Music is a social experience, yet most streaming platforms focus on individual listening. While some apps allow synchronized playback, they lack interactive features like shared control and real-time communication. YASQ fills this gap by enabling groups of friends to listen together, control playback, and chat—all in one seamless experience.

YASQ is a real-time music-sharing platform where users can create virtual rooms, sync playback, and interact via chat. With a simple invite link, friends can queue songs, play, pause, and skip tracks together, ensuring a truly shared experience.

Synchronized music playback - everyone hears the same track at the same time

Collaborative control - any participant can manage the room's song queue and playback

Real-time chat - engage with friends while enjoying music together

YouTube API integration - search and stream any song directly via the YouTube API

I designed, developed, and deployed the entire project, ensuring a smooth and responsive user experience:

My key contributions were:

Architected the application to handle real-time interactions efficiently, ensuring seamless synchronization

Developed the full backend, with an emphasis in the socket communication to ensure smooth synchronization between users

Implemented real-time features with Socket.io for synchronized playback and chat features

Integrated YouTube API to enable song searching and streaming for all the users

Frontend: TypeScript, React, Ant Design, React Query, Axios, Socket.io Backend: TypeScript, Node, Express, Prisma, Socket.io Database: MongoDB APIs & Services: YouTube API