Automated Twitch Drops farming for macOS. Secure, native, and multi-account ready.
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SwiftMiner is a high-performance, native macOS application designed to automate Twitch Drops farming across multiple accounts simultaneously. Built with Swift 6 and SwiftUI, it provides a lightweight, background-ready solution for claiming Twitch rewards without the need for browser automation or heavy external dependencies.
It is written in Swift using SwiftUI and standard macOS frameworks. Each account runs in its own isolated miner, and the app provides a single interface to monitor progress, claim state, and activity.
It can be used for a single account or multiple accounts.
SwiftMiner was developed using TwitchDropsMiner as a reference for expected behavior and edge cases.
That project established a working model for automating Twitch Drops progression. SwiftMiner implements a similar idea as a native macOS application, with a focus on multi-account management and a consolidated interface.
Release builds are produced with ShipHook, which handles the build, signing, notarization, Sparkle appcast, and release publishing flow.
SwiftMiner monitors active Twitch Drop campaigns and selects streams to watch based on:
- Campaign priority
- Time remaining
- Account eligibility
Each account progresses independently. The app handles stream selection, progress tracking, and claiming completed Drops.
I wanted something that runs natively on macOS without relying on browser automation or external tooling.
Existing solutions worked, but they were difficult to manage across multiple accounts. I often needed to run miners for friends who do not have their own systems running 24/7, which made coordination and visibility awkward.
SwiftMiner provides a single interface to manage multiple accounts, with release builds that are signed and notarized for macOS.
- Watches Twitch streams to farm Drops automatically
- Prioritizes campaigns based on time remaining and configured order
- Runs each account as an independent miner
- Tracks in-progress, claimable, and completed Drops in one view
- Automatically claims Drops when they complete
- Supports multiple accounts running in parallel
- Provides both a main window and a menu bar interface
- Uses Twitch device-code login, with no embedded browser
- Ships signed and notarized release builds for macOS
- Supports Sparkle update checks, automatic updates, and unattended updates
- Runs as a native macOS app built with Swift and SwiftUI
- Each account runs its own miner engine
- The engine fetches active campaigns and eligibility from Twitch
- Campaigns are prioritized based on time remaining and user preference
- A stream is selected for the active campaign
- Watch progress is tracked via Twitch APIs
- Completed Drops are claimed automatically
The app sits on top of these engines and presents their state in a single interface.
Download the latest release from GitHub Releases.
- Download the latest
.zip - Move
SwiftMiner.appto/Applications - Open the app and add an account
- Allow notifications if you want claim alerts
Tip
Security Prompt: On first update or when enabling automatic updates, macOS may prompt for "App Management" permissions. This is expected and required for Sparkle to perform unattended/auto updates. You should allow this if you want the app to stay up-to-date automatically in the background.
Release builds support both Apple Silicon (arm64) and Intel (x86_64).
Release builds are signed and notarized through ShipHook, and SwiftMiner includes Sparkle support for update prompts, automatic background checks, and unattended updates when macOS allows them.
Note
Intel support depends on Apple's toolchain. If future macOS SDKs drop Intel support, SwiftMiner will move to Apple Silicon only.
The latest GitHub release is the most stable version.
Building from the current main branch includes newer changes that have not been released yet. These builds may contain bugs, incomplete features, or breaking changes.
- macOS 26+
- Internet access
Sources/
SwiftMiner/ macOS app: UI, onboarding, dashboard, menu bar
SwiftMinerCore/ mining engine, Twitch services, models, aggregation
Tests/ unit tests
Documentation/ architecture and implementation notes
scripts/ build and release automation
SwiftMiner is a native Xcode project split between the macOS app and SwiftMinerCore, which contains the mining engine, Twitch services, models, and account state.
Caution
This tool automates Twitch Drop viewing.
Twitch's policies around automation are not always clearly defined, so there is some risk when using it.
Proceed with caution and use at your own discretion.
Warning
If the same account is used to watch a stream elsewhere (e.g. in a browser or another device), Twitch may prioritise that session instead.
This can stall drop progress or cause the miner to switch streams.
Warning
Twitch may change how Drops or third-party automation is handled at any time. Accounts could be affected. Use with that in mind.
Note
Only one active stream per account contributes to drop progress.
Note
SwiftMiner is intended for personal use on your own machines.
Note
Performance depends on system resources, network conditions, and the number of accounts being managed.
Please raise a GitHub issue if something breaks, behaves unexpectedly, or needs attention.
SwiftMiner depends on Twitch's private behavior for Drops, watch progress, and claiming. Changes on Twitch's side can break the app without warning. To reduce downtime, enable automatic updates or unattended updates where possible so fixes are installed as soon as they are released.
MIT