Watch your Google Drive movies and videos together

Some of the best things to watch aren't on any streaming service. Your wedding film, the birthday video, last summer's trip, the college fest everyone still talks about. Bring them into a private room and relive them together, in sync, with voice and text chat for every "I can't believe we did that."

Start a Drive watch party Have a code? Join your room

Get the file ready to share

Set the video in Drive so anyone with the link can view it, and check it plays in your browser before movie night. Use videos you own or have permission to share. Your room keeps the evening private, while the file's own sharing stays exactly as you set it in Drive.

Movie night from your Drive

Drive isn't only for memories. If you have a movie in Drive that you own or have the rights to share, like your own short film, a student film or a movie a friend made, it can be your next movie night. Share the link, open your room and press play together.

Any device, no extension

Drive videos play right inside LofiCouch on phones, tablets and laptops, with no extension needed. Everyone signs in and joins your room, wherever they are tonight.

For a mobile session, follow the phone watch-together guide, including the public Drive setup and playback checks.

Start your Drive night

  1. Pick the memory

    Choose a video you own or have permission to share.

  2. Share the link

    Make sure anyone with the link can view and stream it.

  3. Open your room

    Sign in and invite your family or friends.

  4. Press play together

    Paste the Drive link, check sound and settle in.

How playback works

LofiCouch's Drive playback service streams the public video link to everyone in your room and keeps you in exact frame-by-frame sync. It is a little different from streaming services, where each person watches on the provider's own site through the extension.

Drive questions

How do I watch a movie from Google Drive with friends?

Set the movie in Drive so anyone with the link can view it, start a free LofiCouch room and paste the link. Everyone you invite watches in sync and talks it through over voice or text chat, on any device. Just make sure it's a movie you own or have permission to share.

Can I watch Google Drive movies together on a phone?

Yes. Drive movie nights play right in LofiCouch on phones, tablets and laptops, so someone on a phone can join someone on a laptop without installing anything.

What kind of Drive links work?

Publicly shared videos that can stream in the browser. Set the file so anyone with the link can view it, and you're ready to go.

Does sharing in a private room keep the evening private?

Yes, the room is just for the people you invite. The Drive file keeps its own sharing settings, so you stay in control of it in Drive.

Can everyone join from their phones?

Yes. Drive watch parties play in LofiCouch on any device, with no extension needed.

Which file formats and sizes work?

If the video streams from its Drive link, it will usually play in your room. If one doesn't, email us the file format and the message you saw, and we'll help. There's no need to send the private file itself.

Is it free?

Yes. Hosting is free with no credit card, and so is the extension. Your Drive storage stays with your Google account.