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StreamElements vs Streamlabs: Which One Should You Use?

Cloud overlays vs a desktop app, what is free and what is paid, alerts, chatbots, tips and merch — and the setup most streamers end up wi...

3 min read BeginnerCozy animated room background for a PNGTuber or VTuber stream

How to Become a PNGTuber: Images, Free Software and OBS Setup

What a PNGTuber is, the images you actually need, free software like veadotube mini, how to add it to OBS with transparency, and when it ...

4 min read MultistreamingAnimated neon stream overlay ready for Twitch and YouTube

How to Multistream to Twitch and YouTube: Rules, Setup and Overlays

What Twitch's simulcasting rules allow, the two ways to send one stream to several platforms, the upload you need, and how to keep overla...

5 min read BeginnerComplete cozy cats Twitch stream setup with overlay, screens and alerts

How to Start Streaming on Twitch: A Beginner Setup Checklist

What you need, what can wait, the OBS settings to start with, the four scenes every stream needs, and the current Twitch Affiliate criter...

6 min read OBSVertical stream overlay layout for TikTok and YouTube Shorts

Vertical Stream Setup: Overlays and Chat for TikTok LIVE, Shorts and Reels

A vertical stream is not a 16:9 stream turned sideways. The canvas, the layout, the chat and the requirements are all different. Here is ...

5 min read OBSCozy Cats animated stream overlay shown at 1920 by 1080

Stream Overlay Size Guide: Canvas, Scaling and Safe Areas

Why overlays are built at 1920 × 1080 no matter what you stream at, how OBS scaling really works, where Twitch covers your layout, and th...

5 min read OBSAnimated fantasy tavern stream overlay running as an OBS browser source

Do Animated Overlays Hurt Your FPS? What Browser Sources Actually Cost

The honest answer: an animated overlay costs something, but far less than most people assume, and almost never where they think. Here is ...

5 min read Live2DRigged Live2D VTuber model ready for VTube Studio

How to Set Up a Ready-Made Live2D Model in VTube Studio

You bought a rigged model and now you have a folder of files you have never seen before. This walks through importing it into VTube Studi...

3 min read ChatAnimated Twitch chat overlay widget shown on a stream

How to Put Twitch Chat on Stream in OBS (and Make It Readable)

Putting chat on screen is easy. Making it readable on a phone, over bright gameplay, and in a VOD that still makes sense a week later is ...

4 min read OBSSubathon timer widget on a Twitch stream overlay

How to Run a Subathon on Twitch Without Burning Out

A subathon is simple on paper: subs add time, the stream stays live. The hard part is picking rules that grow your channel instead of tra...

5 min read Capture cardRetro 80s neon city stream overlay with palm trees and a sunset skyline

How to Stream GTA 6 on Launch Day: Console, Capture Card and Overlay Setup

GTA 6 launches on consoles only. Built-in broadcast or capture card, the PS5 HDCP switch, OBS setup and an overlay layout that keeps the ...

5 min read OBS

OBS Stinger Transitions: What They Are and How to Set One Up

A stinger hides the cut between scenes behind an animation. It is the cheapest upgrade that makes a stream look produced rather than impr...

Step 2 · Level up your look 2 min read Alerts

How to Set Up Twitch Alerts for Follows, Subs, Tips and Raids

Alerts are the first thing viewers notice when they support you. Here is how to set them up properly, which events to enable, and the set...

Step 3 · Your first stream setup 2 min read