Gumbo

Swollen companion keeping you updated on your Twitch experience

Gumbo is a spiritual successor of Twitch Now allowing you to access your Twitch experience outside the main ecosystem.

From its user interface, you can check your followed channels and track live streams, as well as discover the popular streams and categories of the moment, all with the possibility to personalize your experience thanks to the multitude of preferences at your disposal.

This extension also informs you when a channel goes online, with the option to pick the notifications you want.

Install

also compatible with

Build

1. Create (or use) a Twitch Application.

2. Create a .env file in the root of your project with the above Twitch Application's Client ID:

   TWITCH_CLIENT_ID=tk0nbw3xavxi9eeor93rpsg6ppxtyd
   

3. Install the dependencies (yarn install) and build for the desired platform:

   • yarn build:chrome if you want to build for Google Chrome
   • yarn build:firefox if you want to build for Mozilla Firefox

Contributing

Donating

Gumbo is a free extension that does not collect or sell personal user data.

Donations, although optional but greatly appreciated, help support my work and encourage me to offer the best quality products possible.

If you'd like to help my initiative, please consider contributing using PayPal or Coinbase.

Translating

You can help translate Gumbo by registering on Weblate, and join the translation project.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does it break randomly?

Gumbo can randomly break due to a bug with Chromium itself, with can put the extension in a limbo state. It's a known issue, which is unfortunately on the hands of the Chromium team.

• https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1271154

Are sound notifications supported?

Not officially, Manifest V3 doesn't provide the ability to play audio from a service worker. Workarounds exist, but aren't worth the trouble.

• https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1131236

License

Copyright (c) 2022-present Alexandre Breteau

This software is released under the terms of the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for further information.