Alternate Player for Twitch.tv

Alternate player of live broadcasts for Twitch.tv website.

Alternate Player for Twitch.tv - A Versatile Chrome Extension

"Alternate Player for Twitch.tv" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your Twitch.tv viewing experience. It reduces playback stops, lets you replay the last moments of live broadcasts, and hides Twitch ads. An “Audio Only” mode is perfect for music listening. The extension auto-opens bonus chests in chats and enables chat size or location customization, even in full-screen mode. You can disable chat to save on computer resources. There are options to select audio output device, change volume via mouse wheel, and colorize the user interface. It facilitates swift player startup, and supports Chrome 49, Windows XP and OS X 10.6.
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Extension stats

Users: 100,000+
Version: 2024.6.14 (Last updated: 2024-06-16)
Creation date: 2020-06-14
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • cookies
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • management
  • system.memory
  • system.cpu
  • *://*.twitch.tv/*
  • *://*.twitchcdn.net/*
  • *://*.ttvnw.net/*
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Size: 174.08K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Alternate Player for Twitch.tv (v2024.7.3)
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Alternate Player for Twitch.tv (v2024.7.3)
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Extension summary

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Advantages of the player:

• Less stops during playback: if necessary, the player settings can be tuned to your Internet connection.

• Instant replay of the last minutes of the live broadcast, optionally with increased/reduced speed or frame-by-frame.

• Hides Twitch ads. Ads that streamer embeds directly into the stream will be shown.

• “Audio only” mode. Ideal for music listening.

• The extension automatically opens chests with bonus points in chat.

• You can set the size and location of the chat, even while in full-screen mode.

• In chat (for example, attached to the bottom or top side of the window) there is room for much more messages and emotes.

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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
  • Blocks ads effectively
  • Nice user interface
  • Customization options not available in the Twitch website
  • Skips ads and improves Twitch experience
  • Generally works well for watching streams
Cons
  • Chat does not retain dark mode settings and defaults to light mode
  • Compatibility issues with 7TV and other emote extensions
  • Some streams fail to load due to encryption errors
  • Requires additional steps to configure settings correctly
  • Does not support certain basic Twitch features like follow list
  • Popout chat functionality broken
Most mentioned
  • Inconsistent chat mode settings
  • Problems with 7TV compatibility
  • Encryption issues with some streams
  • Strong ad-blocking capabilities
  • Customization limitations
User reviews
Once I'm able to get some money, I'm thinking of donating regardless what I type here. Hopefully it isn't difficult. I really like this extension because of how nice it is and how it skips ads. Someone here has mentioned something about the chat not being in dark mode. It doesn't really even save dark mode when you apply it in the chat window in the extension. For it to save, you have to go to the actual twitch website > go to some random offline stream chat > pop out the chat window > then you apply whatever settings you want there. It will then save and be displayed however you want in the extension. Maybe that is a limitation or maybe it could be worked better in the future. I do also hope for 'whisper' to work at some point but I'm not a extension dev and I may not even use it myself but would be nice. Not really a request for 'whisper'. Next thing is 7TV, I would like this functionality as well. Testing the extensions that were said in the description didn't work for me or maybe I'm just out of the loop but I know they were installed correctly. 7TV does combine both of them so you would only need just one extension then. Btw, I have also tested 7TV but it still doesn't work or maybe I'm missing something else. I feel like I might've had more to mention but my brain is probably lying to me. If I do remember, I'll edit this review. Other than that tho, I do really like this extension and hope it gets close to feeling like a good twitch experience as possible but remember to take breaks. Thank you for this great extension!
by Mickg Clone, 2025-01-17

legit amazing. from what i've seen there's some reviews on complaints about the design compared to twitch but - you get no ads, you get a nice ui, customisation, and some settings you don't even get in the normal twitch website! please donate to these coders/developers they deserve some money so we can all continue to enjoy this. i wish i could but i currently don't have money to give... but please do if you have some money to shill and are against the intrusivity of modern-day internet! edit; all the features in the description even top the things i've said in this review... legitimately 6/5 stars.
by Belogicless, 2025-01-15

Cool idea, but 7TV not working is unacceptable. Someone here wrote it is compatible in the reviews, but it obviously isn't. Also the chat on the "full feature" mode is always white, ignoring the twitch dark mode. If SOMEHOW it could be made compatible with 7TV this would be great.
by Jannis Rommel, 2025-01-15
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

Alternate Player for Twitch.tv has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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