# night/betterttv

BetterTTV enhances Twitch with new features, emotes, and more.

Repository: https://github.com/night/betterttv
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/betterttv
Homepage: https://betterttv.com
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: betterttv, memescale
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:49:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 93, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4507, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 48, "gap_med": 4.0, "n_releases_24m": 39}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1294, forks 267 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:16.310822+00:00)

## What it is
BetterTTV is a browser extension that enhances Twitch (and YouTube) with extra features, custom emotes, and chat improvements. It is built with JavaScript and Vite and distributed as a browser extension.

## Use cases
- add custom emotes to twitch chat
- enhance twitch with extra features
- get betterttv emotes on twitch
- improve twitch chat experience
- use bttv emotes on youtube

## When to choose
- you watch Twitch or YouTube streams and want extra emotes and chat features
- you want a mature, widely used Twitch enhancement extension

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose browser extension unrelated to streaming
- you want a server-side or API tool rather than a client-side extension

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: browser-extensions, web-development, entertainment, social-media
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: twitch, emotes, browser-extension, streaming, chat-enhancement, youtube, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- night/betterttv (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:16.310822+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:54:05.915465+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/night/betterttv (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:16.310822+00:00, sha 83de4c4c96d4)
  - homepage: https://betterttv.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:11:11.048686+00:00, sha b886d4ba7619)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.