Heads up: the makers say this app talks to services that aren’t open source.
This comes straight from Twire’s own GitHub page, and it’s free. Need help installing?
What it looks like
About this app
Twire is another way into Twitch. Browse live streams and past broadcasts, watch with chat alongside, and skip the advertising: ad blocking is built in. A Twitch account is optional; if you just want to watch, you never have to log in.
Chat shows the third-party emotes people actually use, from BetterTTV, FrankerFaceZ and 7TV, and past broadcasts come with the original chat replayed in step with the video. Picture-in-picture keeps a stream in the corner while you do something else, and most of the interface can be rearranged to your taste.
It is a client for Twitch, which is a closed service, so what you can watch is whatever Twitch is showing.
From the app’s home page
- See the codeHow it’s made, every line is public
- Questions & commentsTalk with the people who make it
- Report a problemTell the makers something is broken
- All versionsOlder downloads and what changed
- LicenseThe rules for using and sharing it
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