CoWatch - Video Player

CoWatch is a modern Android video player built for watching alone or together. Start a Watch Party and share the experience with 2 to 5 people — videos, documents, and more — in one session. Browse your media library, open files with the system picker, and play with a clean native interface. Built with Jetpack Compose and Material You. No ads. Watch Party • Invite friends to watch together • Enjoy videos as a group with shared playback • Present documents and files during the party • Stay in sync while you watch and share • Pick files from a chosen folder or the system picker Media & files • Browse folders you choose with Android’s secure folder picker • Open and play videos from your library or selected folders • Rename and delete files inside folders you’ve granted access to • Open files when hosting a Watch Party • Stream videos directly from URLs Modern interface • Jetpack Compose for smooth performance • Full Material You support • Minimal, distraction-free design Intuitive gesture controls • Swipe left/right to seek • Swipe up/down (left) for brightness • Swipe up/down (right) for volume • Pinch to zoom Advanced playback • Picture-in-Picture (PiP) • Precise playback speed control • Software decoding for H.264 and HEVC • Audio track selection • Embedded and external subtitle support Subtitles • Embedded subtitle tracks • Auto-load matching subtitle files from a folder you grant once • Open a local subtitle file (.srt, .ass, and more) from the player • Adjust subtitle delay and speed during playback Flexible media access • Media library for your videos and audio • Folder and file views for browsing • Android Storage Access Framework (SAF) for private, user-chosen access • Stream videos directly from URLs Supported formats Video: H.263, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), MPEG-4 SP, VP8, VP9, AV1* Audio: Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, ALAC, PCM/WAVE, MP1, MP2, MP3, AMR, AAC, AC-3, E-AC-3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, TTML, VTT, DVB Permissions we use • Photos and videos / Music and audio (or storage on older Android): to show and play media from your library • Internet: for streaming and Watch Party • Contacts (optional): to invite friends to a Watch Party • Microphone: for Watch Party voice while screen sharing *Hardware support depends on your device. CoWatch — watch alone or together, with a clean ad-free player for Android.