extension

• added Twitch channel emote support alongside 7TV emotes
• added channel follower, subscriber, and Bits emotes without requiring Twitch sign-in
• added per-channel Include Twitch channel emotes setting
• added Twitch and 7TV provider badges to the emote picker and autocomplete
• added distinct overlay badges to picker and autocomplete emotes
• added emote provider sorting with Channel order, Twitch emotes first, 7TV emotes first, and 7TV overlays first
• added Twitch channel identity metadata to configured channels
• added Twitch emote metadata and caching as part of the normal emote refresh flow
• added provider icons for Twitch, 7TV, and overlay emotes
• added Twitch image CDN support
• improved emote picker labels and tooltips to identify the emote provider and overlay status
• improved autocomplete width to provide space for provider and overlay badges
• improved emote reload wording to cover all configured emote providers
• changed the old overlay-first picker control into a provider/order selector
• improved cache invalidation so Twitch channel changes trigger an emote refresh

onboarding

• changed first-run onboarding now opens in a dedicated browser tab
• added a setup prompt in the extension popup when onboarding is incomplete
• added Open onboarding and Skip setup actions
• improved onboarding layout with a dedicated hero area, branding, navigation, and progress dots
• improved onboarding privacy information to cover Twitch image requests
• improved onboarding behavior when the popup is closed or the browser interrupts a permission request
• changed closing or skipping onboarding now explicitly completes setup
• improved onboarding tab handling to reuse an existing onboarding tab instead of opening duplicates

privacy
updated the Privacy Policy to document Twitch channel emotes, Twitch metadata requests, Twitch image delivery, and per-channel Twitch-emote preferences.

• Twitch channel identifiers may be sent to tEmotes to retrieve public channel emote metadata
• Twitch emote images are loaded from Twitch's static-cdn.jtvnw.net CDN
• per-channel Twitch-emote are stored locally
• the extension now documents both 7TV and Twitch as emote providers

updated the (Privacy Policy) to clarify locally stored website choices, picker positions and usage data, plus no-referrer protection for remote images.

See the full changes here.

extension
- added an in-page emote picker for text fields, text areas, and editable content
- added optional website access; <all_urls> is no longer required during installation
- added a four-step first-run onboarding experience with live previews
- added On / Off default website controls to the header
- every remote emote and channel image now uses referrerPolicy="no-referrer"

added
- added searchable emote and channel picker
- added vertical sidebar and horizontal tab picker layouts
- added Favorites, Frequently Used, Global 7TV, and per-channel sections
- added channel avatars with names shown in hover tooltips
- added right-click to favorite or unfavorite an emote
- added distinct styling and layer badges for zero-width overlay emotes
- added close button, outside-click dismissal, and trigger-button toggling
- added direct browser permission requests for all websites or the current website
- denied permissions now show an explanation the next time the popup opens
- onboarding progress is preserved if the browser closes the popup during a permission request
- onboarding can be restarted from Settings while keeping or erasing existing data

improved
- improved picker performance with a fully virtualized fake-height emote grid
- only visible and nearby emote cards are rendered and hydrated
- offscreen emote images are unloaded to reduce unnecessary CDN requests
- picker navigation uses compact channel icons instead of oversized empty sidebar space
- popup width now remains consistent in extension and debug views
- website-access controls now explain why permission is needed before requesting it

internal
- added dynamic content-script registration based on granted website permissions
- added on-demand runtime injection for individually enabled websites
- added background sync for permission and website-access changes
- channel lookup and emote cache data now retain channel avatar metadata
- the virtual picker disposes offscreen image sources and limits concurrent hydration
- added regression tests for optional permissions, dynamic injection, picker interaction, onboarding persistence, and virtual scrolling
- added popup and runtime harness coverage for the new access and picker interfaces
- Chrome and Firefox builds now validate the picker, onboarding, and website-access modules
- updated README and privacy documentation for optional access and locally stored picker data

full changelog: https://github.com/aitji/7tv-anywhere/compare/v1.0.7...v1.0.8

extension

• (added) support for 7TV zero-width overlay emotes (enabled by default)
• adjacent emotes now connect without visible gaps
• (added) optional overlays on text (disabled by default)
• (added) customizable hover details with a solid 7TV-style card or native browser tooltip
• hover previews now appear beside the details by default
• (reworked) settings into searchable Emotes and Extension sections
• all emote settings now wait for Save changes
• (improved) Browse search priority and emote previews
• (improved) performance mode descriptions and confirmations
• maintainer guidance can now be disabled completely, preventing background (sites.jsonc) requests

added

• (added) hover preview positions: (right), (left), (above), or (hidden)
• (added) customizable hover template using {original}, {emote}, and {channel}
• (added) multiline auto-growing template field
• (added) adjustable hover delay from 0 to 1500 ms
• (added) fuzzy settings search
• (added) touch-friendly help modals with examples
• (added) dismiss buttons for notices and channel lookup errors
• (added) native titles to emote preview images
• (added) confirmation before changing maintainer guidance

fixed

• (fixed) multiline autocomplete merging separate lines
• (fixed) autocomplete using an outdated cursor position
• (fixed) gaps between emotes intended to connect
• (fixed) emote spacing beside normal text and across newlines
• (fixed) wide emotes being clipped inside hover cards
• (fixed) Browse filters remaining visible inside Channels
• (fixed) stale virtual-list heights after searching
• (fixed) short searches matching every emote through channel metadata
• Browse search now prioritizes exact names, prefixes, name matches, then channel and set metadata
• (fixed) lookup error (!) badges remaining after the error expired
• (fixed) some emote settings applying before Save changes
• emote (alt) text now preserves the exact original typed text

full changelog: https://github.com/aitji/7tv-anywhere/compare/v1.0.6...v1.0.7

extension
- make save panels sticky

that it thank you...

full changelog: https://github.com/aitji/7tv-anywhere/compare/v1.0.5...v1.0.6

extension
- replaced old excluded page with channel-first browse
- replaced "show more" with smooth scrolling list
- browse now goes channels > sets > emotes
- emote blocking is now per-channel (not global)
- duplicate emotes now show per-channel controls
- simplified single-source emote display
- improved performance (no full reload on every action)
- improved autocomplete (shows source channel)
- improved version handling

added

• added per-site mode added next to hostname
• added force reinitialize option
• added preview for disabled sets
• added "browse emotes" from channel manager
• added clearer active set labels and warnings
• added apply/discard for set changes
• added "normal (follow default)" option
• added fallback when 7TV is down

fixed

• fixed first-time setup issues with channel config
• fixed badge showing ? incorrectly
• fixed blinking when searching or blocking emotes
• fixed overlap handling between sets
• fixed site mode not working in some pages
• fixed emote spacing issues
• set order now matches 7TV correctly
• setup now completes cleanly and no longer gets stuck

internal

• improved caching for faster loading
• improved performance for multiple channels
• improved observer behavior (less unnecessary updates)
• reduced repeated work in search and rendering
• fixed text processing to avoid re-running work
• split browse code into smaller parts
• split browse styles into separate file
• updated tests for new browse and set system
• added real functional tests (not just code checks)

full changelog: https://github.com/aitji/7tv-anywhere/compare/v1.0.3...v1.0.5

this update includes all changes made between versions 1.0.3 and 1.0.5

• correctly add "s" when displaying plural messages
• move emote size and reload emotes from the emotes tab to the settings tab
• reorder some settings for a clearer and more comfortable experience
• add a new emote priority setting:
• "use channel order first" (default)
• "use closest letter case first"
• completely redesigned the popup with better spacing, mobile support, sticky Save/Discard controls, themed scrollbars, and clearer button states
• added persistent drafts, so channel changes continue even after closing the popup
• added separate Save and Discard actions with confirmation dialogs and accurate change detection
• merged duplicate banners into a single notification area with loading, success, warning, and error states
• added toolbar badges for fetching, saving, errors, unsaved changes, and available updates
• expanded channel and emote-set management with refresh controls, drag priority, active-set tracking, and larger previews
• added settings import/export, update controls, storage information, and compatibility-rule refresh
• made case-insensitive matching the default, with an optional case-sensitive mode
• added closest-capitalization matching, using channel priority as the tie-breaker
• improved dynamic emote rendering for Twitch chat, YouTube chat, iframes, and open shadow roots
• improved autocomplete in rich-text editors and fixed stale text in Twitch chat inputs
• added support for emotes inside maintainer notes
• added per-site controls with host, subdomain, wildcard, and path-pattern matching
• improved Firefox for Android support and overall popup responsiveness
• paused observers, autocomplete listeners, and emote lookup data while tabs are hidden to reduce CPU and memory usage
• automatically resumes processing when the tab becomes visible again
• improved user-facing descriptions and added a full privacy policy
• clarified that all data stays local, with no analytics and no advertising

full changelog: v1.0.2...v1.0.3

• shift-clicking an excluded emote suggestion now closes it without changing the text you typed https://github.com/aitji/7tv-anywhere/commit/11c45a6ae5397ced7ec15d170a587362ca444eb4
• shift-clicking an autocomplete result now closes it without changing the text you typed https://github.com/aitji/7tv-anywhere/commit/ecd965e511e3c685cf966d79b945f880c2551640