Efficient and user-friendly player for Twitch.tv website.Advantages of the “Twitch 5” player in comparison with the Twitch.tv player:
• Less stops during playback: if necessary, the player's settings can be tuned to your Internet connection.
• Instant replay of the last minutes of the live broadcast, optionally with reduced speed or frame-by-frame.
• Allows to watch the archival broadcasts without cuts (with music) within about three days of their record.
• Takes up less RAM.
• Live broadcasts will not be interrupted by commercials.
• Clean and simple interface.
• You can colorize the player interface to your liking.
• You can completely disable the chat: it will not consume computer resources, and you will not be in the viewers list.
• Rapid start-up of the player. This is especially noticeable on slower computers.
Disadvantages of the “Twitch 5” player in comparison with the Twitch.tv player:
• “Whispers” are not available.
• Due to Chrome limitations, the extensions which enhance chat are not working in the “Twitch 5” player. An exception is made for the “BetterTTV” and “FrankerFaceZ” extensions.
• The “Twitch 5” player supports (yet) only live broadcasts. For videos the Twitch.tv player is used.
Extension does not work in some browsers, such as “Chromium”, that do not support H.264 and AAC.
Firefox browser users can install this extension at https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/twitch_5/
To report an error, start the “Twitch 5” player, click the “Settings” button in the lower right corner, then click “Feedback” button. If you can't start the player, let me know by email. The e-mail address is located on the right side of this page.