Ghost Chat

Though YouTube's continued efforts to steal some market share from Twitch are welcome in the livestreaming space, the latter platform is still the place where you're likely to find the most popular streamers.

The community aspect of Twitch is perhaps its strongest asset, greatly enhancing the content on the screen for the majority of users. Keeping in touch with the chat of a streamer can thus add to the overall experience, which is where a tool such as Ghost Chat comes in. It allows one to overlay the chat of any streamer on their screen, so that they can be up-to-date with what everyone's talking about.

If you're looking to stay up to date on the latest talking points in your favorite streamer's chat, you better do it in style. And style is quite certainly one of the focuses of this program: the interface is clean and modern, making the overlay quite easy to integrate in any setup. Connecting to a streamer's chat is simple: enter their channel's name, and the tool will handle the rest. The chat should appear within a few seconds.

It's worth noting that you won't be able to type anything in the chat: this overlay was made strictly for keeping tabs on a streamer's chat, not for interacting with it.

The interface coloring initially defaults to purple, but you can change it to whichever color you prefer. Simply look up the hex code of your favorite color, and input it in the interface. In the same menu, users are also able to modify window transparency.

If you prefer a more pared down overlay, you can choose to hide its borders. This effectively makes the chat seamlessly blend with other elements on your desktop, which is great if you're just looking for something simpler. You can also tweak the overall look of the chat by modifying the font size and color of the comments.

Ghost Chat is quite a simple program, but it does work well. Messages come out just as they normally would, and overlaying them over a windowed application is always possible.