Alternate Player for Twitch.tv

Alternate player of live broadcasts for Twitch.tv website.

Alternate Player for Twitch.tv - Ad-Free Firefox Add-on

'Alternate Player for Twitch.tv' is a Firefox add-on that improves the streaming experience on Twitch. This extension offers features like decreasing interruptions during playback, rapid player start-up, 'audio only' mode for music listening, viewing in different media player, and more. It can also hide Twitch ads and allows user customisation of the chat and the player interface. Also, it ensures less usage of computer RAM.
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Add-on stats

Users: 32,457
725
Rating: 4.29
(753)
2 new ratings
Version: 2024.7.3 (Last updated: 2024-07-07)
Creation date: 2016-06-06
Weekly download count: 905
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • cookies
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • clipboardWrite
  • *://*.twitch.tv/*
  • *://*.twitchcdn.net/*
  • *://*.ttvnw.net/*
  • *://*.jtvnw.net/*
  • *://*.live-video.net/*
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Size: 175.24K

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# 408 ▼ 9
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Alternate Player for Twitch.tv (v2024.6.14)
4.22 (1,526) 100,000
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Alternate Player for Twitch.tv (v2024.7.3)
3.70 (63) 16,210
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Add-on summary

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Advantages of the player:

• Less stops during playback: if necessary, the player settings can be tuned to your Internet connection.

• Instant replay of the last minutes of the live broadcast, optionally with increased/reduced speed or frame-by-frame.

• Hides Twitch ads. Ads that streamer embeds directly into the stream will be shown.

• “Audio only” mode. Ideal for music listening.

• The extension automatically opens chests with bonus points in chat.

• You can set the size and location of the chat, even while in full-screen mode.

• In chat (for example, attached to the bottom or top side of the window) there is room for much more messages and emotes.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Hides ads effectively
  • Improves Twitch performance by making it run smoother
  • Lightweight add-on
  • Allows for the use of other extensions like uBlock
  • Personalizes the Twitch experience
Cons
  • Video quality drops to 144p when hiding ads
  • Chat display has issues in dark mode
  • Lacks support for multiple tabs
  • Inability to use Firefox's picture-in-picture mode
  • Whole Twitch interface changes instead of just the video player
Most mentioned
  • Video quality issues when ads are hidden
  • Chat not updating properly during raids
  • Preference for the standard player size and all Twitch features being visible
  • Light mode requirement
  • Inability to use picture-in-picture
User reviews
by Firefox user 18147487, 2025-01-15
by Firefox user 18782811, 2025-01-15
it does what it promises but i personally dont want my whole page to be replaced with a nearly full screen player. i prefer to watch my streams in the standard normal player size, see all stream info and live channels that im following. not to mention this extension forces you to use light mode, or at least you have to manually turn it on every time.
by SioN, 2025-01-13
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Alternate Player for Twitch.tv requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Alternate Player for Twitch.tv has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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