Get Twitch Extension Overlays Off Your Stream
Leaderboards, drop trackers and sponsor panels sitting on top of the video, and Twitch only lets you minimise them. Previews hides them outright - with an optional button in the player controls for when you actually want one back.
Can viewers disable Twitch extension overlays?
Not through Twitch. Its own help documentation states that viewers can minimise player extensions but cannot disable them - that choice belongs to the streamer. A browser extension is the only way to remove them, and Previews does it with one toggle.
Overlay extensions sit in a layer on top of the video: leaderboards, sponsor panels, drop trackers, prediction widgets. Some are genuinely useful. Others cover a corner of the stream permanently, and minimising them still leaves a handle sitting over the picture.
How to hide them
Enable Hide Twitch Extensions Overlays in the Player section of the Previews settings panel and refresh your Twitch tab. Overlay extensions stop appearing on every channel, without having to deal with them per stream.
- Install Previews from the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons, or Edge Add-ons.
- Click the Previews icon in your browser's toolbar.
- In the Player section, enable Hide Twitch Extensions Overlays.
- Optionally enable Show toggle button in the player controls.
- Refresh your Twitch tab.
What if I want an overlay back?
Turn on Show toggle button in the player controls. That puts a button next to the other player controls that shows and hides the overlays on the spot - hidden by default, one click to bring them back when a channel's extension is one you actually use.
This is the difference from the single-purpose extensions in this space, which generally hide everything permanently or make you dig into settings to change it. Drop trackers during a campaign, or a leaderboard on a channel you follow closely, are worth a click to reveal rather than a settings trip.
What it does not do
It hides overlay extensions rendered on top of the video. It does not remove the panels below a stream, and it does not block or alter anything on Twitch's side - turning the toggle off brings everything straight back.
| Element | Hidden? |
|---|---|
| Overlay extensions drawn on top of the video | Yes |
| Panels below the stream | No - left as they are |
| Chat, chat badges and chat extensions | No |
| The stream itself and the native player controls | No |
If your goal is a generally cleaner Twitch rather than the player specifically, the sidebar is usually the bigger win - see Hide Twitch Stories, which also covers hiding the recommended and promoted sections. On the player itself, Hide Volume Percentage Indicator is a smaller companion toggle in the same settings section, and FlashBang Defender handles the other common player-layer complaint.
Frequently asked questions
Can you turn off Twitch extensions as a viewer?
Twitch itself only lets you minimise player extensions, not disable them. Previews hides them entirely, with an optional player-controls button to bring them back when you want them.
Does hiding overlays break anything for the streamer?
No. It changes what is drawn in your browser only. Nothing is blocked on Twitch's side and nothing changes for the streamer or other viewers.
Can I hide overlays on some channels but not others?
The setting is global, but the player-controls toggle button makes it a one-click change on any channel, so per-channel handling is quick without needing a per-channel setting.
Does it hide the panels under the stream too?
No - this targets the overlay extensions drawn on top of the video. Panels below the player are separate and are left alone.
Does it work on Firefox?
Yes. Previews is available on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Chromium browsers such as Brave and Opera.