How to Watch Twitch on Roku

A few workarounds that really work

Are you a Twitch fan and want to cast your favorite Twitch streams to your Roku device? You’re in luck. There are multiple ways to watch Twitch on Roku, including using your mobile devices to cast your streams.

Twitch currently doesn’t have an official channel available for Roku, but some workarounds enable you to access your favorite streaming app on your various Roku devices.

Use the Official Twitch Channel on Roku

Twitch had an official channel available for Roku, but it has now been discontinued. However, there’s still a way to get that old and official Twitch channel on your Roku.

You can use an unofficial channel calledUnofficial Twitchto get the official Twitch channel on your Roku device. You’ll need to access your Roku account in your web browser to add the channel to your device.

Here’s how you do that:

Unofficial Twitch should now be added to your Roku.

To use this channel to get the official Twitch channel:

You now have the official Twitch channel installed on your Roku.

To use this channel:

And that’s all there is to it.

Watch Twitch on Roku Using an Unofficial Channel

If the official Twitch channel doesn’t work on your Roku for some reason, there’s an unofficial Twitch client that you can use. This client is calledTwoku,and you can use this tostream your favorite Twitch contenton your Roku device.

Again, Twoku is a private channel, and so you’ll need to access the Roku website to add this channel to your device.

Stream Twitch to Your Roku From a Windows, Mac, iPhone, or Android Device

If the above methods didn’t work for you, or you’d not like to use them, a third option to watch Twitch on Roku is tocast one of your device’s screens to your Roku.

You have to open Twitch on your Windows, Mac, iPhone, or Android device, cast that device’s screen to your Roku, and access your Twitch streamings on your Roku screen.

The good news is Roku supports streaming from all the devices above. You simply need to access a prompt on your Roku, and your device can start casting the screen to the Roku. Just make sure that both your device and your Roku areon the same Wi-Fi network.

If you use Windows 10, you cancast your PC’s entire screento your Roku and get access to Twitch and anything else that’s on your PC’s screen.

To do this:

Using Apple AirPlay, you can cast your Mac’s screen to your Roku and enjoy all your favorite Twitch streams on your Roku-enabled device.

To do this:

Roku supports streaming from Android devices, and this means you can launch the Twitch app on your Android device and cast your device’s screen to your Roku.

Here’s how you do that:

Since Roku supports AirPlay, you can mirror your iPhone’s screen to your Roku and access Twitch on your Roku device.

To enable this:

These are some of the ways to get access to Twitch on a Roku device. Tell us about your preferred option.

Mahesh has been obsessed with technology since he got his first gadget a decade or so ago. Over the last few years, he’s written a number of tech articles on various online publications including but not limited to MakeTechEasier and Android AppStorm.Read Mahesh’s Full Bio

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