Get Twitch and Kick live notifications on your desktop
Twitch's native notifications sometimes arrive several minutes after a stream starts, and Kick requires watching a separate tab. Following creators on both platforms therefore means juggling two uneven alert systems. This page explains how to centralise that.
Why do Twitch notifications arrive late?
Twitch native notifications go through a shared delivery system that introduces a variable delay, sometimes several minutes. An extension that polls followed channels directly detects the switch to live sooner.
On a short stream or a one-off event, that gap is enough to miss the start. It is the main reason many viewers keep a tab permanently open.
How do you follow Twitch and Kick in one place?
StreamPulse queries the public APIs of both platforms and shows live channels in a single dashboard. One extension replaces manually watching two separate sites.
- Twitch: notifications, channel points, Drops, predictions.
- Kick: live status tracking and desktop notifications.
- Shared dashboard, sorted by status.
Can the alerts be customised?
Yes. The sound is configurable, a badge can appear on the extension icon, and each channel can be tuned independently to avoid overload when you follow many creators.
- Custom sound or silent notification.
- Counter badge on the browser icon.
- Alerts toggled per channel.
- Native system notification window.
Do I need to keep a tab open?
No. Monitoring runs in the extension's service worker, with no dedicated tab. The browser simply needs to be running.
FAQ
Do notifications work if Chrome is minimised?
Yes, as long as the browser is running, including minimised or in the background.
How many channels can I follow?
The extension sets no fixed limit.
Do I need a Twitch account?
Not for manual tracking. Signing in to Twitch only serves to import your subscriptions automatically.