Twitch Extensions

Enabling interactive experiences that connect streamers, viewers and your game.

What are Twitch Extensions?

Twitch Extensions enable you to create live apps that interact with the stream, as a panel on a channel, or with chat. Create interactive experiences such as mini games, leaderboards, live gear information and more.

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What types of extensions can I build?

Extensions are interactive web apps that enhance how viewers and streamers interact with each other in real time. Extensions are installed from a streamer’s Extension dashboard, configured as needed, and activated on the channel.

Twitch Extensions

Twitch Extensions enable you to create live apps that interact with the stream, as a panel on a channel, or with chat. Create interactive experiences such as mini-games, leaderboards, live gear information and more.

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Why Build an Extension

Extensions give developers a creative avenue to make the Twitch community even better.

Strengthen a Community

Broadcasters and viewers are always looking to build deeper connections on Twitch. Extensions help by creating new ways to celebrate a particular community.

Create New Interactions

Shared live experiences are what make Twitch such a vibrant community. With Extensions, developers can create the interactions that power those experiences.

Grow Your Game

Extend the lifecycle of your game while viewers watch the experience on Twitch. Show live stats, give out in-game rewards and more.

Build a business

Bits are a familiar and loved virtual good on Twitch. You can tap into Bits and get a share of the value that flows through your extension to earn revenue.

What Makes a Good Extension?

Solve problems for streamers and viewers and think about what can amplify the Twitch

Complement the Stream UI

On-stream Extensions share real-estate with the viewing experience. Make sure extensions only appear with the right context and can be dismissed when not necessary.
Amplify Broadcasters

First and foremost, fans come to Twitch to engage with broadcasters. If broadcasters find that an Extension will help grow their channels, they are more likely to install it.
Create New Interactions

Extensions enable experiences that transform live entertainment. Consider how viewer interactions can change how people experience a Twitch stream, motivating them to return because they are hooked by your extension.

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What the Community is Building

Check out these amazing Extensions created by our community of developers.

Pokemon

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Sound Alerts

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Need help building Extensions?

Our staff and community are here to help you build the Extension of your (and our) dreams.

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Twitch Extensions

Enabling interactive experiences that connect streamers, viewers and your game.

What are Twitch Extensions?

What types of extensions can I build?

Extensions are interactive web apps that enhance how viewers and streamers interact with each other in real time. Extensions are installed from a streamer’s Extension dashboard, configured as needed, and activated on the channel.

Twitch Extensions

Panel Extensions

Video Extensions

Chat Extensions

Bits-in-Extensions

Why Build an Extension

Extensions give developers a creative avenue to make the Twitch community even better.

Strengthen a Community

Create New Interactions

Grow Your Game

Build a business

What Makes a Good Extension?

Solve problems for streamers and viewers and think about what can amplify the Twitch

Complement the Stream UI

Amplify Broadcasters

Create New Interactions

Create your first extension on Glitch

What the Community is Building

Check out these amazing Extensions created by our community of developers.

Pokemon

Games

Sound Alerts

Need help building Extensions?

Our staff and community are here to help you build the Extension of your (and our) dreams.

Ask the community

Read our Docs

Send us a Tweet