OBS, Streamlabs and Twitch guides for streamers

A “stream starting” countdown for OBS

Generate the address with the free tool and paste it into a browser source.

2 minutes →

Rocket League

Why the Rocket League overlay runs on your PC, not online

The game's stats API, the setting to turn on and the update trap.

Set up a transition stinger in OBS or Streamlabs

The video transition that covers the scene change, and the transition point setting.

Scene Workshop

Install the Scene Workshop pack, scene by scene

From the ZIP file to the six scenes in place in OBS or Streamlabs.

6 minutes →

Widgets

Show the Twitch chat in your own style in OBS

The read-only chat widget, set up with a form.

3 minutes →

Teams

Control a match scoreboard from OBS

The scoreboard widget and its control panel as a dock.

Widgets

Run a poll in the Twitch chat

One question, up to five answers, and your chat votes by typing a number.

Streamlabs

How to add alerts on Streamlabs

Add the Alert Box to your scene in Streamlabs, set up follow, sub, donation and raid alerts, then test them before you go live.

How to add Twitch alerts to OBS Studio

OBS has no built-in alerts: copy your service's Alert Box address into a browser source, route the sound through OBS and test it.

OBS

How to make a starting soon screen in OBS

Build a dedicated OBS scene with a looping background, a countdown and music, to show on screen before your stream begins.

OBS

How to make a BRB (be right back) scene in OBS

Build a break scene and an end-of-stream scene in OBS, cut your mic during the break and switch with a keyboard shortcut.

How to put a frame around your webcam in OBS

Put your webcam under a transparent WebM or PNG frame, crop it to the right shape and lock everything in place in OBS or Streamlabs.

Twitch

How to add emotes to your Twitch channel

Required status, sizes, prefix and upload in the Twitch Creator Dashboard: everything you need to publish your first emotes.