# streamlink/streamlink-twitch-gui

A multi platform Twitch.tv browser for Streamlink

Repository: https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink-twitch-gui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/streamlink-twitch-gui
Homepage: https://streamlink.github.io/streamlink-twitch-gui/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: streamlink, twitch, gui, streaming, javascript, nwjs, nodejs, emberjs, app, front-end, livestreamer
Last push: 2026-08-13T11:17:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4647, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": 667, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2871, forks 219 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:27.138283+00:00)

## What it is
A multi-platform Twitch.tv desktop browser built on NW.js that acts as a graphical front-end for the Streamlink CLI. It lets users browse streams and watch them in the video player of their choice instead of the resource-heavy Twitch web player.

## Use cases
- watch twitch streams without the browser
- watch multiple twitch streams at once
- reduce cpu usage when watching twitch
- browse twitch streams by game or channel
- get desktop notifications when followed channels go live
- watch twitch in mpv or vlc via streamlink

## When to choose
- you want smooth Twitch playback in a native video player instead of the browser
- you want to watch several streams simultaneously
- you want Twitch chat, notifications, and browsing outside the browser
- you already use Streamlink and want a GUI for it

## When to avoid
- you need a project under active development - its status is in question per issue #1045
- you only watch Twitch in a web browser and are happy with it
- you need a mobile or TV app - it is desktop only

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, video-processing, developer-tools
- domain: media, desktop-applications, entertainment
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: twitch, streamlink, livestreaming, nwjs, emberjs, video-player, frontend, macos, linux, desktop, nodejs

## Member repositories
- streamlink/streamlink-twitch-gui (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.138283+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 2026-08-30T07:35:52.332020+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink-twitch-gui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.138283+00:00, sha c3d492427363)
  - homepage: https://streamlink.github.io/streamlink-twitch-gui/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:51:50.424998+00:00, sha 7623a49abedf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.