Is Twitch Live Sidebar safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on a number of websites

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 4 match patterns.

• https://api.twitch.tv/* only api.twitch.tv
• https://id.twitch.tv/* only id.twitch.tv
• https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/* only static-cdn.jtvnw.net
• https://twitch-auth-worker.thelouisxd.workers.dev/* only twitch-auth-worker.thelouisxd.workers.dev

Worth knowing

• Sign you in with a Google account identity

Routine for an extension

• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Open a panel beside the page sidePanel
• Store data in your browser storage

How usual this is for its category

In Lifestyle · Social, 8% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 4 browser permissions.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

10 users

• Last updated in the store 12 days ago, on 2026-10-21.
• We have seen 2 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

The store shows none of its badges on this listing. Most listings carry none.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

1. 2026-10-11Asked for more permissions (8, was 7) (changed: browser permissions)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-22Version 1.3
2. 2026-10-11Version 1.2 · Asked for more permissions (8, was 7) (changed: browser permissions)

Who publishes it

TheLouisXD. This listing has been in the store since 2026-05-21 and was last updated on 2026-10-21.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. Twitch Sidebar Auto-Expand Live Channels No permissions at all · No permissions declared 11 users
2. Twitch Streamers No site access · 1 permission 13 users ★ 5.0
3. Extension Twitch Phisuwei No site access · 3 permissions 5 users

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Twitch Live Sidebar access?

Specific sites only: 4 match patterns. It declares 4 browser permissions.

What data does Twitch Live Sidebar collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Authentication information. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Twitch Live Sidebar asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-11.

Does Twitch Live Sidebar publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.