Importing a log file (Chatterino)

The Chatterino format is the most flexible importer. It reads any plain-text chat log with one message per line — that includes Chatterino's own logs and the .txt files that Stream Chat Summary writes from live capture sessions.

How to import

  1. Click Import → Log File (Chatterino)
  2. Browse to a .log or .txt file
  3. Fill in the Streamer name (optional — enables channel-specific emote matching and Streamer Tag detection)
  4. Pick the Platform — Twitch or Kick
  5. Adjust the timestamp format if the file uses a custom one (see below)
  6. Click Import

Expected format

A typical line looks like:

[14:32:18] streamer_user: thanks for the raid!
[14:32:21] viewer123: LETS GO
[14:32:24] [raid] Raid from another_channel with 47 viewers

Messages have username: text after the timestamp. Event lines have no colon and are imported as channel events rather than messages — see Supported events for which event types are recognised.

Worth knowing: Chatterino-format files are the only import type that carries events. Twitch VOD and CSV imports always have an empty Events tab because those sources don't include event data. So if you want to re-analyse a stream with full event context, this is the format to use — provided the file was written with the bracketed type tags that this app's live capture produces.

No user colours in this format

Chatterino-style log files don't include username colours. When the app imports them, it generates a stable colour for each chatter from the lowercased username — same name, same colour, every time, and across all charts and grids. Generated colours sit in a legible range so usernames stay readable on white backgrounds.

Timestamp formats

Chatterino itself can be configured to write timestamps in many forms. The importer recognises the common ones out of the box:

If your log uses something else, pick Custom from the timestamp dropdown and type the format yourself — e.g. HH:mm:ss for 24-hour time, where HH is hours, mm is minutes, and ss is seconds.

You can also set the Time zone the log was written in. This matters if the file came from a machine in a different region and you want the displayed times to match the broadcast clock.

Analysis options

This dialog shares the same duplicate, emote, and highlight controls as every other importer. See Import analysis options for the full explanation of each setting.

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