan. Unfortunately we needed to use Youtube Fiesta yesterday because when we signed up with Campfire we couldn't figure out a way to keep from letting just anyone who attended change the video. If there is a way for only the host to control the video then we missed it. Can you imagine with several hundred people in a party the damage that could be done if even 2 or 3 characters decided to start changing the videos. We probably missed the button to click that would only allow the host to control the video, but we just couldn't find it.
Maker
Indeed this could be a bit more obvious. However, the owner of the party has a settings icon next to the icon, allowing them to change several permissions related to the party (including adding videos to the playlist). Will work on surfacing this a bit better!
Ah, perfect, thank you!
Nice service, interesting idea , wish you a lot of happy customers .
Maker
Thanks a lot! 🙇‍♂️
Really nice WatchTogether alternative! Love it!
Maker
Thanks ! Hope you're liking the simplicity behind Campfire!
Watching movies with friends over zoom is less than optimal. I would use this! Especially now.
Maker
awesome! Did you share screens whilst on Zoom? Definitely could be a neat addition to Campfire :)
Such a great idea!
Maker
thank you Margie!
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