One chat window for every stream

Backseater is a free, open-source desktop chat client. Each tab merges Twitch, Kick, YouTube and TikTok LIVE chat into a single feed.

Download for Windows Source code

Windows 10 and 11. MIT licensed.

What it does

• Merged chat Follow the same streamer on several platforms in one tab, each message tagged with its platform.
• Chat and moderate Log in with Twitch, Kick or YouTube to send messages, delete messages, and time out or ban users.
• Emotes and badges Native emotes plus 7TV, BTTV and FFZ, with animated emotes, subscriber badges and name paints.
• Events Subs, gifts, raids, Super Chats and channel-point redemptions show as highlighted rows.
• Made for long sessions Tabs, pop-out windows, mentions, search, highlights, ignores, themes and a streamer mode.
• Private by default No account with us, no analytics. Reading chat needs no login, and logins stay on your PC.

Logging in

Reading chat works without any account. Logging in is optional and only needed to send messages or moderate. Logins are stored in Windows Credential Manager on your computer. The privacy policy explains exactly what the app accesses, including its use of YouTube API Services.