# Chatterino/chatterino2

Chat client for https://twitch.tv

Repository: https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chatterino2
Homepage: https://chatterino.com/
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: twitch, chatclient, linux, windows, macos
Last push: 2026-08-24T09:35:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 43, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3534, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 164, "gap_med": 181, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2539, forks 613 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:59.296711+00:00)

## What it is
Chatterino 2 is a native cross-platform desktop chat client for Twitch.tv, built in C++ with Qt. It extends Twitch web chat with multi-channel viewing, custom emote support (BetterTTV, FrankerFaceZ, 7TV), mentions panels, moderation tools, and streamer mode.

## Use cases
- watch and chat in multiple twitch channels side by side
- manage twitch chat moderation as a streamer or mod
- get desktop notifications for twitch mentions
- use 7tv and bttv emotes outside the twitch website
- lightweight native twitch chat client instead of browser
- run polls and predictions from a desktop app

## When to choose
- you stream or moderate Twitch channels and need fast, customizable chat
- you want a native low-resource alternative to Twitch web chat
- you need multi-channel chat in one window with highlighting and mention tracking

## When to avoid
- you need a chat client for platforms other than Twitch
- you want a web-based or mobile chat experience
- you need features Twitch restricts to its website, like some Lead Moderator actions

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chat-interface, gui, websocket
- domain: messaging-platforms, social-media, cross-platform, entertainment
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: twitch, chat-client, streaming, irc, emotes, betterttv, 7tv, frankerfacez, moderation, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- Chatterino/chatterino2 (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.296711+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 2026-08-30T02:25:09.670058+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.296711+00:00, sha 48699136263b)
  - homepage: https://chatterino.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:07:13.639887+00:00, sha d56bae7c7682)
  - site_page: https://chatterino.com/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T10:07:13.642693+00:00, sha d5ee48f9f37d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.