Show HN: Watch and organize multiple live video streams from multiple platforms

1 points by casualmike 7 days ago

Hi HN!

This started as a weekend hack to tile a few YouTube streams on one screen. It’s since grown into a daily-use tool I now rely on. It’s called Panoptic, and it lets you watch and organize multiple live streams across platforms—side by side—in a single, shareable layout.

Panoptic features:

Drop video URLs from YouTube, Twitch, Kick, or TikTok into the page to instantly add them to the grid.

Save and organize collections of streams that you can reload or share via URL.

Import/export collections as JSON.

Browse “saved” and “featured” collections in a sidebar.

Fine-grained autoplay controls, reload buttons, and zero page refreshes.

Everything runs client-side—no backend, nothing stored remotely.

It’s built for big displays. The layout adapts to fit a lot of simultaneous streams, but it’s not practical on phones—so mobile access is intentionally disabled. This is very much a desktop-first tool.

I’ve found it useful for keeping tabs on things like:

financial market coverage from different channels

IRL streamers across different platforms

open camera feeds (space launches, beach cams, weather events)

or just background ambiance + Twitch coding streams :)

It’s still evolving, but I’d love feedback or ideas. I think of it as a minimal, cross-platform dashboard for live video—without needing a dozen tabs or browser extensions.

Try it: https://panoptic.live

Thanks! Mike