The Lurker Tool

Opens Twitch streams automatically when the streamers you follow go live.

Never miss the start of a stream again. The Lurker Tool watches the Twitch streamers you care about and opens their stream in a new tab the moment they go live. It runs in the background, so you don't need to keep a website open, and it isn't stopped by pop-up blockers. WHAT IT DOES • Opens a streamer's channel automatically when they go live • Shows how many of your streamers are live right on the toolbar icon • Lists who's live, what they're playing and how many viewers they have in one click • Optional go-live notifications with the streamer's picture • Add streamers from the toolbar, or import everyone you follow by signing in with Twitch on the dashboard LURK-FRIENDLY OPTIONS • Open streams in a background tab so they don't interrupt you • Mute streams that open automatically • Close those tabs automatically when the stream ends • Never opens a duplicate: if the channel is already open, it uses that tab • Turn auto-open on or off per streamer, set quiet hours, and choose how often the same streamer can be reopened (1–24 hours) • Pause everything with one click WORKS WITH THE DASHBOARD The extension syncs with the free dashboard at lurker.zemaxi.com. Your streamer list and settings stay in step both ways, and if you sign in with Twitch there, the extension uses that sign-in for faster, direct checks. PRIVACY Your streamer list and settings are stored in your browser. There are no accounts, no ads and no tracking. Live status comes from Twitch, either directly using your own Twitch sign-in or through the dashboard's server, which only ever sees public channel names. The Lurker Tool is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Twitch.