Twitch Theater Mode for YouTube

Twitch Theater Mode for YouTube

Changes YouTube theater mode to resemble Twitch theater mode when chat is enabled

What is Twitch Theater Mode for YouTube?
"Twitch Theater Mode for YouTube" is a Chrome extension that transforms YouTube's theater mode to mimic the layout of Twitch's viewing experience. It enlarges the main video area and repositions the chat box to the right side, emulating the Twitch user interface. The extension cleverly hides non-essential on-screen elements, ensuring an immersive and distraction-free viewing experience. Users can easily revert to the standard theater mode by exiting the enhanced view. It's regularly updated to adapt to YouTube's changes, with the latest version addressing issues with the chat box size and visibility.
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Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.47 (112)
Version: 5.01 (Last updated: 2024-03-08)
Creation date: 2020-06-30
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 5.93M
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Summary

TTM expands the main video view and moves the chat box to the right hand side. Additionally, all other on-screen elements get hidden. All changes revert upon leaving theater mode.

Leave a comment in the reviews if things bug out and I'll fix them over time. ๐Ÿ‘

v5.01 Updated March 7: fix for chatbox being short or hidden when window is narrow v5.00 Updated March 2024: made modifications accounting for YouTube's Theater Mode Update v4.00 Updated June 2023! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰ (pre-v4.00 Updated June 2020... ๐Ÿ˜“)

User reviews
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Pros
  • Provides a theater mode similar to Twitch, improving the watching experience for live streams on YouTube
  • Makes viewing experience on ultrawide monitors better
  • Regular updates and fixes from the developer
  • Can increase the font size of the chat
Cons
  • Size of the video doesn't change in theater mode leading to large black boxes around the video recently
  • Glitches causing chat overlay on the video
  • Sometimes requires a refresh or toggling between modes to work correctly
  • Issues with the profile picture of the channel being duplicated
  • Memory leaks potentially related to chat functionality making it less efficient
Most mentioned
  • Glitching and video/chat overlay issues
  • Necessity to refresh or reinstall the extension to make it work at times
  • Chat and profile picture display bugs
  • Better experience on YouTube live streams similar to Twitch
  • Occasional slow performance and bugs affecting usability
Recent reviews
by PorcelainRabbit PorcelainRabbit, 2024-02-22


Don't know if it was a recent update with Youtube or this extension but recently the size of the video doesn't change when going into theatre mode. There's just a large black box around the video. Worked fine before this other than needing to refresh the first time
by Gota0014 Gota0014, 2024-03-03
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Safety
Risk impact

Twitch Theater Mode for YouTube is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Twitch Theater Mode for YouTube is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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