In the browser
- Go to twitch.tv/popout/CHANNELNAME/chat.
- Chat opens without the video and without the rest of the page. You can read and write as usual.
On PC with a chat client
Clients like Chatterino show nothing but chat. That saves performance and bandwidth, for example when the stream is playing on another device.
On your phone
In the official Twitch app, chat is always attached to the video. A chat app like JilChat shows just chat, as a second screen next to your TV or monitor. If you do want the video, switch on the built-in player.
Frequently asked questions
Do I count as a viewer if I am only in chat?
Twitch’s viewer count counts people playing the stream. If you only have chat open, you show up in the chatter list but generally not in the viewer count.
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