Gumbo: Twitch Companion

Swollen companion keeping you updated on your Twitch experience
What is Gumbo: Twitch Companion?
Gumbo: Twitch Companion is a Chrome extension that acts as a comprehensive Twitch manager right in your browser. It keeps track of your followed channels, notifies you when a channel goes live, and serves as a quick access point for popular streams and categories. The extension offers customizable settings to fine-tune your Twitch experience. It is the modern successor to Twitch Now, offering enhanced features and functionality.

Extension stats

Users: 20,000+
Rating: 4.68 (204)
Version: 1.18.8 (Last updated: 2024-09-16)
Creation date: 2022-02-23
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • alarms
  • background
  • notifications
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
Host permissions:
  • https://gumbo.seldszar.fr/*
Size: 603.14K
URLs: Website

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Gumbo: Twitch Companion (v1.18.8)
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Extension summary

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Gumbo is a spiritual successor to Twitch Now, allowing you to access your Twitch experience outside the main ecosystem.

From its user interface, you can check your followed channels and track live streams, as well as discover the popular streams and categories of the moment, all with the ability to customize your experience through a multitude of preferences at your disposal.

This extension also informs you when a channel goes online or changes category, with the possibility to choose the notifications you want.


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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Excellent for receiving notifications when streamers go live.
  • Impressive user interface and distinctive design.
  • Good replacement for Twitch Now.
  • Allows customization of user experience with preferences.
  • Tracks followed channels and popular streams.
Cons
  • Often fails to work or stops suddenly.
  • Does not auto-refresh frequently enough, leading to missed streams.
  • Has issues with other extensions like Privacy Badger.
  • Error message about frequent reloading.
  • Login/authentication issues preventing access.
Most mentioned
  • Stopped working
  • User interface is good
  • Needs auto-refresh feature
  • Replacement for Twitch Now
  • Not receiving notifications consistently
Recent reviews
It just works yall.

If you use Privacy Badger Extension try disabling it. For some reason its blocking access to Gumbo, if you disable it, it should work again.
by MLXI, 2024-07-26

doesn't work anymore (privacy badger was the cause, thx to the guy in the comment who find it)
by f h, 2024-07-25
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Gumbo: Twitch Companion requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Gumbo: Twitch Companion has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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