Minimal Twitch Minimal Twitch is a lightweight extension that strips Twitch down to what actually matters: the stream and the chat. Everything is toggleable from the popup, so you stay in control. Ad blocker Integrated TwitchAdSolutions userscript (vaft) for ad blocking. Uses the advanced vaft method to reduce or bypass Twitch video ads while keeping streams playable and stable. Runs automatically in the background with no additional setup required. Pure Black Background Replaces every surface on Twitch with true #000000 black. Clutter Removal The following elements are hidden by default, each with its own toggle:

Live Channels section in the sidebar
Viewers Also Watch section in the sidebar
Recommended Categories section
Following tab in the top navigation
More Options (ellipsis) button
Prime Offers button
Bits button
Gift a Sub button
Subscribe / Resubscribe button
Get Ad-Free button
Turbo button
Turbo discount promotion banner
Drops button
Chat leaderboard widget
Chat badges before usernames

Autoplay Controls Twitch+ can prevent Twitch from automatically playing videos in places where playback usually starts on its own. Each autoplay behavior has its own toggle. Front page autoplay Stops the featured stream on the Twitch homepage from automatically starting playback. Offline channel autoplay Prevents offline channels from automatically playing featured or recommended content. VOD autoplay Stops VODs and archived videos from automatically starting playback when opened. Third-Party Emotes Loads and renders emotes from:

7TV
BetterTTV (BTTV)
FrankerFaceZ (FFZ)

Supports both global and channel-specific emotes. Emotes are fetched once per channel visit and rendered inline at a consistent size. Can be disabled with a single toggle. Chat Features Click to pause Click anywhere on the video player to play or pause. Double-click is ignored. Auto-claim bonus points Automatically clicks the bonus channel points button the moment it appears, so you never miss a claim. Deleted message reveal When a moderator deletes a message, the original text is shown instead of the placeholder. Deleted messages are:

Highlighted in red
Marked with a trash icon
Still fully readable

URLs in deleted messages are clickable. Copy message button A small copy icon appears next to the reply button when hovering over a chat message. Clicking it:

Copies the message text to your clipboard
Preserves emote names as plain text
Shows a green checkmark confirmation on success

Chat timestamps Adds local timestamps before newly received chat messages. Format:

HH:MM:SS

Hide chat badges Removes badges shown before usernames in chat, including subscriber, cheer, founder, and event badges. Only the badges are hidden; usernames and chat functionality remain unchanged. Settings All features are controlled from the extension popup by clicking the toolbar icon.

Latest version

Version 6.2.15

Older versions

Version 6.2.13

Version 6.2.6

Version 6.2.1

Version 6.2

Version 6.1.1

Version 6.1

Version 6.0

Version 4.0