Gumbo: Twitch Companion

Swollen companion keeping you updated on your Twitch experience

Gumbo: Twitch Companion - Enhancing your Twitch Experience

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.
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Extension stats

Users: 20,000+
Rating: 4.68
(205)
Version: 1.18.8 (Last updated: 2024-09-16)
Creation date: 2022-02-23
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • alarms
  • background
  • notifications
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
Host permissions:
  • https://gumbo.seldszar.fr/*
Size: 603.14K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Android
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 replacement for Twitch Now
  • User-friendly interface and design
  • Works well for receiving notifications when streamers go live
  • Allows customization of experience with various preferences
Cons
  • Occasionally stops working or requires frequent reinstallation
  • Notifies streams without sound, making it easy to miss notifications
  • Auto-refresh functionality is limited, leading to missed streams
  • Issues with compatibility with Privacy Badger extension causing access problems
Most mentioned
  • Stopped working or had issues signing in
  • Excellent Chrome extension for Twitch notifications
  • User interface and customization options
  • Problems with the extension disabling itself frequently
  • Desire for sound notifications for streams
User reviews
I've been using this ever since the VinesauceAlert extension got abandoned 2 years ago, I don't even go to the following/live page now.
by Nisverah, 2024-12-16

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
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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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