# Twitching

> Twitch player upgrades: click to pause, seek bar, on-page VOD rewind, and jump back to live.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `twitching`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ganak
- **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 12
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Version:** 0.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-30
- **First published:** 2022-09-30
- **Size:** 193 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/twitching/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Ganakas/Twitching](https://github.com/Ganakas/Twitching)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/twitching/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/twitching/privacy/)

## Description

Twitching is a Firefox add-on that allows you to fetch live stream videos from nearby edge servers on Twitch.tv. By utilizing edge servers, you can avoid slow connections and enjoy a more pleasant viewing experience.

## Rankings

- #31,088 — Overall
- #124 — upgrade
- #172 — pause

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `scripting`
- `webNavigation`

### Host permissions

- `https://www.twitch.tv/*`
- `https://*.twitch.tv/*`
- `https://gql.twitch.tv/*`
- `https://usher.ttvnw.net/*`
- `https://*.ttvnw.net/*`
- `https://*.cloudfront.net/*`
- `https://*.twitchcdn.net/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.twitch.tv`
- `*.twitch.tv`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: twitch.tv, ttvnw.net, cloudfront.net, twitchcdn.net
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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