Twitch Lurker

Name: Twitch Lurker
Rating: 3.5625 (16 reviews)
Author: mikeyaworski

Always support your favorite streamer by automatically pulling up their stream when they go live.

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Twitch Lurker is a Chrome extension designed for avid Twitch followers who want to support their favorite streamers effortlessly. Once installed and connected via OAuth, users can mark streamers as favorites and prioritize them. When these streamers go live, Twitch Lurker automatically opens their streams in muted tabs, allowing users to lurk and earn channel points without manual intervention.

The extension ensures users can keep multiple live streams open simultaneously and manage their favorite list for prioritized viewing. Please note that for views to count towards the streamer’s viewer count, tabs with running Twitch players must already be opened, as newly opened tabs require manual interaction to be recognized. Twitch Lurker is open source, secure, and offers an easy way to support streamers while multitasking online.

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Version:

3.0.5 Last updated: 2024-07-10

Version code:

5773294

Creation date:

2021-07-29

Risk:

Permissions:

identity
alarms
scripting
contextMenus
notifications
storage
unlimitedStorage

Host permissions:

https://*.googleapis.com/*
https://*.twitch.tv/*
https://*.kick.com/*
https://*.youtube.com/*

Size:

240.90K

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 3,058 ▲ 74

Other rankings

#238 in Games & Entertainment ▲ 8

#22 in pull keyword 10 ▲ 2

#23 in marker keyword 29 ▲ 1

#25 in pitch keyword 38

#55 in favorite keyword 10 ▼ 2

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Twitch Lurker (v3.0.5)

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User reviews

Twitch Lurker is appreciated for automatically opening and monitoring followed Twitch streams, aiding viewers especially interested in drops or supporting streamers. Users find the interface clean and the addon effective overall. However, it requires broad Twitch permissions raising privacy worries. Common issues include streams not auto-playing on open (requiring manual reload), lack of automatic live detection without interaction, and problems with background tab playback. Despite these drawbacks, its core functionality satisfies long-term users.

Pros

Helps users automatically open Twitch streams, useful for lurking and drops.
Supports following and opening favorite streamers' channels easily.
User interface is generally considered clean and functional.
Works well to support streamers by auto-opening streams.
Helpful for monitoring multiple streams simultaneously.

Cons

Requires Twitch login with extensive permissions, causing privacy concerns for some users.
Tabs do not always start playing streams automatically, requiring manual page refresh or reload.
Doesn't refresh or detect streamers going live automatically without user interaction.
Background tab opening sometimes fails to play streams, only foreground works reliably.

Recent reviews

by Fi*****, 2025-05-24

by Xe*****, 2025-05-03

since today's update the application isn't working anymore it just shows one live channel that isn't even live and a fresh install of the plugin doesn't work

by Fl*****, 2025-04-20

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Twitch Lurker requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Twitch Lurker is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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