Stream Monitor Tab Closer version history - 11 versions
Stream Monitor Tab Closer by CaedVT
Stream Monitor Tab Closer version history - 11 versions
Be careful with old versions! These versions are displayed for testing and reference purposes.You should always use the latest version of an add-on.
Latest version
Version 1.6.4.1
Released May 18, 2026 - 41.74 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterv1.6.4.1 adds Twitch streak rescue and ships a handful of player-stability improvements accumulated since the last AMO release.
STREAK RESCUE (new)
Twitch's "Your N-stream streak on X broke! Watch a clip, VOD or stream in the next 24h to save it." notifications only appear in the bell-icon dropdown and the mobile app. People miss them, the 24-hour save window slips past, the streak dies.
Stream Monitor now:
- Detects streak-broke and streak-in-danger cards in the bell dropdown.
- On hidden Twitch tabs (background only, never your foreground stream), briefly clicks the bell to surface cards into the DOM, scans, then closes. Throttled to once per minute, only fires when there are unread notifications.
- Surfaces each one as a red badge on the toolbar icon with the count.
- Shows a "Streaks at Risk" section at the top of the popup, sorted by urgency (broke first, then in-danger by deadline).
- Clicking a row opens https://www.twitch.tv/save-streak/<streamer> in a new tab.
- An X button per row dismisses without opening; a "Clear acknowledged" link bulk-removes greyed-out entries.
- Skips notification cards older than 24 hours so old broke-cards still in the inbox don't generate false alerts.
PLAYER STABILITY- Two-tier recovery for "Network error (Error #NNNN)" overlays: gentle "Click Here to Reload Player" first, full page reload if it persists.
- Page reload preserves ?sm=1 so the extension stays attached to recovered tabs after Twitch's SPA strips query params.
- Clickable streamer rows in the popup open the channel in a clean tab.
- Low-quality picker correctly picks the lowest resolution even when "Source" appears at the bottom of the menu.
- Auto-focus defaults to ON for tabs opened by Stream Monitor.
- Debug log retention bumped from 200 to 2000 entries with race-free writes.
The extension works standalone for tab tracking and crash recovery. The Stream Monitor desktop companion (https://github.com/caedicious/stream-monitor) adds tray notifications, activity logging, and Helix-based stream monitoring.
Full changelog: https://github.com/caedicious/stream-monitor/releasesSource code released under MIT License
Older versions
Version 1.5.9
Released May 13, 2026 - 36.06 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterMore robust recovery from Twitch player crashes.
When Twitch shows the "Network error (Error #NNNN)" overlay, the extension clicks the "Click Here to Reload Player" button. If the overlay is still there 30 seconds later, the extension now does a full page reload to nuke any wedged React state, and re-adds ?sm=1 to the URL so Stream Monitor keeps tracking the tab after the reload.
Without this two-tier recovery, a stuck player would have to wait roughly 2 minutes for the next keepalive cycle, which is long enough to break a Twitch viewing streak. The hard-reload has a 5-minute cooldown so a persistent error can't trigger a reload loop. Both recovery tiers run on background tabs.
Other changes since the previously published AMO version:
- Clickable streamer rows in the popup open the channel in a clean tab.
- Low-quality picker correctly picks the lowest resolution even when "Source" appears at the bottom of the menu.
- Auto-focus defaults to ON for tabs opened by Stream Monitor (better Twitch streak protection).
- Debug log retention bumped from 200 to 2000 entries with race-free writes, for easier post-mortem on any missed streams.
Full changelog: https://github.com/caedicious/stream-monitor/releasesSource code released under MIT License
Version 1.5.6
Released May 7, 2026 - 34.37 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterv1.5.6- Auto-focus new stream tabs now defaults to ON. Browsers
configured to open external tabs in background can otherwise
cause Twitch to stop counting you as a viewer. - Auto-clicks "Click Here to Reload Player" when Twitch shows
the network error #2000 overlay, automatically recovering
the stream.
Source code released under MIT License
- Auto-focus new stream tabs now defaults to ON. Browsers
Version 1.5.5
Released Apr 29, 2026 - 33.67 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterv1.5.5- Click any monitored streamer's name in the popup to open their
Twitch page in a new tab. The opened tab is a clean viewing
experience: no auto-mute, low-quality, or max-tabs treatment,
since you clicked because you want to actually watch. - Low-quality mode now picks the actual lowest resolution.
Previously the code picked the last item in Twitch's quality
menu, which broke when "1080p60 (Source)" was pinned to the
bottom of the list. The new logic parses each label's resolution
number and picks the smallest.
Source code released under MIT License
- Click any monitored streamer's name in the popup to open their
Version 1.5.4
Released Apr 28, 2026 - 32.67 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterv1.5.4- "Keep Open" pin: mark streamers in the desktop app's Settings as
"always keep open." Their tabs are protected from being closed when
the max-tabs limit is reached; only unmarked streams compete for slots. - New "Auto-focus new stream tabs" toggle in the popup. When enabled,
the browser switches to a stream tab as soon as it opens.
Compatible with Stream Monitor desktop app v1.4.0 or later.Source code released under MIT License
- "Keep Open" pin: mark streamers in the desktop app's Settings as
Version 1.4.1
Released Apr 14, 2026 - 28.05 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterVersion 1.4.1
New: Player keepalive keeps Twitch counting you as an active viewer even when the stream tab is in the background. Prevents the stream from being paused or marked as idle when you have lots of tabs open.
New: Automatic recovery if the stream gets paused or stalls in a background tab. The extension will restart playback, and as a last resort reload the tab to get the stream going again.
Improved: Dismisses the "click to unmute" banner, error/refresh prompts, and mature content gates automatically so you don't have to interact with the tab to keep the stream going.Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.4.0
Released Apr 12, 2026 - 26.42 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterv1.4.0- Only control tabs opened by Stream Monitor desktop app (manually opened tabs are no longer affected)
- Content script for Twitch player control: ensure video plays, low quality mode to save bandwidth
- Pause extension toggle to temporarily stop raid tab closing
- Raid follow-through: optionally follow one raid hop before closing
- Max simultaneous tabs cap
- Live/offline status display for monitored streamers in popup
- Tab error recovery with auto-reload
- Auto-mute support for monitored tabs
Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.3.2
Released Mar 11, 2026 - 21.98 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterv1.3.2 — Welcome page, creator credits, and about page- Added a welcome page that opens on first install, with links to the creator's Twitch, GitHub, and Ko-fi
- Added "Created by CaedVT" credit in the extension popup, linking to the about page served by the desktop app
- Version bump to align with desktop app v1.3.2
Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.3.1
Released Mar 11, 2026 - 18.13 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and later- Added optional auto-mute toggle for tabs opened by Stream Monitor (off by default)
- Click the extension icon to access settings and debug info
Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.3.0
Released Mar 11, 2026 - 17.56 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and later- Fixed extension stopping after Firefox suspends the background page
- Added persistent state storage so tracked tabs survive background restarts
- Replaced fetch() with XMLHttpRequest for reliable config server communication
- Added debug panel (click extension icon) to view tracked state and logs
- New permissions: storage (persist state), alarms (reliable config refresh)
Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.2.0
Released Mar 6, 2026 - 12.81 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterSource code released under MIT License