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The inspiration collection / 126 ideas

A little spark.
A stream that’s
all yours.

Bring your audience into the moment. From quiet study sessions to sold-out auctions, find a new way to make your community part of the show.

A colorful sticker rocket blasting through confetti MADE FOR YOUR PEOPLE Your next “we should do that.”
126 ways to play 14 directions to explore Your show, your controls

Find your people

What kind of stream
are you making?

Ten starting points. Three practical ideas each. Take what fits your community and leave room for your own thing.

01

Gaming, esports & VTubers

A win worth replaying.

  • Run a viewer lobby with the waitlist.
  • Let chat launch a rocket after a great round.
  • Keep a scoreboard beside the action.
02

Just chatting & podcasts

Make room for every voice.

  • Feature one audience question at a time.
  • Let a poll steer the next topic.
  • Use a heart sticker to say “that resonated.”
03

Music & DJs

Give the room a rhythm.

  • Display the current Spotify track when connected.
  • Configure song-request commands for your setup.
  • Let viewers spend points on an encore sticker.
04

Art, crafts & makers

Let people into the process.

  • Queue portfolio or project reviews in the waitlist.
  • Feature a useful suggestion while you work.
  • Celebrate the reveal with a creative-spark sticker.
05

Study, coding & education

Calm company for learning, focus, or ASMR.

  • Set a timer for a focus block.
  • Feature questions when you pause for a break.
  • Choose static coffee stickers and longer cooldowns.
06

Cooking & baking

Put chat at the kitchen table.

  • Run a poll for the next ingredient or recipe.
  • Use TTS while your hands are busy.
  • Celebrate a finished dish with a “nailed it” reward.
07

Fitness & wellness

Encouragement, at your pace.

  • Use a timer for sets and recovery breaks.
  • Let viewers vote on the next session theme.
  • Choose gentle appreciation rewards between sets.
08

IRL, travel & outdoors

Take the community along.

  • Combine your supported platform chats in one dock.
  • Feature questions during a pause in the adventure.
  • Invite audience locations into the map overlay.
09

Live sales & auctions

Keep the important details visible.

  • Show item and bid data when your source supplies it.
  • Build a print flow for available purchase details.
  • Close with a supporter thank-you reel.
10

Charity & community events

Show what you can do together.

  • Put a shared goal and donation alerts on screen.
  • Print donor-name labels for a real thank-you wall.
  • Roll the credits for supporters at the end.

Start with a little surprise

From chat to something
they’ll remember.

Real SSN tools, with room for your own twist. Some work straight away; others need a flow, a provider, or a little custom building.

Goose sticker with star sunglasses
Opt-in loyalty rewards

Let chat send a little chaos.

They earn SSN points. You choose the packs, prices, and cooldowns. A goose makes a brief appearance.

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Windows app + printer

Make support stick. Literally.

Trigger a text label when a donation arrives. Print it on sticker stock and build a real wall of thank-yous.

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TONIGHT WAS A TEAM EFFORTMade possible
by you.

Jess   /   Riley   /   Jordan

ILLUSTRATIVE SUPPORTER REEL
Supporter credits

Give your community the credits.

Close the stream with the people who helped make it happen, in a reel that feels like part of your show.

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The big list

What could your next
stream do?

Browse by mood or search for a tool. Platform events depend on what your connected source supplies. Overlay links need your SSN session to receive live chat.

126 ideas to make your own.

01Make chat part of the show

Built-in tool

One room, many platforms

Bring supported live chats together in one dock so your attention stays on the conversation.

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Built-in tool

Put the best comment on screen

Click a message to feature a viewer question, a great joke, or a useful answer.

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Built-in tool

A clean chat beside your camera

Use a transparent chat overlay and position it in your OBS scene.

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Built-in tool

Give each platform its own corner

Use source filters to make separate overlays for different communities.

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Built-in tool

A big, readable Q&A

Feature one question at a time instead of asking viewers to follow a fast chat feed.

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Built-in tool

A chat wall for the studio

Open the dock on another display so guests can read along.

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Built-in tool

Your brand, your chat

Use overlay themes, custom fonts, colors, and CSS to match the show.

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Host setup

Let communities meet

Enable supported chat relay paths so viewers across platforms can follow each other.

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Built-in tool

An overlay for every scene

Keep a compact chat for gameplay and a larger featured message for just chatting.

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02Make regulars feel at home

Host setup

A helpful first impression

Set up bot commands for your schedule, rules, links, and frequently asked questions.

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Built-in tool

A ritual for the opening minutes

Pair a chat prompt with featured replies to welcome everyone into the show.

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Built-in tool

Give helpful viewers the spotlight

Feature a good answer and thank the person who shared it.

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Event Flow

A shout-out that looks like you

Use an Event Flow to combine a chosen trigger with your own message or media.

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Host setup

A shared language for your community

Create custom commands for running jokes and channel traditions.

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Host setup

Keep useful links close

Set up a command for the current project, guest, or charity.

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Built-in tool

Welcome the whole room

Use the same dock to notice conversation from more than one streaming platform.

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Points setup

A regulars leaderboard

Show the points leaderboard to celebrate participation over time.

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Built-in tool

End with the people who made it happen

Use the credits overlay for a supporter thank-you at the end of the show.

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03Let chat spend a little joy

Opt-in reward

Launch a rocket with points

Enable Arcade Hype and let viewers redeem !sticker launch for an on-screen takeoff.

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Opt-in reward

Send the streamer a virtual coffee

Enable Cozy Club for a cat-and-coffee sticker paid for with SSN loyalty points.

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Opt-in reward

Release the goose

Make Friendly Chaos a reward for the moments that deserve a little nonsense.

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Opt-in reward

A quiet reward for a quiet stream

Choose a static sticker and turn overlay motion off for a calmer show.

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Opt-in reward

A reward menu viewers can ask for

The !stickers command lists the packs and prices you have enabled.

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Custom reward

Your mascot joins the stream

Add a host-approved direct HTTPS image as a custom points reward.

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Custom reward

A GIF for a perfect reaction

Add a direct GIPHY GIF or WebP URL with your own command and point cost.

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Host setup

Seasonal stickers, on your terms

Swap your enabled packs or custom images for a holiday, launch, or community event.

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Host controls

Fun without a wall of interruptions

Set per-viewer and per-sticker cooldowns, duration, and a gap between redemptions.

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04Celebrate support in your own style

Built-in tool

A donation gets its moment

Use Multi-Alerts to display supported donation events with a dedicated visual.

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Built-in tool

Fill a virtual tip jar

Add the tip jar overlay to make incoming support visible.

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Built-in tool

Work toward a shared goal

Put a goal meter on screen and explain what the milestone makes possible.

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Built-in tool

Keep a recent-event feed nearby

Use the event stream to follow the supported actions coming in during a busy show.

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Event Flow

A thank-you with a soundtrack

Set an event action to play an approved sound or media clip.

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Event Flow

Different moments, different reactions

Use specific event triggers for supported subscriptions, gifts, and other platform actions.

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Event Flow

A bigger celebration for a milestone

Use conditions in a flow to reserve a special action for the events that qualify.

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Built-in tool

Roll the supporter credits

Build a closing scene around the credits overlay and its configurable categories.

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Built-in tool

Keep names readable

Tune alert timing and overlay styling so a thank-you survives a busy scene.

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05Bring the stream into the real world

Windows app + printer

A donation becomes a real sticker

Print a text label with the donor name and message onto compatible sticker stock.

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Windows app + printer

Build a wall of supporters

Print a label per qualifying donation and add it to a physical board on camera.

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Windows app + printer

A thank-you you can hold

Use a label template with the supporter name and amount for a tangible keepsake.

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Windows app + printer

A little receipt for a big moment

Include a counter value in your label template to number qualifying events.

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Custom flow + printer

Keep a packing note beside the camera

Route available purchase information into a print action for a live-sale workflow; fields depend on the source.

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Advanced recipe

Who bought what, on paper

Build a custom purchase-summary workflow from captured order data, then format it for printing. This needs your own aggregation.

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Advanced recipe

A paper version of the thank-you reel

Export or collect your supporter list, then format a printed roll using a custom workflow. The credits overlay itself is digital.

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Custom flow + printer

A printout for a community challenge

Connect a qualifying chat or event trigger to a short text label for your physical challenge board.

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Windows app + printer

Make every label fit

Choose your installed printer and label dimensions, then test a template before going live.

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06Give everyone something to do

Built-in tool

Let chat choose the next topic

Run a chat poll with choices you set up for the show.

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Built-in tool

A fair turn-taking queue

Use the waitlist for games with viewers, portfolio reviews, or questions.

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Built-in tool

Pick a giveaway winner

Use the giveaway tool with your chosen entry rules.

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Built-in tool

Turn the room into a word cloud

Show recurring chat words as a visual snapshot of what everyone is talking about.

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Built-in tool

Put a countdown on the next segment

Use a timer overlay for breaks, challenges, or the start of an activity.

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Built-in tool

Show where the audience is joining from

Use the map overlay and its supported chat inputs for a community geography moment.

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Built-in tool

Keep emoji reactions visible

Use a reaction overlay when chat has feelings about the latest plot twist.

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Host setup

A queue for creative feedback

Invite viewers into the waitlist and work through submissions one at a time.

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Host setup

Ask one good question

Combine a chat poll with featured comments to hear both the vote and the reasons.

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07Turn a break into a game

Built-in tool

A last-bird-standing showdown

Let viewers join Chicken Royale and cheer their chickens through the battle.

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Built-in tool

Race the community pets

Run a small pet race with viewers joining as a dog, cat, rabbit, turtle, or hamster.

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Paint something together

Use Pixel Battle for a shared canvas controlled by chat coordinates and colors.

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Grow a chat garden

Let plant words in chat grow a garden full of contributions.

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A friendly color rivalry

Divide chat into colors and let Color Wars paint the map.

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Guess the hidden phrase

Set up phrases and let viewers guess as the answer is gradually revealed.

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Dig for hidden treasure

Invite coordinate commands into Treasure Hunt and see what the room uncovers.

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Built-in tool

Build a very unstable tower

Use Emoji Tower for a community stacking challenge.

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See how loud chat can get

Use the Spam Power page to turn chat activity into a shared meter.

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08Keep another game up your sleeve

Built-in tool

A parade of your viewers

Let chat join Dancing Parade and trigger dance moves.

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Built-in tool

Make it rain emoji

Turn emoji messages into a shower of reactions with Emoji Rain.

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Build a chain of words

Challenge viewers to continue Word Chain with the next valid word.

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Watch a storm of words grow

Let recurring words swell into bubbles in Word Storm.

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Chat makes the beat

Use Rhythm Pulse to turn musical words into sounds and visual rhythm effects.

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Built-in tool

Compose with colors

Try Color Symphony and let color words shape musical and visual notes.

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Save a moment on Memory Lane

Invite longer memories and let Memory Lane turn them into visual cards.

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Built-in tool

A little controlled chaos

Use Chaos Mode for flying text and command-triggered visual effects.

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Built-in tool

Rally a chat team

Let viewers join a color in Chat Wars and contribute power through conversation.

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09Give the stream a voice

Host setup

Hear chat while your hands are busy

Enable text-to-speech for a crafting, cooking, or gameplay stream.

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Host setup

A voice for featured questions

Use your chosen TTS workflow to read selected chat aloud.

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Event Flow

Make alerts audible

Combine an event with a sound action so the moment reaches you away from the chat dock.

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Optional provider

Pick a voice that fits the show

Choose from configured TTS providers and their available voices.

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Host setup

Keep speech under control

Tune TTS filters and limits for the pace and tone of your stream.

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Host setup

Route speech into the broadcast

Follow the TTS audio setup to send the correct output into OBS.

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Optional AI

An AI cohost for a solo stream

Configure the cohost to respond alongside you with the permissions you choose.

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Optional AI

A bot that knows the project

Give a configured AI useful context about your stream or work.

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Optional local service

Try local AI services

Use supported local service integrations when that suits your setup.

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10Build a show that feels like yours

Built-in tool

Start with a ready-made look

Browse the overlay gallery before building a scene from scratch.

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Custom development

A custom page for a special event

Use the documented overlay message bridge to create a purpose-built display.

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Optional AI

Describe an overlay idea

Try the AI overlay builder to generate and refine a page for your show.

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Event Flow

Make your mascot react

Connect event media actions to your own approved mascot artwork or animation.

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Host setup

Give an interview its own layout

Use featured comments and a quiet chat theme around the guest video.

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A branded intermission scene

Combine a timer, chat, and one of the chat games in an OBS scene.

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Built-in tool

A teaching stream with live questions

Feature questions while keeping the rest of the conversation in the dock.

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Host setup

A launch with a shared target

Combine a goal display, event alerts, and a closing supporter reel.

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Custom reward

Build your own reaction pack

Create transparent artwork, host direct images, and add custom sticker rewards with fixed costs.

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11Connect the moments between tools

Event Flow

Make one event do several things

Use Event Flows to chain a message, media, and other supported actions.

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Event Flow

Only react when it matters

Use flow conditions to narrow a trigger to the inputs you care about.

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Host setup

A button for your next segment

Connect supported controls through the API for repeatable production actions.

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Host setup

Put chat controls in OBS

Use the OBS control dock to keep production tools beside your scenes.

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External integration

Connect a Stream Deck workflow

Use documented command/API endpoints from a configured button or integration.

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External integration

Connect your own automation

Use supported webhook and API actions to bridge a stream event into another tool.

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Host setup

Use a local connection

Configure the local WebSocket server for compatible local clients and overlays.

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Custom development

Make a custom event display

Read canonical event fields in your own overlay rather than scraping a visible alert.

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Advanced setup

Run a dedicated stream machine

Explore the headless server workflow for an unattended collection setup.

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12Make going live less work

Built-in tool

Find the right source mode

Choose a supported capture method for each platform and delivery target.

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Built-in tool

Start with a test message

Send a fake test event before the show to check your overlay and routing.

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Host setup

Keep a backup of your setup

Export settings before a major layout change or moving to another machine.

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Built-in tool

Keep a record of the conversation

Use chat history and export tools for notes and follow-up after the show.

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Host setup

Filter what reaches the screen

Use the existing moderation and display filters for a broadcast-friendly feed.

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Host setup

Share the view with your producer

Use the session-based dock on a second machine and keep the session link private.

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Built-in tool

Choose your delivery style

Use the Chrome extension, desktop app, or supported Lite integrations for the job.

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Host setup

Connect VDO.Ninja guests and chat

Follow the native Social Stream integration guide for a VDO.Ninja production.

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Built-in tool

Try one small idea first

Add a single overlay, test it, and build on the parts your community enjoys.

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13Add another layer to the broadcast

Spotify setup

Show what is playing

Add the Spotify overlay to display track information from your configured Spotify integration.

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Spotify setup

Let the audience request a song

Configure Spotify chat commands and the request queue for your music workflow. Account and playback permissions apply.

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Host setup

Put a score on the rivalry

Use the scoreboard overlay for a match, challenge, or team competition you control.

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Built-in tool

Keep an announcement moving

Use the ticker for a scrolling line that fits around your main content.

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Built-in tool

A whole wall of emotes

Give community emotes a dedicated visual space with the emotes overlay.

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Supported source

Ride the Hype Train

Show supported Twitch Hype Train and Treasure Train progress in the dedicated top bar.

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Supported source

Give auctions their own display

Use the meta overlay for current item, bidder, bid count, and timer fields when your commerce source supplies them.

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Supported source

Keep an eye on the room size

Display incoming viewer-count snapshots with the meta overlay; availability varies by source.

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Built-in tool

A stream-wide participation meter

Use the hype meter to show community activity as it happens.

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14Bring your favorite tools along

MIDI setup

Play a note from a chat command

Configure a MIDI output device and command-triggered notes for your own musical or production setup.

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MIDI setup

Keep controls under your fingertips

Enable MIDI hotkeys for supported SSN controls with your chosen hardware.

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Native platform reward

Turn a Kick reward into a media moment

Route a native Kick reward redemption into an Event Flow and keep the Flow Actions overlay open.

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Native platform reward

React to a Twitch channel-points reward

Use a suitably authorized Twitch connection and redemption events as flow triggers. Native rewards remain separate from SSN loyalty points.

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Optional API setup

Search for a GIF from chat

Configure the existing GIPHY command options with your API key for chat-triggered GIF searches. This is separate from the curated points menu.

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Host setup

Give messages a mood score

Enable sentiment scores to add another signal to your chat workflow.

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Optional AI

Ask AI about the conversation

Use the AI prompt tools with your chosen model and supplied context.

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Host setup

A private space for the bot

Use the chatbot page for a separate bot conversation alongside your production.

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Built-in tool

Choose a custom template

Browse reusable overlay templates for a starting point you can adapt.

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One idea can become
your community’s thing.

Pick something small. Try it together. Make it yours.

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