Show which channel a message came from

Which overlays support channel names?

The same viewer can comment on several streams. The channel label tells you which creator received the message, while the viewer's name still identifies who sent it. Select any screenshot to view it at full size.

YouTube messages from River Studio and Hilltop Live, with a channel name beside each viewer. — Example rolling chat with channel names enabled: Alex and Morgan are on **River Studio**; Jamie and Casey are on **Hilltop Live**. These are sample messages.

View	Supported?	Where to enable it
Main chat / control Dock	ใช่	Main chat overlay & control dock ? Message ? Visibility
Queued messages in the Dock	ใช่	Uses the same Dock setting; no separate queue toggle.
Rolling chat in OBS	Yes, with the main chat overlay (`dock.html`)	Use the updated Dock link in that Browser Source.
แชตเด่น (Featured Chat)	ใช่	Featured chat overlay ? Visibility; enable its own toggle.
Other overlays, including Multi-Alerts	This toggle is not available	Use the main chat or Featured Chat overlay when you need these channel labels.

The toggle applies to ordinary messages, Super Chats, memberships, and gifts displayed in these views. It labels all messages with an available channel name; there is no paid-items-only switch.

Show channel names in chat and the queue

Open your Social Stream Ninja settings in the desktop app or browser extension.
ใน แชต tab, open โอเวอร์เลย์แชตหลักและแผงด็อกควบคุม (Main chat overlay & control dock) (Streaming Chat), then Message ? Visibility. If you are in beginner mode and cannot see this section, choose สลับเป็นโหมดเต็ม in the welcome panel.
เปิดใช้ Show originating channel name. Or search settings for originating channel and select the result under โอเวอร์เลย์แชตหลักและแผงด็อกควบคุม (Main chat overlay & control dock).
Open the updated Streaming Chat Dock link. If you already have the Dock open in OBS or a browser, update its URL using the steps below.

Settings search for originating channel shows separate results for the main chat Dock and Featured Chat. — Search for **originating channel**. Choose the first result for the Dock or the second for Featured Chat.

Message Visibility menu with Show originating channel name switched on. — In the main chat settings, turn on **Show originating channel name**. The blue switch indicates it is enabled.

The queue keeps the channel label

Queue messages as usual. The Dock's channel-name setting also applies when viewing queued items.

Queue entries numbered 1 and 2 show an Alex Super Chat from River Studio and a Casey question from Hilltop Live. — Example queue: the $20 Super Chat came from **River Studio**; the question came from **Hilltop Live**.

Show channel names on the Featured Chat overlay

ใน แชต tab, open โอเวอร์เลย์แชตไฮไลต์, จากนั้น Visibility.
เปิดใช้ Show originating channel name there as well.
Copy the updated Featured Chat link into your OBS Browser Source's URL สนาม
Select a message in the Dock to feature it. Its channel label appears on the overlay when a channel name is available.

The Dock and Featured Chat have separate settings. Enable both if you want your hosts and your audience to see channel names.

Featured Chat Visibility menu with Show originating channel name enabled. — Enable the separate **Show originating channel name** switch for Featured Chat.

Featured $20 Super Chat showing viewer Alex beside the originating channel River Studio. — Example Featured Chat overlay: **Alex** is the viewer, **River Studio** is the channel, and **$20.00** is the Super Chat amount.

Update an existing browser or OBS link

You can enable channel names directly on an existing dock.html หรือ featured.html link by adding &showchannelname. Keep your existing session, password, and other options.

https://socialstream.ninja/dock.html?session=YOUR_SESSION_ID&showchannelname
https://socialstream.ninja/featured.html?session=YOUR_SESSION_ID&showchannelname

These are examples; use your own generated links. In OBS, edit the URL in the Browser Source or custom browser dock settings. In a browser, navigate to the updated URL. If your link contains a # fragment, insert &showchannelname before it.

Changing a toggle in SSN updates the generated link. Replace links you previously copied into OBS or saved as bookmarks to apply the option there.

If a channel name is missing

Only one search result? Beginner mode can hide the main chat visibility section. Choose สลับเป็นโหมดเต็ม, then search again. You can also use the ตัวเลือก URL without changing menu modes.
Check the exact option. ใช้ Show originating channel name. Show source name as text next to icon shows the platform, such as YouTube, rather than the creator's channel.
Check the page you are viewing. Its URL should contain showchannelname. Updating the Dock does not update a separate Featured Chat Browser Source.
Check a new message. Channel details may still be loading when a source first opens. Wait for a new message from each connected channel, then queue or feature it to check the label.
Check the source. YouTube capture supplies channel names. Other platforms can show labels when their source supplies a channel name. If only one source stays unlabeled, include the platform and capture mode when asking for help.

This option labels items already appearing in chat; it does not enable capture of additional events. If memberships or gifts are missing entirely, review your YouTube setup and event filters.