What is Sync Sofa - Online Video Synchronizer?

Sync Sofa - Online Video Synchronizer is a Chrome extension developed by louis.yiliang.wang, and its main feature is "This extension allows multi-user sync streaming video in a fast, simple and stable way.".

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Extension Usage Instructions

Sync Sofa is a full stack web extension support a easy-to-use and stable way to synchronize streaming playback for multiple users. It can improve the experience when users from different locations want to share a video/movie remotely. Currently, the features include:

- peer connection: either party can be the host of a sync room and the other can join with connection code.
- sync pause/play: each user pause/play/seek the video, the other side will do the same
- sync play process bar control: the playing time change will also affect other side user
- local video sync: provide two ways to sync your playing of local video file
- built-in instant chat & video conference call: can discuss with peer use the built-in instant chat & video call

Sync Sofa是一个稳定易用的Chrome浏览器拓展插件，可同步两端用户的视频播放操作，提高与身处异地的小伙伴一同观看视频的体验，目前支持以下主要功能：

平等双人连接：任意一端均可控制对方播放状态
同步播放进度：支持播放、暂停、进度切换等操作
本地视频同步：可通过VLC同步本地视频播放状态
文字视频通讯：可在观看时与同伴保持交流

Supporting sites:

🎯 油管
🎯 哔哩哔哩
🎯 爱奇艺
🎯 优酷
🎯 腾讯微云
🎯 腾讯视频
🎯 芒果TV
🎯 学堂在线
🎯 西瓜视频
🎯 A站
🎯 Local mp4 file via Browser
🎯 Local video file via VLC media player

(More will comes soon, full support list see: https://onns.xyz/sync-sofa/#supported-list )

Development version is here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sync-sofa-online-video-sy/nlmcbcmdllaihacbnjngiegimonkdgll

🛠 latest version - update on 02 Feb 2021 - v1.0.10

⚠️⚠️⚠️ ALL SOURCE CODE can be found on https://github.com/LouisYLWang/Sync-Sofa, ENJOY Video Calling and don't worry we won't gather anything from you.

🆕 Add:
0. Built-in video call feature
1. Add multiple supporting sites

✅Fix:

0. Fix bug about close connection, now you can reconnect immediately without refreshing current page.(Auto reconnect will be coming soon~)
1. Improve UI logic
2. Fix bug about video buffering.
3. Fix bug of no new bugs

Release History:

v1.0.9
🛠 update on 14 Aug 2020

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Each website has it's own controller of the playback rate, so please ignore the wrong display of playback rate.

Add:

playback rate sync: any side user's change to the playback rate will sync to the other side.

Fix:

Fix bug of no new bugs

v1.0.8
🛠 update on 8 Aug 2020

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Do Not try to use Room code like 0000 or 1234, We strongly recommend you use uncommon code so that you do not need to change it.

Add:

allow customized connection code, user can directly connect to peer simply click the start button, without reapplying a new code
simple built-in chat feature (can be toggled in options page)
add system notification (can be toggled in options page)
add connection status budge to extension icon (red-unconnected, yellow-pending connection, green-connecting)
add a notification for unknown socket disconcerting
add duplicate connection code notification

Fix:

Fix bug of no new bugs

🆕 新增：
0. 视频通话功能
1. 增加支持（芒果TV国际版，爱奇艺国际版，西瓜视频，A站，完整列表请访问主页https://onns.xyz/sync-sofa/#supported-list）

✅修复：
0. 修改断开连接逻辑 - 你可以在断开连接后立即重新连接，无需刷新网页
1. 修改界面逻辑 - 修复了全屏播放视频时文字聊天弹窗被遮挡的问题
2. 修复视频缓存处理逻辑
3. 修复了没有bug的bug

历史更新：

v1.0.9 - 2020年8月14日更新

⚠️⚠️⚠️ 每个网站都有它自己的倍速控件，所以请忽略前端的错误播放速度显示。

新增：

播放速率同步功能：任意端用户对播放速率的调整会自动同步至另一端

修复：

修复了没有bug的bug

v1.0.8 - 2020年8月8日更新

⚠️⚠️⚠️ 请不要尝试使用像0000和1234这样简单的房间码，我们强烈建议你使用不常见的房间码，这样就不必频繁更改它。

新增：

修改房间申请码逻辑，用户可自行输入房间码，且下次连接时无需重新申请，只需点击start按钮即可快速连接（！房间码须为四位小写字母+数字的组合）
增加内置文字聊天（可在配置页面切换）
增加系统通知选项（可在配置页面切换）
增加连接状态指示灯，显示在插件图标右下角（红-未连接，黄-等待对方连接，绿-正在连接）
增加socket断开因未知原因断开通知
增加房间码占用通知

修复：

修复了没有bug的bug

Extension Basic Information

Name	Sync Sofa - Online Video Synchronizer
ID	kgpnhgmpijhpkefpddoehhminpfiddmg
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sync-sofa-online-video-sy/kgpnhgmpijhpkefpddoehhminpfiddmg
Description	This extension allows multi-user sync streaming video in a fast, simple and stable way.
File Size	5.97 MB
Installation Count	7,000
Current Version	1.0.10
Last Updated	2021-02-15
Publish Date	2020-07-04
Rating	4.47/5 Total 19 Ratings
Developer	louis.yiliang.wang
Email	[email protected]
Payment Type	free
Extension Website	https://louisylwang.github.io/Sync-Sofa/#usage
Help Page URL	https://github.com/LouisYLWang/Sync-Sofa
Supported Languages	en-US
manifest.json
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