xenova/chat-downloader
A simple tool used to retrieve chat messages from livestreams, videos, clips and past broadcasts. No authentication needed! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
45/100
- Activity 50
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2232
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 301
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1189 stars · 165 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Chat Downloader is a Python tool and library for retrieving chat messages from livestreams, videos, clips, and past broadcasts on platforms like YouTube and Twitch, without requiring authentication. It can be used from the command line or as a Python library, with output formatting options.
Use cases
- download youtube live chat messages from a vod
- scrape twitch chat from past broadcasts
- export livestream chat as for analysis
- retrieve chat messages without logging in
- archive chat from a stream clip
- analyze chat activity timestamps from a video
When to choose
- you need chat logs from YouTube or Twitch without authentication
- you want a Python library plus CLI in one tool
- you need to process archived VOD or clip chat messages
When to avoid
- you need real-time chat interaction or sending messages
- you need chat from platforms not supported by the tool
- you need authenticated or member-only chat content
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
web-scraping cli data-generation social-media developer-tools crawlers python cli cross-platform youtube twitch livestream chat-messages vods no-authentication command-line
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/xenova/chat-downloader · fetched 2026-08-28 · ea606b4343e4
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/chat-downloader/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4e2242158cea
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| xenova/chat-downloader | main | 45 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="xenova/chat-downloader")
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