# ChatReplay

> Watch stream archive videos with chat replay.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/chatreplay](https://chrome-stats.com/d/chatreplay)

## Overview

- **ID:** `chatreplay`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Restorn
- **Category:** games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 11,335
- **Weekly downloads:** 59
- **Rating:** 3.70 / 5 (43 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.4.4
- **Last updated:** 2024-07-03
- **First published:** 2020-08-21
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/chatreplay/)
- **Website:** [https://chatreplay.stream/](https://chatreplay.stream/)

## Description

**ChatReplay** is a Chrome extension that lets you watch archived stream videos complete with chat replay, enhancing your viewing experience by synchronizing live chat messages with video playback. Simply click the extension icon to launch ChatReplay and enjoy streams from selected participating channels. For a full list of available streams with chat replay, visit https://chatreplay.stream/. This tool is perfect for fans wanting to relive memorable moments with the original chat context. Support the extension by donating to help cover server costs through their Ko-fi page.

## Rankings

- #717 — Overall
- #57 — Games & Entertainment
- #1 — chatbotsplace
- #1 — chatgenie
- #1 — chaturbate
- #2 — replay

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Positives center on ease of use and strong archiving value for creators, plus responsive developer support. Repeated downsides include mandatory logins/privacy concerns, data harvesting worries, and compatibility issues with theater mode and YouTube UI, along with limited channel coverage and reliance on the provider’s site. Overall, the extension is helpful for archiving chats but faces privacy and compatibility challenges that appear across multiple reviews.

### Pros

- Easy to use and "just works" for archiving and replaying chats.
- Great for creators to archive Twitch chats and share cross‑platform replays on YouTube; valuable for VODs.
- Helpful for improving the viewer experience by having archived chats available.
- Developer is responsive and provides good support when issues arise.

### Cons

- Requires login with Google, Twitch, or Discord; raises privacy and data‑sharing concerns.
- Feels like a move to harvest user data or enforce mandatory accounts, which many users dislike.
- Conflicts with theater mode extensions and can disrupt YouTube UI (e.g., auto-hide header issues).
- Limited channel support; some popular channels aren’t available or supported.
- Reliance on the extension’s site for viewing/hosting content can be inconvenient and less seamless.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/chatreplay)