Cowlor's Sidebar for Twitch

Live preview on hover, stream uptime, co-streams, sidebar cleaned up. Twitch, but better.

★ TWITCH, BUT BETTER! ★ You know what your Twitch sidebar is missing? All those little bits of info you'd love to have WITHOUT clicking everywhere. ★ COWLOR'S SIDEBAR ★ adds them right where you're already looking. Simple, sleek, and oh-so-useful! _______________________________ ✨ WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES: _______________________________ ➤ 📺 A LIVE PREVIEW ON HOVER The flagship feature. Hover a streamer for one second and boom, a popup opens on the side with: - The LIVE stream video (actual live feed, not a frozen thumbnail) - The full stream title, readable before you even click - Badges that tell you everything about the context (see right below) And it works everywhere in the sidebar: Followed Channels, Recommended Channels, and even "Viewers of X also watch". No more clicking just to find out what's happening on a stream! _______________________________ ➤ 🏷️ BADGES THAT TELL YOU EVERYTHING Inside the preview popup, colored labels sum up the stream's context at a glance: - 🤝 ★ CO-STREAM ★ Tells you precisely whether the channel is the host or a guest, and with whom. No more "wait, who is this stream I didn't follow?". - 👥 ★ LIVE WITH ★ For squads and multistreams, shows the main co-streamer and total count of others ("Live with So-and-So and 3 others"). - 💰 ★ SPONSORED BY ★ For sponsored streams, displays the brand with its color logo. You'll know who's behind it. - 🚂 ★ HYPE TRAIN ★ A Hype Train is running on the channel? You're notified without having to click. - 💎 ★ DISCOUNTED SUB ★ When Twitch is offering a discounted subscription on the stream, it's flagged right there. - ⚠️ ★ CONTENT LABELS ★ The official Twitch labels (mature content, violence, gambling…) surface inside the preview. _______________________________ ➤ ⏱️ "HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN STREAMING?" No need to go to the stream anymore! The extension shows the live duration directly in the sidebar, right under the viewer count. - 4h19, 14h29… you see it at a glance. - It updates automatically, in real time. - And when a stream ends, the counter switches to a subtle italic "Ended" before Twitch even removes the streamer from the list. _______________________________ ➤ 🎯 COLLABS FLAGGED ON THE AVATAR A small purple dot appears in the bottom-right of the avatar of streamers hosting a co-stream, with the participant count. No hover needed, it's visible right in the sidebar. Clean, discreet, and it tells you instantly "ah, this one is collabing with 2 others". _______________________________ ➤ ✨ NEVER MISS A STREAM START AGAIN! Instantly spot streams that just went live! A subtle purple bar on the left side flags streams that started in the last few minutes. - A subtle, elegant visual effect to welcome the streamer. - Perfect for being among the first and never missing the intro! - The animation fades on its own after a few minutes. _______________________________ ➤ 🚂 AND GOODBYE VISUAL CLUTTER We've cut out everything that makes the sidebar a mess: - Hype Trains that take up half the space (info still available as a badge in the preview, don't worry, nothing is lost) - Intrusive sub-discount banners - Streamers who just went offline and are still lingering - Entire sections that end up empty - Redundant visual indicators (those ambiguous little colored circles, useless "DROPS REBROADCAST" lines…) - Sponsorship banners that disfigure streamer entries: we clean it all up, and the "sponsored by X" info is restored inside the preview, way cleaner. Result: your sidebar only shows what matters. With nothing to configure. _______________________________ ➤ 📂 NO MORE "SHOW MORE" TO CLICK The full list of your followed channels is automatically unfolded on every page load. You see everything, right away. _______________________________ ➤ 🔍 CATEGORY FILTER A filter bar appears above your list. Pick a category (Just Chatting, League of Legends, IRL…) and only streamers playing that category stay visible. The category list is computed on the fly: only the ones your followed streamers are actually live in. _______________________________ ➤ 🔄 FIVE WAYS TO SORT YOUR LIST Five buttons at the top of the sidebar to rearrange everything on the fly: - 👁️ ★ BY VIEWERS ★ Twitch's default sort, clean. - ⭐ ★ BY PERSONAL POPULARITY ★ Based on your own local visit history. Your favorite streamers rise to the top. - ⏰ ★ BY STREAM DURATION ★ Ascending: just-started streams sit at the top, perfect for catching beginnings. - 🔤 ★ ALPHABETICAL ★ By channel name. Classic but effective. - 🔗 ★ CO-STREAMS FIRST ★ All co-streams grouped at the top of the list. Never miss a collab again! _______________________________ ➤ 📊 YOUR TOP STREAMERS, LOCALLY The extension remembers which channels you visit, when, and how often. This data powers the "Personal Popularity" sort and stays stored ONLY in your browser. Nothing leaves your machine. You can check your top in the DevTools console (F12): - tse.scores() → your top streamers - tse.scores.raw() → raw data - tse.reset() → wipe everything _______________________________ ➤ 🎮 HOW DO WE DO IT? 1. Click "Add to Chrome" (it's free!) 2. Reload Twitch and… tadaaaa! That's it. Really. No complicated configuration, no hidden menus, no account to create. It works, period. _______________________________ ➤ 💜 WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - ★ IT'S DISCREET ★ We didn't touch your favorite Twitch, we just improved it. - ★ IT'S PRETTY ★ Smooth animations, colors that pop, visual pleasure. - ★ IT'S USEFUL ★ No more clicking everywhere to get important info. - ★ IT'S FREE ★ No subscription, no ads, no account. It's a gift! _______________________________ ➤ 🌍 ENGLISH AND FRENCH The extension automatically detects your Twitch language: - 🇬🇧 English (default for any other language) - 🇫🇷 Français Every label, badge and tooltip follows. Nothing to configure. _______________________________ ➤ 🔒 PRIVACY PEACE OF MIND - ★ No server contacted ★ The extension doesn't connect to anything, anywhere. - ★ No tracker, no pixel, no telemetry ★ - ★ No shady permissions ★ The extension ONLY runs on twitch.tv. - ★ Your history stays with you ★ Stored in your browser's localStorage, period. - ★ Full source code readable ★ Right in the extension folder. No black box. _______________________________ ➤ 🤔 WHO IS IT FOR? - ★ YOU FOLLOW 50 STREAMERS? ★ See at a glance who's been live for a while and who just started. - ★ YOU ALWAYS MISS CO-STREAMS? ★ A dedicated sort brings them to the top, and a badge tells you who's playing with whom. - ★ YOU HATE VISUAL CLUTTER? ★ No more Hype Trains squatting the sidebar, no more ad banners, no more empty sections. - ★ YOU JUST LOVE TWITCH? ★ This extension is made for you! _______________________________ ➤ 🎉 INSTALL AND ENJOY! The extension evolves thanks to your feedback, so don't hesitate to tell us what you think! ★ Install COWLOR'S SIDEBAR now and rediscover your favorite Twitch! ★ *P.S.: This extension is not affiliated with Twitch, but we love them anyway 💜*