A Firebot alternative that runs when your PC is off

Firebot is a free, open-source bot that runs as an app on your computer. Bloopbot runs your commands, events and timers on its own servers, and you build them on a canvas in your browser.

Works in a browser on Windows, Mac or Linux.

Firebot and Bloopbot compared

Both are free to start and both avoid code. They differ in where the bot runs.

	Firebot	Bloopbot
Where it runs	An app on your computer	Bloopbot’s servers
Operating systems	Windows 10/11, macOS 12 or later, most common Linux distros	Any computer with a browser
Price	Free and open source	Free, with Plus and Pro plans
Building logic	Effects in lists, with conditional, switch and loop effects	A canvas of triggers, checks and actions
Your own code	Custom Script and Evaluate JavaScript effects	No code in flows; custom overlays take your own HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Overlays	Overlay widgets, added to your broadcasting software as a browser source	Hosted overlays you add to OBS as a Browser Source
Loyalty and games	Currencies, with built-in Slots and Heists	Loyalty points, with slots, roulette, duels, heists and bets
Your computer	Effects can run a program or press keys and mouse buttons	Flows can switch OBS scenes and start recording, but can’t run programs or press keys
Platforms	Twitch	Twitch and Kick

Checked October 2026 against Firebot.

A Firebot alternative for Mac

Firebot lists macOS 12 and later as supported, so it does run on a Mac. You install it and keep it on your computer, and macOS and Linux versions don’t update automatically.

Bloopbot has nothing to install, so a Mac is no different from a PC:

You build and change flows in your browser, signed in with Twitch or Kick.
Your overlays and alerts are web pages that OBS for Mac shows as a Browser Source (Add an overlay to OBS).
Commands, timers and moderation keep answering in chat when the Mac is asleep or off.
Flows can start from what OBS does and switch scenes through your overlay (Control OBS from flows).

The same ideas on a canvas

There’s no importer for Firebot, so you rebuild the commands and events you use most.

	Firebot	Bloopbot
Effects	Effects in an effect list	Action steps in a flow
Commands and events	Custom commands; events such as follows, subs and raids	The flow’s trigger, such as Chat command
Timers	Timers	An On a timer trigger
Restrictions	Conditions on a command or reward, such as a role	Who can trigger and Cooldown checks
Sharing	Setups, exportable files of commands, counters and more	Flow packs on the Marketplace

When Firebot is the better fit

Firebot is free and open source. Its effects can run programs, press keys and click for you, and run your own JavaScript as a step, and Bloopbot can’t do those. If you want that reach, or full control of the code, Firebot is the better fit. Bloopbot suits you if you’d rather build on a canvas, stream to Kick as well, or have a bot that doesn’t depend on your computer being on.