Chatty Fork

Chatty is a cross-platform multifunctional yet resource demanding Client for Twitch Chat written in Java (AWT). This web page represents an alternative Twitch Chat Client Fork with some changes to original Chatty.

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Links to actual version will be updated periodically.

List of key changes

Load recent messages of channel.

(Date Added: 14.02.2018.)

Use the mouse´s middle button to address participants in a chat window.

(Date Added: 16.09.2017.)

Viewing images in Chatty.

Now you can view images directly in the Client without redirecting to browser window. The image will be displayed in a new window enabling user to enlarge pictures for viewing.
Click the left mouse button to resize window.
Click the middle mouse button to copy image to clipboard (Does not support transparency).
Click the right mouse button to close the window.
Current limitations: unanimated gifs; WebP images not supported.


(Date Added: 20.09.2017.)

Opening YouTube links in an external video player.

New version makes it possible to open links to YouTube videos, as well as direct links to *.mp4 and *.webm files directly in external video player.
(In the settings window.)
Now all the links listed above when clicking "Open URL" will open in VLC.
(Date Added: 21.09.2017.)

Quickly opens the link from the context menu.

Two default items were added to the context links menu in order to quickly launch the process specified in a Livestreamer menu. If the user-specified process supports the resource, the video or stream from the link should open in the corresponding player.
Note: this context menu is not connected to additional argument player and is only a shortcut to Livestreamer window.


(Date Added: 23.09.2017.)

Displays the title and description of the page.

Now when clicking on any links in the chat window, the page title and the page description are displayed. For some popular services, more detailed information is provided. The information is obtained through use of BetterTTV API. This option can be disabled in the settings.

(Date Added: 04.10.2017.)

Youtube-dl to Chatty bridge

This small Console utility serves as a bridge between Chatty and youtube-dl. The bundle allows for opening a video or broadcast through link in the player. YouTube-dl offers an extensive list of supported sites. Youtube-dl is far more functional, fast and mobile when compared to Streamlink or non-developing Livestreamer. It does not require installation and takes up much less space on a disk.
The utility provides Chatty with a user-friendly output to the Livestreamer window and allows to select video resolution.
The program has no binding to the Fork and can work correctly on the original version of Chatty.
To use the program, download it through the link below, then download youtube-dl and place both downloads in one dedicated folder (preferably Chatty folder). In Chatty menu choose “Extra — Livestreamer“ and write the path to the program in the field "Base command", add the argument --player and following the space insert the full path to the desired video player in quotes.
For example:
"C:\Chatty\bridgeChatty.exe" --player "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\VLC.exe"
Now pressing the button "Open Stream" or from the context menu will launch Youtube-dl with option to select desired video quality, and then opening in VLC.
It is strongly recommended not to use this option to open YouTube clips. To play YouTube clips, use the option described above.
Currently, only a binary file is available for Windows system. Shall the need arise, there is a possibility to compile a program for Linux system.

bridgeChatty.exe