Is Metastream still open source?

Its GitHub page says it stopped releasing as open source in August 2024; the last open-source version is v0.10.4.

Do I need an email or phone number for Waku?

No. Pick a nickname and a picture from Pinterest search, or a random look. No email, no real photos.

A cuter Metastream alternative

Metastream synced videos from websites with friends, and its open-source project stopped releasing in August 2024. Waku Portals are an easy swap: a live room with a synced player for YouTube, movies, shows and music, plus room chat, reactions and host controls. Public rooms let you meet people too.

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About Metastream

Metastream is a tool for watching streaming media with friends, syncing playback across websites with chat and a shared queue. Its GitHub page says it stopped releasing as open source and accepting contributions in August 2024.

Waku vs Metastream

	Waku	Metastream
Meeting people	Random strangers in seconds, or swipe and chat once they accept	Friends you share the link with
Watch together	Portals: movies, shows, YouTube and music, synced	Synced videos from many websites, with a shared queue

Why people switch

Public Portals by category and country.
Profiles you can reveal, and Chats that last.
Nothing to install.

Where Metastream is better

Metastream can sync videos from many websites. Portals play what our player supports.

Questions

Other alternatives

Waku isn’t affiliated with Metastream. Names belong to their owners. Facts checked November 2026.