MultiNook

MultiNook is StreamNook's multi-stream grid. It shows up to 25 streams at once in a layout that arranges itself, lets you pick which one you hear, and lets you rearrange, maximize, and dock tiles. Saved layouts (presets) have their own page, and the chat side is covered in MultiChat.

Opening the grid

Add the stream you are watching with the Add to multi-stream button on the player, which drops you into the grid. From there you keep adding more. The grid sizes every tile to make the best use of the space for the number of streams open.

A toolbar runs across the top of the grid.

Control	What it does
Browse	Hide the grid and go back to browsing while streams keep playing.
Exit	Leave the grid and stop all streams.
Add (+)	Open the search box to add a stream.
Presets	Open saved layouts. See Presets.
Resync	Reload every tile at once if streams drift out of sync.
Mod view	Show or hide the moderator log pane.
Chat	Hide or show the chat panel for a cinematic, full-width grid.

The chat-hidden and mod-view choices are remembered between sessions.

Adding and removing streams

Open the search

Click the + in the toolbar.

Pick or type a channel

The box shows your followed channels that are live right now. Start typing to search all of Twitch instead. Use the arrow keys to move through results and Enter to add the highlighted one. You can also type a channel name directly and press Enter to add it even if it is not in the results.

Remove or dock

Each tile has a close (X) button to remove it, and a dock button to tuck it away without closing it.

The first stream you add plays sound; the rest start muted. You cannot add the same channel twice, and the grid holds up to 25 streams.

Choosing what you hear

Click a tile's body (not a button) to focus it. The focused tile unmutes and every other tile mutes, so you always hear exactly one stream. A soft glow marks the focused tile. Click it again to clear focus and unmute the visible tiles. Focusing a tile also points the chat panel at that channel.

Each tile also has its own volume slider and mute button in its player controls for finer control.

Arranging tiles

Reorder: grab a tile's drag handle (top center) and drag it to a new spot. The grid reflows around it.
Maximize: double-click a tile (or use its maximize button) to fill the whole grid with it. Press Esc or double-click again to restore. The other streams keep running in the background, so restoring is instant.
Fullscreen: each tile's own player controls can go fully fullscreen.

Docking streams

Docking minimizes a tile into a small pill in the toolbar instead of closing it. Drag a tile up to the toolbar, or use its dock button.

Docked streams stay loaded and muted, so bringing one back is instant.
Click a pill to swap that stream back into the grid in place of the focused tile.
Drag a pill back onto the grid to restore it to its spot.

Per-tile quality and resync

The focused tile's gear menu has a Quality submenu, so you can drop a busy tile to a lower resolution.
The toolbar Resync button reloads every tile at once to line them back up.

Next: Presets

Save and reopen your favorite grids.