# baffler/Transparent-Twitch-Chat-Overlay

Twitch chat on top of windowed games for single monitor streamers

Repository: https://github.com/baffler/Transparent-Twitch-Chat-Overlay
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/transparent-twitch-chat-overlay
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-05-26T20:16:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3022, "days_push": 99, "days_rel": 420, "gap_med": 1, "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 1109, forks 118 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:37.280096+00:00)

## What it is
A Windows .NET application that displays Twitch chat in a transparent overlay on top of windowed or borderless games. It is aimed at single-monitor streamers who need to read chat while playing, with support for widgets like subs, follows, and viewer counts.

## Use cases
- show twitch chat over a game while streaming on one monitor
- overlay chat on borderless windowed games
- see subs and follows while playing
- display viewer count on screen during stream
- combine twitch and youtube chat in one overlay

## When to choose
- you stream on a single monitor and need chat visible over your game
- you want a lightweight standalone overlay without OBS plugins
- you want customizable widgets for subs, follows, and viewer counts

## When to avoid
- you stream on multiple monitors and can use a second screen for chat
- you need a cross-platform tool on Linux or macOS
- you want chat integrated directly into OBS as a source

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, chat-interface
- domain: gaming-tools, social-media
- platform: windows
- tags: twitch, streaming, chat-overlay, single-monitor, obs-alternative, desktop

## Member repositories
- baffler/Transparent-Twitch-Chat-Overlay (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.280096+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 2026-08-30T06:43:33.777056+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/baffler/Transparent-Twitch-Chat-Overlay (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.280096+00:00, sha 6ddfb2aa4ce9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.