OBS Studio Adding YouTube Chat Overlay to Your Stream

How to add transparent live YouTube chat into your stream for OBS Studio!

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[luckaast]

This do work guys, the comments will appear only if your stream is public, unlisted will not work, thank you for helping us out Las

[dirtydragonz]

I Think your videos have helped me the most in preparation for my first ever upcoming live stream. I was so nervous at first but now im less nervous because the streams acting work with minimal issues when i use your steps! Easy to follow, great results, it just works 🎉

[BradlyFC]

So as other people have said, it doesn't work as seamlessly as the video shows. How do you tell that browser source what chat to link to? Is there a way to make it automatically integrate with whatever broadcast is currently live? These are the questions that a lot of people are looking for answers to. Creating the overlay is a cake walk. Making it actually work -- little confusing.

[UrRedPandaVT]

You've been helping me a lot as I start to stream. Question, my live chat will be bigger then the box created in StreamElements and every time I size it down in obs, itll cut out the chat. any way to fix that?

[NextGenRetroGaming]

Question is there a way to have one chat box from both Twitch and YouTube?

[MaizaYT]

already setup but didnt even show when i live

[CrediFilms]

How do I get custom emojis to appear on the streamelements chat window? It only appears as text.

[Feragamotv]

if stream status is not public then not will work this chat in game ?

[MGRustSurvival]

bro i did everything you said but no chat is appearing once i am live on youtube, there is only white screen there

[PpZGmG]

unlisted doesn't show chat right? cause I'm testing everything as unlisted and its not showing. should I go private to see the testing?

[creatr.no]

First thing I said when I opened the video: "Oo! Beautiful green eyes!"

[DarthTaters]

Can you stream on YouTube & Twitch at the same time?

[NebulaticXD]

I did all the steps yet it still doesn't show the YouTube Chat

[TruKingCadet]

Would the process be the same for Twitch chat?

[GaelLazerYT]

thank bro doing my second live steam on YT soon

[screensanctum]

followed all the steps and chat didn't show.

[officialalexanderkelly]

How do we make the background transparent?

EDIT: Oh, nevermind

[HaischkaEST]

Can we see this chat while gaming or is it just for the chatters to see?? I'm on Mac with one monitor and can't find a way to see the chat while gaming- it's really frustrating

[JoJoCDYT]

am stuck. wont show my youtube live chat