Today, Twitch revealed that from April 30, 2022, they will no longer be supporting their desktop app, disappointing many of its users.They announced the news on their support site, leaving a message for users trying to find out how to download the app, which reads as follows:"We‘ve made the difficult decision to say goodbye to the Twitch Desktop App on April 30th. This decision was not made lightly and came from a combination of usage and user feedback. This move allows us to invest more heavily in enhancing and adding new ways to engage with the creators and communities you care about. If you’re used to using the Twitch Desktop App, we recommend bookmarking Twitch.tv in your browser of choice for easy access."They specifically state that this is to be able to focus their attention towards improving the platform as a whole, promising to redirect the resources used on the app towards the entire service and not just one version of it.Along with this information, they removed the downloads for people to access the app, further cementing its fate to be deleted. At the moment, this is the only announcement that the site has made on the app's closing, so many users may be shocked in a month when their app suddenly stops working.However, many were notified by either an email or a pop-up message that appeared on the app today. They shared screenshots of these notifications on Twitter to spread the news to others.Bertums@imbertumsAw man I actually use the twitch desktop app12:14 PM · Mar 30, 20228Aw man 😔 I actually use the twitch desktop app https://t.co/c4eSMNiFxfPala / Matt !@paladidnt:((( I LIKE THE TWITCH DESKTOP APP1:18 AM · Mar 30, 202212:((( I LIKE THE TWITCH DESKTOP APP https://t.co/vvs4FTwUpp🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Bryan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈@MocharaidAww, @Twitch is sunseting the desktop app? Kinda condesending they're bringing up the website like I didn't make a concious choice to not use it before.1:15 AM · Mar 30, 20221Aww, @Twitch is sunseting the desktop app? Kinda condesending they're bringing up the website like I didn't make a concious choice to not use it before. https://t.co/5bZUTnp1QSInternet reacts to Twitch shutting down their desktop appWhile many were upset by the news, plenty of people posted their surprise reactions when they saw the posts. Interestingly, the majority of the site's users had no idea it existed.Yamamoto@HelperYamamoto@RaluMyst There’s a desktop app?2:54 AM · Mar 30, 2022@RaluMyst There’s a desktop app?BryanInBottles@BryanInBottles@SUBNERDZEROcaz I literally never use the @Twitch desktop app. I don’t know why I still have it installed. I actually close it every time I boot up and use the browser instead.3:47 AM · Mar 30, 20222@SUBNERDZEROcaz I literally never use the @Twitch desktop app. I don’t know why I still have it installed. I actually close it every time I boot up and use the browser instead.Kai Bakken@BAKKEN_TTK@zachbussey There's a Twitch desktop app?5:05 AM · Mar 30, 2022@zachbussey There's a Twitch desktop app?SaysMason@SaysMasonLIVEdoes anyone actually use the twitch desktop app?3:02 AM · Aug 8, 202120does anyone actually use the twitch desktop app?Buttered Toast ~~GOIN TO FWA~~@Buttered_Pone@SaysMasonLIVE Twitch....has a desktop app?3:04 AM · Aug 8, 20213@SaysMasonLIVE Twitch....has a desktop app?While it seems like most people don't use the app, plenty of Twitter users criticized the decision, with many stating that they prefer the app to the browser version.meep@gctoutwitch removing the desktop app?? i’m abt to kms WHY WOULD U DO THAT it’s so much easier for me to use the app instead of constantly opening it up on safari.. which i use on private 7:14 AM · Mar 30, 2022twitch removing the desktop app?? i’m abt to kms WHY WOULD U DO THAT it’s so much easier for me to use the app instead of constantly opening it up on safari.. which i use on private 😭😭Grace (she/her) ♊︎@TheGracePlace_twitch just keeps moving backwards fr they want to be YouTube so bad and the only thing they can come up with is deleting their desktop app smh how about making the platform actually growable and supporting their creators2:04 AM · Mar 30, 20225twitch just keeps moving backwards fr they want to be YouTube so bad and the only thing they can come up with is deleting their desktop app smh how about making the platform actually growable and supporting their creatorsG$@G_Money_SignWhy is @Twitch getting rid of the desktop app? Kinda makes 0 sense to me.4:28 AM · Mar 30, 2022Why is @Twitch getting rid of the desktop app? Kinda makes 0 sense to me.Fae@khorrenThey're getting rid of the twitch desktop app and this makes me sad :( I get a much better experience on the app than watching on browser. Boooooooo. Boo I say.12:10 PM · Mar 30, 20225They're getting rid of the twitch desktop app and this makes me sad :( I get a much better experience on the app than watching on browser. Boooooooo. Boo I say.sea@monstredesmersadoes really no one use the twitch desktop app i love using it and losing it is gonna be awful for me wtf1:00 AM · Mar 30, 20224does really no one use the twitch desktop app i love using it and losing it is gonna be awful for me wtfGeneral Saffire@GeneralSAFFIRE@Twitch killing the desktop app and forcing people to the website is the worst possible idea. Like, just fecking terrible. No one keeps a browser window open all the time anymore. If there's no app, it's not worth it. I was hoping you were fixing the app, not killing it.1:02 AM · Mar 30, 20223@Twitch killing the desktop app and forcing people to the website is the worst possible idea. Like, just fecking terrible. No one keeps a browser window open all the time anymore. If there's no app, it's not worth it. I was hoping you were fixing the app, not killing it.David/OverlordPopo@FlashTheSnowman@Twitch i sense a mistake in no longer supporting the desktop app, i use it purely cause i get a better stream quality then i get on the website version5:34 AM · Mar 30, 20221@Twitch i sense a mistake in no longer supporting the desktop app, i use it purely cause i get a better stream quality then i get on the website versionWhile it's quite clear that fans of the app don't want it to be deleted, it seems like the majority of viewers on the platform use the browser version. Therefore, the notion that not many people are using the app seems to be true.Perhaps if they marketed the app more, the company wouldn't have to shut it down due to low usage. However, it's possible that people would still prefer the browser even with the knowledge of the app. Either way, if their statement holds up, we can expect to see some changes made to the site in the near future.