Alternate Player for Twitch.tv

Name: Alternate Player for Twitch.tv
Rating: 3.6 (65 reviews)
Author: Alexander Choporov (CoolCmd)

Alternate player of live broadcasts for Twitch.tv website.

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Alternate Player for Twitch.tv is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your live streaming experience on Twitch. It offers smoother playback with fewer stops by adjusting to your internet connection, blocks Twitch ads (excluding streamer-embedded ads), and features instant replay with speed and frame-by-frame control.

Customize your viewing with chat resizing and repositioning even in full-screen mode, or disable chat entirely to save system resources and avoid chat lists. The extension also supports audio-only mode, volume control with mouse wheel, and selection of audio output devices. Additional features include automatic chest opening in Twitch chats, interface colorization, reduced RAM usage, and rapid startup suitable for slower computers. It supports continuation of streams in external media players and is compatible with extensions like BetterTTV, FrankerFaceZ, and FFZ Add-On Pack. Note that it is an independent third-party tool and supports both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers.

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By:

Alexander Choporov (CoolCmd)

Users:

16,662+ 17

Rating:

3.60

(65)

Version:

2024.7.3 Last updated: 2024-07-03

Creation date:

2022-02-02

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
cookies
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
management
system.memory
system.cpu
*://*.twitch.tv/*
*://*.twitchcdn.net/*
*://*.ttvnw.net/*

Size:

170.31K

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Edge Add-on Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 1,266 ▼ 16

Other rankings

#54 in Entertainment ▼ 4

#14 in player keyword 39 ▲ 2

#23 in live start page keyword 20

#34 in tv keyword 37 ▼ 1

#35 in replay keyword 14

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Other platforms

Alternate Player for Twitch.tv (v2024.6.14)

100,000+ 4.23

(1,572)

Alternate Player for Twitch.tv (v2024.7.3)

37,899+ 4.29

(780)

User reviews

Users appreciate this alternate Twitch player for smoother playback, lower resource usage, and effective ad blocking, enhancing their overall experience. However, multiple reviews highlight significant issues: it no longer supports critical Twitch features like channel points, Drops, and raids; opening multiple streams can cause crashes or errors, particularly on Edge; ad blocking has become less reliable; and some users report it no longer functioning on updated Edge browsers. Despite shortcomings, many still recommend it over the default Twitch player for its efficiency and customization options.

Pros

Improves Twitch viewing experience with better playback and buffering.
Reduces resource and memory usage significantly compared to Twitch's default player.
Blocks or reduces advertisements effectively in many cases.
Provides useful customization options like audio-only mode and output device selection.
Simple to use and works well for many users on Edge and Firefox.

Cons

No longer supports channel points, Drops, rewards, or raid features (progress and automatic switching).
Crashes or shows errors when opening multiple Twitch streams simultaneously, especially in Edge.
Ad blocking functionality has become less reliable; ads may still appear or cause stream pausing.
Does not work properly or at all on some Edge installations as of mid-2023.
User interface and design may feel outdated or distracting compared to Twitch's updated style.

Recent reviews

it works

by Saran, 2025-03-13

Doesn't work with channel points or drops!

by YIU-CHOY, 2025-02-08

Thoughtful design and an improved Twitch experience. I really like it.

by Brian, 2024-10-12

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Alternate Player for Twitch.tv requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Alternate Player for Twitch.tv is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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