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SyncLounge

SyncLounge is a self-hosted application that synchronises Plex media playback across multiple clients, letting friends and family watch movies and shows…

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SyncLounge is a self-hosted application that synchronises Plex media playback across multiple clients, letting friends and family watch movies and shows together from anywhere.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

47/100 Fair

Maintained
46last commit 266 days ago
Popular
611,133 GitHub stars
Easy to install
302 install platforms, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 15 days ago

GitHub stars
1,133
Open issues
35
Last commit
2026-01-21
Latest release
v5.2.35
License
MIT
Activity
stale

Checked 6 days ago - source: GitHub (samcm/synclounge)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 17 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

Alternatives (4)

  • Flickcall - Flickcall is a privacy-focused browser extension to watch movies & TV shows together.
  • Invited.tv - An online video streaming service that allows friends to host watch parties using virtual browsers.
  • Teleparty - Netflix Party is a Chrome extension for watching Netflix remotely with friends, e.g., for movie nights with that long-distance special some…
  • Watch Party - Browse and watch shows as you normally would on Netflix.com or DisneyPlus.com with anyone.

Checked 14 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Do I need an existing Plex server before hosting SyncLounge?

If you do not already have a Plex server setup, you should not worry about setting up your own SyncLounge server. The setup guidance is for SyncLounge, not for setting up Plex itself.

Who controls playback in a SyncLounge room?

The user who joins the room first becomes the host. That host controls commands such as play, pause, and seek for the room.

What happens if the host plays content that other users have on a different Plex server?

SyncLounge searches all of the available Plex Media Servers for an equivalent title.

Where do I find self-hosting setup and configuration help?

Check the how-to and Self-hosting sections in the documentation. They explain how to set up and configure your servers.

Answers sourced from docs.synclounge.tv, github.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 16 days ago - public community threads