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quasar vs VideoTogether
quasar has 27,211 GitHub stars, 3,672 forks, 74 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. VideoTogether has 1,774 stars, 121 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. quasar leads on adoption by 1,434% (27,211 vs 1,774 stars). quasar is written in JavaScript under MIT; VideoTogether is written in JavaScript under MIT. quasar has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, VideoTogether 7%. quasar was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser-extension), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| quasar | VideoTogether | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 27K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-02-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.7K | ⑂ 121 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick quasar if
- You weight community size — 27K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick VideoTogether if
- You want the VideoTogether feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and VideoTogether fits your workflow better
About quasar
Quasar Framework is an MIT licensed Vue.js framework that builds responsive single page apps, server side rendered and statically generated sites, progressive web apps, browser extensions, hybrid mobile apps, and Electron desktop apps from a single codebase.
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About VideoTogether
VideoTogether is an MIT licensed browser extension that synchronises video playback with friends in real time on Chrome, Edge, and Safari, and it is intended for people who want to watch the same video together from separate machines.
read the full VideoTogether overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is quasar or VideoTogether more popular?
quasar has 27,211 GitHub stars and VideoTogether has 1,774. quasar has the larger community by that measure.
Are quasar and VideoTogether free?
Both are open source. quasar is licensed under MIT and VideoTogether under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between quasar and VideoTogether?
quasar is written in JavaScript and VideoTogether in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, quasar or VideoTogether?
Choose quasar if you want the larger community (27,211 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose VideoTogether if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.