Alternate Player for Twitch.tv

Alternate Player for Twitch.tv

Alternate player of live broadcasts for Twitch.tv website.

What is Alternate Player for Twitch.tv?
"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.
Stats
Users: 100,000+
Rating: 4.20 (1,423)
Version: 2022.2.7.1 (Last updated: 2023-09-27)
Creation date: 2020-06-14
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • cookies
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • management
  • system.memory
  • system.cpu
  • *://*.twitch.tv/*
  • *://*.ttvnw.net/*
  • *://*.akamaized.net/*
Size: 166.91K
Stats date:

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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
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Blocks ads effectively
  • Audio only mode is appreciated
  • Offers a smooth user experience
Cons
  • Does not allow users to earn channel points
  • Frequent buffering and freezing issues
  • Inconsistency in performance
Most mentioned
  • Ad blocking functionality
  • Buffering and freezing problems
  • Doesn't allow earning of channel points
  • Useful features like 'Audio only' mode
Recent reviews
Makes twitch watchable <3
by Zachary Weitzel Zachary Weitzel, 2024-03-29

by Hamza Trtovac Hamza Trtovac, 2024-03-09

by claesmagic claesmagic, 2024-02-29
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Safety
Risk impact

Alternate Player for Twitch.tv is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Alternate Player for Twitch.tv if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

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

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