TheMrLurker

What it does

TheMrLurker v7.6 runs in the background of Chrome, Edge, or Firefox as a Manifest V3 extension. Open the popup, configure your toggles, point it at a channel or campaign queue, and it handles the session from there — no babysitting required.

TheMrLurker keeps you counted as a viewer — Twitch counts you as long as you have one or two tabs open, and the extension handles everything from there.

The core use case is Twitch Drops: staying connected to streams long enough to claim time-based rewards. TheMrLurker manages that connection automatically, handles the claim step when drops complete, and moves to the next channel in your queue without intervention.

Free Trial & Pricing

Install

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Session Management

Sessions are time-bounded and configurable. Define a squad (list of favorite channels to prefer), and the extension handles rotation when streams go offline or raids redirect you somewhere you didn’t ask to go. Anti-raid routing keeps you on the channels you chose, not wherever the streamer decided to send their audience.

A per-session time limit (premium feature) can be set to automatically stop lurking after a defined number of hours.

Mod View Support

TheMrLurker v7.6 passively detects channels where you are a moderator — no setup required. When you launch a squad channel you moderate, the extension automatically opens mod view instead of regular view. A MOD badge on squad entries marks confirmed mod channels.

Popup Interface

The Current tab is the control panel. Toggle Auto-Claim Points, Force 360p, Mute Browser Tab, Anti-Raid, and the per-session time limit (premium) on or off, then hit Lurk Mode Activate to start. Dashboard shows your squad — channel cards with live/offline status, drag-to-reorder, and Export/Import backup. Stats tracks Live Lurk Time, Wiggles, and Points Farmed across sessions. The Drops (Drops Carousel) tab runs a separate rotation queue — set a rotation timer, use the Drop Campaign button to paste any Twitch drops page URL and automatically extract participating channels, then hit Start Rotation. The ⚙ Settings tab handles trial activation, license key entry, and the Ko-fi support link.

Quality Control

Stream quality is auto-set to 360p or lower — the extension targets 360p specifically, with fallback to lower resolution if unavailable. The Force 360p (Save CPU) toggle handles this automatically. You’re not watching the stream; you’re farming drops. Reducing quality reduces bandwidth and CPU consumption for sessions that may run for hours.

Browser Support

• Chrome — Manifest V3
• Microsoft Edge — Manifest V3
• Firefox — Manifest V3, minimum version 109

Technical Notes

Built entirely in vanilla JavaScript with no build system, no bundler, and no external runtime dependencies. All session state is stored locally in the browser’s extension storage — nothing leaves your machine.

Manifest V3 compliance means the extension uses a service worker background script rather than a persistent background page, in line with current Chrome Web Store and Firefox AMO requirements.