BetterTTV
A browser extension that adds emotes, chat features and interface tweaks to Twitch and YouTube.
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About BetterTTV
BetterTTV extends Twitch and YouTube live chat. It adds its own emote library, where channels can upload emotes or pick from shared ones, and it can sync channel emotes to a Discord server.
Chat features include hiding native clutter, revealing deleted messages, joining chat anonymously without appearing in the viewer list, and automatically claiming channel points and drops. It is available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Safari, and its code is on GitHub.
Strengths
- Large shared emote library and custom channel emotes
- Reveals deleted chat messages and removes clutter
- Emote sync to Discord servers
- Works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Safari
Limitations
- Emotes are visible only to other BetterTTV users
- Only useful on Twitch and YouTube
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to install; the research does not mention paid tiers.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- The BetterTTV contributors
- Platforms
- Browser extension
- How it runs
- Browser extension
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Twitch viewers and streamers who want more emotes and chat controls
- Categories
- Browser tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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