Omni Screen

Cross-platform desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux that combines chat and live streams from multiple platforms (primary chat source, YouTube, Kick, Twitch) in one split-screen view.

Screenshot

Main feature: split-screen with combined chat (primary chat, YouTube, Kick, Twitch) and live embeds (YouTube/Kick/Twitch).

Download & Install

Windows, macOS, Linux: Download from GitHub Releases. Choose the installer or package for your OS (Windows .exe, macOS .dmg, Linux .AppImage or .deb).

Arch Linux (AUR): Omni Screen is available on the Arch User Repository as omni-screen-bin.

Using an AUR helper (e.g. yay):

yay -S omni-screen-bin

Manual build (clone and install with pacman):

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/omni-screen-bin.git
cd omni-screen-bin
makepkg -si

(makepkg -si builds the package and installs it plus dependencies via pacman.)

FAQ

Why is it an app and not a website?

Technical issues with using third-party websites/APIs can be bypassed with a native desktop application. Alternatively, I could run a server, but I ain't paying for that. The Electron app allows us to bypass CORS restrictions and access APIs that would otherwise be blocked in a browser. It also runs entirely on your machine—no reliance on our servers—so it won't randomly stop working if our infrastructure goes down.

Windows SmartScreen Warning

If you see a Windows SmartScreen warning when installing, this is a standard issue with unsigned applications. Google it if you're worried; it's just Windows being cautious about apps that aren't code-signed. The application is safe to use.

Overview

Omni Screen is a downloadable desktop application that aggregates chat and live streams from multiple platforms. It runs as a native client to bypass CORS restrictions from various backends, enabling a single split-screen view with combined chat and embeds.

Current Features

OmniScreen (main feature)

Split-screen view with combined chat, live stream embeds, and a unified chat feed.

Key Features

• Split-screen layout: Combined chat pane (primary chat + YouTube + Kick + Twitch) alongside embedded streams (YouTube, Kick, Twitch)
• Live embeds: Add streams by pasting links or from the live embed list; dock with grouped streamers
• Combined chat: Single feed aggregating chat from primary chat, YouTube, Kick, and Twitch (primary chat is available when a chat-source extension is loaded)
• Primary chat private messages (whispers): Persistent list (localStorage); list grows from unread API, PRIVMSG events, and when you send a whisper only if the inbox fetch succeeds. List view: "Whisper To" + message at bottom (message disabled until recipient set). Add to list and open conversation only when the inbox API succeeds after sending; otherwise fields just clear. Send via WebSocket; sticky Back; unread count and badge on inbox icon
• Embed chat toggles: Show/hide chat per platform in the combined view
• Highlight term: Option to highlight messages containing a term (e.g. your username) in combined chat
• Pinned streamers: Group embeds by streamer (e.g. one streamer on YouTube + Kick) with one dock button per streamer
• What's being watched: Pie chart (embeds WebSocket data) in the dock
• Bookmark sharing: In Settings, Bookmarked streamers, use Share on a streamer to copy an omnichat://add-streamer?... link (with or without colors). Anyone opening the link in Omni Screen adds that streamer to their bookmarks.

Add-streamer protocol (bookmark via URL)

You can add a bookmarked streamer by opening a link with the omnichat:// protocol. When the app is set as the handler for omnichat://, the link adds the streamer to the bookmarks list.

URL form: omnichat://add-streamer?<params>

Parameters:

Param	Description
nickname or nick	Display name (default: "Unnamed")
youtube or youtubeChannelId	YouTube channel ID (e.g. UCxxxx)
kick or kickSlug	Kick channel slug
twitch or twitchLogin	Twitch login name
color	Hex color for dock button (e.g. #ff6b6b; in URL use %23 for #)
youtubeColor, kickColor, twitchColor	Per-platform hex for combined chat
openWhenLive	true or 1 = auto-open when live (default); false or 0 = off
hideLabel	true or 1 = hide source label in combined chat

At least one of youtube, kick, or twitch is required. The alias omnichat://bookmark?... works the same as add-streamer.

Examples:

• Minimal (one platform):
  • omnichat://add-streamer?nickname=MyStreamer&youtube=UCxxxxxxxx
  • omnichat://add-streamer?nickname=KickUser&kick=kickuser
  • omnichat://add-streamer?nickname=TwitchUser&twitch=twitchuser
• With dock color: omnichat://add-streamer?nickname=Streamer&youtube=UCxxxx&color=%23ff6b6b
• Multiple platforms and per-platform colors: omnichat://add-streamer?nickname=Multi&youtube=UCxxxx&kick=kickuser&twitch=twitchuser&youtubeColor=%2300ff00&kickColor=%230000ff&twitchColor=%23ff00ff
• Options: omnichat://add-streamer?nickname=Streamer&kick=user&openWhenLive=false&hideLabel=true

Link Scroller

Browse links shared in chat mentions (e.g. from your primary chat source and other enabled channels).

Key Features

• Mentions API Integration: Retrieve and display links from messages that mention specific users
• Multiple View Modes:
  • Overview Mode: Grid/list view of all link cards for quick browsing
  • Highlight Mode: Full-screen view with embedded content and navigation controls
• Rich Embed Support: YouTube (including Shorts), Twitter/X, TikTok, Reddit, Imgur, Bluesky, direct images and videos, and more
• Advanced Filtering: Filter by username/terms; show/hide NSFW/NSFL content; ban terms or users; mute users temporarily (24-hour expiration); trusted users (highlighted cards); platform-specific display modes
• Customizable Settings: Keyboard shortcuts, theme (system/light/dark), persistent across sessions
• Smart Navigation: Previous/Next arrows, position counter, autoplay and mute controls, infinite scrolling with auto-load

Connections / Accounts

Log in once per platform so chat, embeds, and Link Scroller can use your session.

• Where: Menu, Connections / Accounts
• Simplified mode: Use Log in to open an in-app browser; the app shows "Logged in" only when real auth cookies are present. Use Delete cookies per platform to sign out.
• Paranoid mode: Paste cookies manually (e.g. from DevTools); you never type your password in the app.
• Platforms: Primary chat (when enabled via extension), YouTube (embeds + live chat), Kick, Twitch, Twitter/X (embeds), Reddit (embeds). Clear all sessions or the entire cookie store from the same screen.

For detailed feature documentation, see IMPLEMENTED-FEATURES.md.

Planned Features

Additional features and improvements are in the pipeline. See IMPLEMENTED-FEATURES.md for full details on what's available today.

Technical Details

This project is built on a modern Electron + Vite + React + TypeScript boilerplate designed for cross-platform releases on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

For detailed technical information, build instructions, and development setup, see the Electron Vite React Boilerplate README.

Quick Start

npm install
npm run dev
npm run build

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm or yarn
• Git

Tech Stack

• Electron: Cross-platform desktop application framework
• Vite: Build tool and dev server
• React 18: Modern React with hooks
• TypeScript: Type safety and developer experience
• DaisyUI: Component library built on Tailwind CSS

Building & Distribution

The application can be built for:

• Windows: .exe installer
• macOS: .dmg disk image
• Linux: .AppImage and .deb packages

See the boilerplate README for detailed build and release instructions.

Auto Updates

The application includes built-in auto-update functionality. Updates are automatically checked and can be installed seamlessly.

License

See LICENSE for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

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This project is in active development. Planned features may be subject to change.