There’s an easy way to make messages and graphics pop up on your stream as your community gets involved. We walk you step-by-step through the process of adding alerts and custom overlays.

Stream Overlays: Why They Matter. ... OBS Studio is free, open-source, and insanely powerful. Streamlabs is built on OBS but adds an easier interface and lots of built-in features.

Streamlabs OBS, with the same exact stream setup as XSplit, used 300MB less RAM on my PC. ... And that includes the vast library of pre-made overlays for that extra hot looking stream.

How to add a stream overlay to OBS. Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central) One last thing you might want to add right from the start is an overlay to your stream.

These stream theme overlays must be separately downloaded and manually installed, which isn’t terribly difficult but takes more effort than other options. But it isn’t all bad. OBS has plenty ...

Overlays and animations can be super fun, but they’re not the kind of thing you’ll find baked into most streaming software (like OBS, XSplit, GeForce Experience, and so on).

Starting a live stream on YouTube is simple but being able to share your screen to show the gameplay is not so straightforward. Here is a guide on how to use OBS to livestream on YouTube with ease.

In this article, we'll walk you through using Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) to stream your gameplay. With OBS, you can add overlays, music, and other special effects to your stream and make your ...