jChat support (this allows BetterTTV, FrankerFaceZ and 7TV emotes).CefSharp (Chromium) and Newtonsoft updated to latest versions.Fix for crash when adding a widget with a long URL.Added a setting to allow multiple instances.Automatically checks for updates on start (Can be disabled in settings).Filtering: can add usernames to a block list now.To hide the borders, just click the button in the top-right, or right-click the icon in your taskbar.You can move the application by clicking and dragging the thin black border at top, and you can resize it by clicking and dragging on any part of the border.You can click the button at the top-left to open settings, right-click the black border at top, right-click the icon in the taskbar, or use the tray icon After launching the program for the first time, you'll need to set your twitch channel in the settings.You'll only have to do this the first time you launch it.

You'll need to click 'More info' and then 'Run anyway'. 'Windows protected your PC' message may appear which is the Windows Defender Smart Screen.You can download the Installer now to make it easier to install the program and it will automatically install the required dependencies (VC++ runtimes).Can't login to the popout Twitch, this is caused by Twitch blocking login for unsupported browsers.Jump lists no longer work if you allow multiple instances (it just launches another instance).Application won't launch after install, however, uninstalling and reinstalling should fix it.CefSharp (Chromium) updated to 117.2.20.Audio device selection (for sound clips).The uninstaller will now remove stored settings/data.To hide the borders, just click the button in the top-right, or use the tray icon menu.You can click the button at the top-left to open settings, right-click the black border at top, or use the tray icon (See Gif below for location of tray icon) You'll need to set your twitch channel in the settings.It should provide you with the link and you can leave the application open, it will refresh once you have the runtime installed. After launching the program for the first time, it may ask you to install WebView2 runtime.Double-click the TransparentTwitchChatWPF.exe application. Extract the Zip file somewhere like Desktop or Documents.Small 'X' shows up at the top-right of the window when you hide borders, but isn't clickable.Added an entry in the context menu to open Dev Tools.Widget windows will allow you to open a CSS editor now, in the new window for the CSS you can click the 'File' menu at top and Save/Save and Exit/Cancel Changes.mp3 files and add them to the list of Chat Sounds to use for notifications when there's a chat message. When you choose the folder for sound clips, it will scan the folder for. Can now change the folder for sound clips.Can change the output device for the sound clips.Updated the UI to be a bit more modern (and dark mode).WebView2 will also update automatically in the background so you remain on the latest release.This will allow you to login to Twitch now (For the Twitch Popout chat) Now using Edge's WebView2 (replaces Chromium).F9: Toggle window borders and interaction as needed.This might be necessary for some games, or if you alt-tab out.

F7: Toggle app interaction for quick chatbox access.

Global Hotkeys: List of hotkeys follows (customization coming soon).

In-App Updates: Updates directly within the application – no more GitHub downloads.

( Please note you will have to manually uninstall any previous versions prior to v1.0.0)

Simplified Installation: New streamlined installer, easier and more reliable.

The small 'x' for closing the app still appears when hiding borders.

So you'd typically want to pick a unique key combination with modifiers like Ctrl or Alt, or both.

If you change the hotkeys, you should note that they are globally registered through Windows, so that key combination that you set for this app, can't be used within other applications while this application is running.

Changed default hotkeys to: Ctrl-Alt-F7 Toggles interaction, Ctrl-Alt-F8 Force app to be on top, Ctrl-Alt-F9 Toggle borders.

Customize Global Hotkeys in Settings -> General.

Fixed issue with Zoom setting for custom/widget windows.

Enter the required information (typically just your username) and press Save.

Choose either KapChat, jChat, or Twitch Popout at the bottom of the settings window.

Use the menu button at the top-left to open settings.

You don't need to close or restart the app, just install the runtime from the link provided.

Once the app starts, you may be instructed to download the WebView2 Runtime.

Download Installer: TwitchChatOverlay-Setup.exe.

Twitch studio chat overlay