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SimpliAj edited this page Jun 12, 2026 · 1 revision

Drop Mining

How It Works

TwitchDropsMiner watches Twitch streams without downloading video. It sends watch-time signals via Twitch's internal API, which is all that's needed to accumulate drop progress. This uses minimal bandwidth compared to actually watching streams.

Auto Mode

The default. The miner:

  1. Fetches all active drop campaigns you're eligible for
  2. Picks the highest-priority game (based on your Settings → Priority list)
  3. Finds a live channel for that game and "watches" it
  4. Switches channels automatically if the current one goes offline
  5. Moves to the next drop when one completes
  6. Moves to the next game when all drops in the current one are done

The 🤖 AUTO badge in the status bar indicates auto mode is active.

Manual Mode

You can force the miner onto a specific game or channel:

  1. In the Main tab, click Manual Mode (or use the Skip/Select controls)
  2. Choose a game from the list
  3. The miner stays on that game even if a higher-priority game becomes available

Manual mode persists even if you click "Check for Drops" or the game list refreshes — as long as the selected game still has active drops, manual mode is kept.

To exit manual mode, click Auto Mode or Skip Game.

Channel Switching

  • The miner tracks up to 199 channels simultaneously (Twitch API limit)
  • If the active channel goes offline, it automatically switches to another live channel for the same game
  • Channels are prioritized by viewer count (larger streams selected first)

Game Priority Queue

In Settings → Priority:

  • Games higher on the list are mined first
  • If a higher-priority game gains drops while mining a lower one, the miner switches
  • Games on the Exclusion list are never mined

Drop Name Blacklist

In Settings → Exclusions you can add specific drop names to skip. Useful for skipping drops you already have or don't want.

Skip Game

The Skip Game button in the Main tab tells the miner to skip the current game for this session and move to the next one in the priority queue. The game isn't permanently excluded.

Status Bar

The center status bar always shows what the miner is currently doing:

Message Meaning
Watching [game] on [channel] Actively mining
Waiting for drops... No eligible drops found right now
Switching channel... Active channel went offline, finding new one
Idle: watching [channel] No drops active, idle watch is running
Paused Mining is paused

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