Metastream Remote

Watch streaming media with friends.

What is Metastream Remote?

'Metastream Remote' is a Chrome extension that allows Metastream to control media for synchronizing in a session. It requires permissions to 'Read and change all your data on the websites you visit' to provide this functionality. The extension works predominantly with browser tabs actively involving the app.getmetastream.com website, and is transparent with an accessible source code.

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Stats

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By: https://getmetastream.com

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Users: 367,767 ▲ 6.83K

Rating: 3.76 (71) ▲ 0.02

Version: 0.6.0 (Last updated: 2020-07-25)

Creation date: 2020-07-01

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
webNavigation
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
contextMenus
<all_urls>

Size: 51.52K

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 935 ▼ 12

Other rankings

#1193 in Social Networking ▼ 34 #163 in embed keyword 37 ▼ 2 #215 in media keyword 48 ▼ 8 #249 in source code keyword 55 ▼ 6

Other platforms

Metastream Remote (v0.6.0)

4.37 (97) 19,650

Not available on Edge

Summary

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Allows Metastream to control media for synchronizing in a session.

EXTENSION PERMISSIONS

Metastream Remote requires permissions to "Read and change all your data on the websites you visit."

The Metastream application needs this to embed any website into the app.getmetastream.com website and to synchronize media. This functionality is limited to browser tabs actively using the the app.getmetastream.com website.

For auditing purposes, the source code of this extension is available at https://github.com/samuelmaddock/metastream/tree/master/packages/metastream-remote-extension

User reviews

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Pros

Works with many different types of services like Disney+, Netflix, Twitch, YouTube
Smooth user experience and great chat function
Allows sharing of more items compared to other similar extensions

Cons

Reports of bugs making it almost impossible to use
Creates problems with Google cloud console
Requires read and write permissions for all sites

Most mentioned

Numerous bugs
User friendly and vast content sharing
Read and write permission requirement

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Safety

Risk impact

Metastream Remote is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Metastream Remote if you trust the publisher.