Manao review
An open-source Twitch- and Kick-focused bot with commands, economy tools, music and overlays.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Manao is an open-source, self-hosted chatbot and stream utility collection for Twitch and Kick. Its command set covers announcements, shoutouts, stream titles and game or category updates, alongside moderation and social interactions. Wallet balances, currency transfers, gambling and leaderboards add channel-economy features. Streamers who want to run their own bot and assemble chat utilities in one project may find that breadth useful; those seeking a hosted service should look elsewhere.
The feature set extends beyond chat: Manao includes music queue commands, a local music-player overlay, a soundboard, and browser-source overlays for chat, event feeds, music and sound. Twitch Channel Point redemptions can map to local audio files, while custom replies can be triggered by keywords or regular expressions. English and Thai are supported. Integrations include Twitch, Kick and Discord, with OBS and Streamlabs supported for browser-source overlays. The project describes its architecture as Twitch-first, and Kick account syncing requires an active Twitch integration, so streamers looking for a Kick-only setup should weigh that dependency.
Self-hosting is the central tradeoff: deployment is listed as self-hosted, and support is community-based. The repository information identifies the accessible v4 repository as receiving only critical fixes and points to a newer v5 mirror. The available official documentation is for v4, so v5 capabilities are not independently verified here. Manao is best suited to solo or small streamers who are comfortable managing their own installation and value configurable tools across chat, music and overlays. It is a weaker fit for anyone who wants a managed deployment, or who needs clearly documented current-version behavior before choosing a bot.
Manao pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Combines chat commands, moderation, economy and leaderboard features.
- Includes music queues, soundboard tools and browser-source overlays.
- Supports Twitch and Kick, with Discord, OBS and Streamlabs integrations.
- Where it doesn't
- Requires self-hosting rather than a hosted bot service.
- Kick account syncing requires an active Twitch integration.
- The available v4 repository receives only critical fixes; v5 details are unverified.
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