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WatchParty lets you create synchronized in-world screens in Minecraft and watch videos and streams together with other players. Create screens directly in the world, control playback from an in-game remote and share private screens through activation codes.

Preview

Features

Create wall, floor, and ceiling screens with a blaze rod
Select two block corners while sneaking to define a screen area
Private screens by default
Share screens using short activation codes
Owner-only settings and access management
Watch YouTube, Twitch and HLS streams
Synchronized playback between players
In-game remote menu for screen selection, playback, settings, permissions, and activation codes
Optional spatial audio per screen

Creating A Screen

Select the screen area Hold a blaze rod, sneak, and right-click two opposite corners of the screen area.
Configure the screen After selecting the area, choose the screen name, facing, display mode, and rotation.
Share the activation code Screens are private by default. Other players only see a private screen after entering its activation code in the remote menu.

Tutorial

Remote Menu

Open the WatchParty remote in-game (default key O) to:

select nearby or owned screens
enter activation codes
play, pause, stop, and seek media
change local screen volume
manage screen settings as the owner
grant or revoke access
temporarily remove viewers

Remote Menu

Requirements

WatchParty requires:

Fabric
Fabric API
MCEF / Chromium Embedded Framework compatible with your Minecraft version

Each client that wants to see screens must have WatchParty and MCEF installed.

Relay & Privacy

No Minecraft server-side mod is required.

WatchParty uses a relay server to synchronize screens between players. The relay is used only for screen access, permissions, presence, and playback synchronization.

The relay does not download, host, cache, proxy, mirror, or redistribute any video, image, GIF, stream, or other media content. Media playback happens directly on each player’s own client.

WatchParty does not bypass DRM, paywalls, login requirements, region locks, platform restrictions, or other access controls. Users are responsible for the media URLs they choose to play.

The relay may process and store synchronization data required for shared playback and screen access, including:

randomly generated player installation IDs
Minecraft player names and UUIDs
hashed room identifiers derived from the Minecraft server connection
screen definitions and settings
screen owners, viewers, activation codes, and permissions
media source URLs required for synchronization
playback state such as play, pause, stop, timestamps, and seek position
temporary presence data used for nearby players
admin policies such as allowlists, blocklists, and screen limits

The relay does not collect Minecraft account passwords, Microsoft account credentials, Minecraft session tokens, access tokens, chat messages, inventory data, full world data, or media file contents.

Screen coordinates may be processed for screen placement and visibility checks. These coordinates are encrypted before being stored by the relay.

Private screens are only shared with players who enter the correct activation code or are granted access by the owner. “Private” means hidden from other players by default; the relay still processes the synchronization metadata listed above to provide this feature.