V1.0.9

• Removed the annoying tab-based Following Live fallback that could open extra Twitch directory tabs in the background
• Fixed managed live tabs lingering too long after channels went offline
• Tightened offline close behavior so tabs close much sooner when nobody is live anymore
• Improved diagnostics output to show detected live channels and currently open Twitch tabs more clearly
• Improved raid redirect cleanup so unwanted ?referrer=raid tabs do not linger as long
• Fixed a probe / offline-detection regression that could cause live checks to fail and tabs to close incorrectly
• Improved error logging so probe failures are easier to read and diagnose
• Added a safety net to avoid immediate mass-closing of tabs after a single bad empty live poll
• Kept live checking / recovery more hands-off by avoiding the old tab-based fallback during normal polling
• Kept recovery behavior conservative so the extension is less likely to interrupt gameplay or refocus the browser unexpectedly

V1.0.8.9

• Massive recovery / fix update after the split broke a lot more than it should have
• Fixed browser config handling so existing saved settings are properly preferred again
• Fixed broken storage / migration logic that could cause empty or reset-looking configs
• Fixed options page loading showing blank / wrong values
• Fixed quick settings and config editor saves so they stop wiping unrelated settings
• Added multiple automatic config backups
• Added easier config restore / export tools in Debug
• Improved overall stability and brought behavior closer to the old working background logic
• Tightened popup config handling to better preserve browser-stored settings during popup-side actions

V1.0.8.8

• Added a possible fix for newly opened live tabs sometimes staying on Twitch’s starting / standby screen until the tab is focused
• Started cleaning up for 1.0.9 by splitting background.js and options.js into multiple files for easier debugging and file management

V1.0.8.7

• Added a changelog tab in settings
• If the extension is off, it should not do anything at all anymore, especially not close Twitch tabs
• Better handling for extra Twitch tabs vs actual raid redirects
• Added popup actions for Twitch tabs
• Added temp whitelist with 12 hours as the default
• More fixes for raid / offline / unfollowed tab stuff

V1.0.8.6

[1.0.8.6] — 15/03/2026

• Existing open Twitch tabs now get picked back up after an extension reload or restart

*still in dev tho and wont be uploaded to webstore yet

[1.0.8.5]

• Updated popup UI to look cleaner and show more useful status info
• Added popup version display, last update version, and last poll time
• Refreshed the Options page layout to look cleaner and more organized
• Improved Quick Settings / newer settings presentation in Options
• Small UI cleanup and fixes

Major fix v1.0.7

This update is mostly a big repair pass.

TTM had reached the point where a bunch of core things were either broken or only half-working, so this version focuses on getting the extension back into a more usable state again.

What was worked on

• fixed a lot of popup / background / service worker issues
• improved config loading and general settings handling
• improved force poll / reload / diagnostics routing
• improved follow fetching from Twitch
• better separation between follows and priority channels
• improved Twitch tab grouping so managed tabs try to stay together
• better duplicate handling for already-open Twitch tabs
• improved live detection flow
• added more retry / repoke behavior for Twitch tabs that do not start cleanly
• improved debugging and logging

Current state

This version is better than before, but it is still not the final polished version.

Some Twitch behavior is still annoying because hidden/background tabs do not always like to auto-resume or unmute properly, so there is still more work left there.

Still being worked on

• better handling for stuck paused tabs
• safer soft-wake behavior
• more reliable background playback recovery
• more polish for fetch / sync / diagnostics

So basically:

it was broken, now it’s fixed — partly

Development build

⚠️ This build is not stable and may end up crashing. ⚠️
Use at your own risk.

Currently working on 1.0.6

V1.0.5

v1.0.5 — Quality-of-life + follows & mod-view fixes (30/10/2025)

Highlights

• Fetch My Follows now ignores the left sidebar and scrapes only the Following → Channels grid, with reliable auto-scroll to load your entire list.
• Moderator View aware: if /moderator/<login> (or an equivalent channel page) is open, the extension won’t open a second / <login> tab.
• Autoplay/unmute resilience: unmute helper handles Chrome’s autoplay policy with UI fallbacks, visibility-based retries, and gentle jitter.

Added

• Options → Follows: two fetch modes
  • Open active tab (auto-scroll): opens the official page and auto-scrolls to harvest all usernames.
  • Use my current Twitch tab: scrapes the page you already opened and scrolled.
• Options → Help: inline Helix setup with one-click PowerShell / cURL token snippets and “insert into config” buttons.
• Config auto-migration: new keys are added without wiping your existing values.
• Popup: Open Settings button and lightweight status line (enabled + next check countdown).

Changed

• More human tab opening: wait for load, inject content_unmute.js, temporarily disable auto-discard to avoid “blank/muted” tabs on bursts.
• Dedupe & max-tabs trimming tightened (LRU).
• README/Store text updates and dark-mode polish in Options/Popup.

Fixed

• Follows fetcher no longer picks up Live Channels/recommended rows from the sidebar.
• More consistent clean-up of tabs for channels that go offline (short grace period).
• Popup event binding race that could throw “addEventListener of null”.

v1.0.5 — Quality-of-life + follows & mod-view fixes (30/10/2025)

Highlights

• Fetch My Follows now ignores the left sidebar and scrapes only the Following → Channels grid, with reliable auto-scroll to load your entire list.
• Moderator View aware: if /moderator/<login> (or an equivalent channel page) is open, the extension won’t open a second / <login> tab.
• Autoplay/unmute resilience: unmute helper handles Chrome’s autoplay policy with UI fallbacks, visibility-based retries, and gentle jitter.

Added

• Options → Follows: two fetch modes
  • Open active tab (auto-scroll): opens the official page and auto-scrolls to harvest all usernames.
  • Use my current Twitch tab: scrapes the page you already opened and scrolled.
• Options → Help: inline Helix setup with one-click PowerShell / cURL token snippets and “insert into config” buttons.
• Config auto-migration: new keys are added without wiping your existing values.
• Popup: Open Settings button and lightweight status line (enabled + next check countdown).

Changed

• More human tab opening: wait for load, inject content_unmute.js, temporarily disable auto-discard to avoid “blank/muted” tabs on bursts.
• Dedupe & max-tabs trimming tightened (LRU).
• README/Store text updates and dark-mode polish in Options/Popup.

Fixed

• Follows fetcher no longer picks up Live Channels/recommended rows from the sidebar.
• More consistent clean-up of tabs for channels that go offline (short grace period).
• Popup event binding race that could throw “addEventListener of null”.

Installation / Update

Option A — Chrome Web Store (recommended):
Install or update from: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/twitch-tab-manager/dagoljomgoainmmfldhnikegghjhbdaf

Option B — Manual (dev):

1. Download the ZIP from this release (or load your local folder) and import via chrome://extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked.
2. In the popup, toggle On, then open Options to configure config.json and use Fetch My Follows.

Notes

• Helix vs HTML: set "live_source": "auto" (default) to use Helix when credentials are present and fall back to the HTML method otherwise.
• Tokens expire; if checks start

Notes

• Helix vs HTML: set "live_source": "auto" (default) to use Helix when credentials are present and fall back to the HTML method otherwise.
• Tokens expire; if checks start returning 401, regenerate your App Access Token and update config.json.

Links

• Changelog: see the repository’s README (#changelog section).
• Issues / feature requests: open an issue on the repo.

Twitch Tab Manager

V1

Delete twitch-tab-manager.zip