HitchHiker

A chrome extension for collaboratively surfing the web with others
What is HitchHiker?
HitchHiker is a chrome extension that enables collaborative web browsing, allowing users to navigate the internet together, share effects on web pages, and engage in live presentations and performances. Join HitchHiker rooms to socialize, learn, and share web content with others.

Extension stats

Users: 229 ▼ -10
Rating: 5.00 (4)
Version: 0.9.11 (Last updated: 2021-04-27)
Creation date: 2020-09-02
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • webNavigation
  • tts
  • storage
  • *://*/*
Size: 883.71K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

HitchHiker is a tool for collaborative social web browsing. Users can create a room, and then move around the internet together. Whenever the room creator (or "guide") goes to a new website the other members of the room are taken there too. In addition, the guide can put on fun effects on top of the page, such as covering the screen with animated gifs or playing sound effects. The guide can present live in real time, or record a presentation inside HitchHiker to playback for an audience in the future. Or, in a more social setting, the role of guide can be passed around the room as everyone takes a turn sharing web sites.

Everyone in a HitchHiker room shares a common chat room that is layered on top of every web page visited, allowing HitchHiker to be used for socializing, education, presentations and live performance.

HitchHiker is created and maintained by Todd Anderson (https://toddwords.com), and has been supported by the CultureHub Artist Residency Program and the We Be Imagining Incubator at Columbia University.

Video credit to J Khadijah Abdurahman and the We Be Imagining.

User reviews

5/5 would recommend
by Tristan Barrett, 2022-05-03

Witnessing HitchHiker performances BLEW MY MIND. This is something that is not being done anywhere else. Things like this are the future of new media / digital art.
by Bryant Smith, 2020-09-02
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Extension safety

Risk impact

HitchHiker requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

HitchHiker has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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