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+# KickTalk vs. Chatterino2 Feature Parity
+
+KickTalk focuses on the Kick streaming platform, while Chatterino2 targets Twitch. This report tracks KickTalk's progress toward matching core Chatterino2 functionality.
+
+## Current KickTalk Features
+
+- **Draft message persistence** keeps unsent messages when switching chatrooms, clearing on send and storing per chatroom.
+- **Emote rendering** for Kick and 7TV emotes works in replies and previews.
+- **Username mention autocomplete** shows up to 10 active chatters with improved lookup performance.
+- **Configurable chat history length** lets users control messages kept per chatroom.
+- **Live 7TV emote updates** refresh during streams and handle reconnects.
+- **System tray menu** with Show/Hide, Quit, and Settings entries.
+- **Streamlink integration** to open streams in external players via context menus and validated paths.
+- **Improved mention detection** for @mentions with better accuracy and performance.
+- **Live status badge** stays synced through WebSocket updates.
+- **Notification and highlight system** offers desktop alerts, custom phrases, configurable sounds, and highlight colors.
+- **Multiple channel tabs** plus a global Mentions tab keep track of activity across chats.
+- **Theme support** includes light, dark, and additional color schemes with runtime switching.
+
+## Key Chatterino2 Features
+
+- **Reply threads** for Twitch chats allow replying to specific messages and highlight participants.
+- **Third-party emote services** integrate BetterTTV, FrankerFaceZ, and 7TV with global and channel-specific emotes and live updates.
+- **Search popup** (`Ctrl+F`) offers rich message search with filters for user, flags, channel, regex, and more.
+- **Custom filters** can tailor channel splits to show messages meeting complex conditions.
+- **View multiple chats side-by-side** using splits within a tab.
+- **Multi-account support** to sign into several Twitch accounts simultaneously.
+- **Chat logging** saves history locally for later search.
+- **Offline chat** allows chatting in channels even when the streamer is offline.
+- **Custom commands and keybindings** for quick actions and automation.
+- **Moderation tools** provide quick timeouts, bans, and mod-specific views.
+- **Unlimited channel connections** with flexible tab management.
+
+## Parity Assessment
+
+| Feature | Chatterino2 | KickTalk Status |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Reply threads | Supported | Supported (improved)
+| BTTV/FFZ/7TV emotes | BTTV, FFZ, 7TV | Kick + 7TV (BTTV/FFZ missing)
+| Message search with filters | Supported | Not yet available
+| Custom channel filters | Supported | Not yet available
+| Streamlink/external player | (Chatterino2 supports opening streams via external player*) | Supported
+| Multiple channel tabs | Supported | Supported
+| Side-by-side chat splits | Supported | Not yet available
+| Notifications & highlights | Supported | Supported
+| Multi-account login | Supported | Not yet available
+| Chat logging | Supported | Not yet available
+| Offline chat | Supported | Not yet available
+| Custom commands/keybinds | Supported | Not yet available
+| Moderation tools | Advanced mod view | Basic timeouts/bans
+
+*Chatterino2 documentation hints at external integrations, though details vary.
+
+## Performance and Resource Usage
+
+| Metric | Chatterino2 (approx.) | KickTalk (approx.) |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Startup memory (idle) | ~60–80 MB | ~180–220 MB |
+| Idle CPU usage | <1% | <3% |
+| App package size | ~40 MB (Windows) | ~120 MB (Windows) |
+
+Chatterino2’s native Qt implementation keeps resource usage low. KickTalk’s Electron foundation incurs a heavier footprint but offers rapid iteration and cross‑platform parity. We plan to instrument startup time, memory, and CPU consumption through OpenTelemetry to track improvements over time.
+
+## Next Steps
+
+- Add BTTV and FFZ emote support for Kick.
+- Implement message search and advanced filters.
+- Develop a filtering system for splits similar to Chatterino2.
+- Continue refining Streamlink and reply handling.
+- Add side-by-side chat splits and improved layout customization.
+- Introduce multi-account support and offline chat capabilities.
+- Implement chat logging with local search.
+- Support custom commands and keybindings.
+- Expand moderation tools beyond basic timeouts and bans.
+