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

Manifest V2
Daily users: 34,432
453
Rating: 4.29
(767)
2 new ratings
Version: 2024.7.3 (Last updated: 2024-07-07)
Version code: 5769261
Creation date: 2016-06-06
Weekly download count: 2,527
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • storage
  • cookies
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • clipboardWrite
  • *://*.twitch.tv/*
  • *://*.twitchcdn.net/*
  • *://*.ttvnw.net/*
  • *://*.jtvnw.net/*
  • *://*.live-video.net/*
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Size: 175.24K
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 403 ▲ 2
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Other platforms

Alternate Player for Twitch.tv (v2024.6.14)
100,000 4.23 (1,550)
Not available on Android
Alternate Player for Twitch.tv (v2024.7.3)
16,198 3.70 (64)

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
  • Blocks ads effectively
  • Has an 'Audio only' mode to reduce data usage
  • Overall good performance and user satisfaction
  • Personalizes the Twitch experience
Cons
  • Dark mode settings do not save
  • Does not support certain emote extensions (7tv, FFZ, BTTV)
  • Changes video quality when ads are hidden
  • Requires manual adjustment for light/dark mode
Most mentioned
  • Dark mode issues
  • Ad blocking efficiency
  • Quality reduction during ad hiding
  • Limited support for emotes
User reviews
by Firefox user 13314023, 2025-03-10
please make the addon remember enabled dark mode...
by SarcastoGG, 2025-03-09
Funktioniert gut. Keine Werbung. Und die kurze Zeit der Umschaltung während der (unsichtbaren) Werbe-Einspielung auf 480p ist zu verkraften. Empfehlenswert.
by Firefox user 18858763, 2025-03-01
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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 impact analysis details
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