Make it a desktop application
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Compared to discord's screen sharing, Watchparty's is miles ahead and can transmit high quality files with practically no lag. the only issue is that, as a web page, it isn't able to, for example, share audio properly. While I was able to share a video on VLC and mpv, it lacked sound. It was also not able to transmit the applications' sounds while sharing the entire screen (only the browser's sounds). As a firefox user, I wasn't able to upload it either. Perhaps, as a desktop application, either native or running on electron, it would be able to do what it already does and much more, while also being more performant and independent from specific browsers' limitations.
I believe it would be also nice to be able to set passwords for rooms.
Passwords should already be supported!
Good point on the desktop application enabling more sharing--electron could be a good option to let us reuse most of the code.
Are passwords supported? I couldn't find an option to set a password. Do I need to be logged in? If so, that's why I was not able to find it
Regarding electron, you could even make it in chromium directly. I'm not a big fan of them at all, but it is the uncomplicated, straightforward way to do it, ensuring as big of a compatibility across OS's as a web page on a regular browser
Yes, logging in provides additional room options such as making it permanent, passwords, and kicking users
An alternative to Electron worth considering is Tauri https://tauri.app/.