Install OBS Studio Overlays in One Click

Install your OBS Studio overlays in less than 10 seconds! Download and import with our new Super Charged overlay system!

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Transcript Excerpt

In this video I’m going to show you how to import overlays inside of OBS Studio in less than 10 seconds. Using our new importer allows you to import entire overlay packages, individual scenes, and even groups of sources in just one click. This means you can import the layout, filters, and text sources that we set up for our packs extremely fast.

Let’s get right into it.

Hey what’s up everyone it’s Derek from Nerd or Die and I’m really excited to debut our OBS Studio overlay importer. We’re calling this feature Super Charged overlays, which means that any overlay pack with the Super Charged icon can be installed quickly for OBS Studio, Streamlabs OBS, or StreamElements.

However, in this video we’re going to cover everything you need to know about the OBS Studio importer.

To start, the first step is to download one of the overlay packs from our website. You can find out what overlays have this feature in the link in the description below or by browsing our Super Charged category.

If you already own one of these packs you will need to redownload to get the latest version.

Once you’ve downloaded an overlay, unzip it like normal. You’ll still get all the normal files as you did before, including the individual graphic assets. The file we’ll be using is located in the "~OBS Studio Quick Install" folder, but first we need to set things up properly. You won’t actually click this link, so don’t be surprised if trying to open it does not work.

Make sure that you folder is stored somewhere that you will be keeping it, because once you import these files, you won’t be able to move this folder, unless you import it again. Similar to what happens if you move any other overlay files.

An extremely important step is that you need to make sure to download all of the fonts that we’ve linked in our setup guide. If you don’t, then when you import the text sources, they may not display properly, or at all. We’ll cover what to do if you don’t want to install fonts shortly.

The fonts can all be found in the setup guide portion of your overlay. Visit the links for each font, download and unzip the font, then install all the font weights.

While installing fonts is extremely simple, sometimes our packs link to Google Webfonts, and finding the download can be a bit tricky. To download these fonts, simply click the “Select This Font” option, click on the tab that pops up, and then click on the download arrow, and then click download. From here, you can just unzip the file, and then install per normal.

Once you have your fonts installed, the hardest part is over.

Let’s go ahead and open up OBS Studio.

First, you’ll want to back up your current scene collection. While our importer will not remove any of your current scenes, and can be used with your collection, we highly recommend exporting your current collection and saving this backup. We also recommend starting from an all new scene collection. If you’re not familiar with scene collections, then you might want to look into them a bit more before moving on, especially if you’ve spent a lot of time setting up your current overlay.

Next, go into your settings and make sure your base canvas is set to 1920x1080. Our overlays are all set for this base canvas size, which is the standard for Twitch streaming. If your base canvas is too large or too small, the overlays will still be imported, but they will not be aligned properly.

Finally, go to the Tools section and select Scripts. From here, we’ll hit the plus icon and then navigate to the overlay folder that we’ve downloaded. In the OBS Studio Importer folder, add the file for your pack, in this case I’ll add the Glitch 2 Importer file. While I’m using Glitch 2 in this example, I want to mention that this process will be exactly the same for any other packs that support this importer.

You’ll now have a small drop down menu, and we’ll be in the Scene Templates area. The first option is to set up all the scenes in the pack. Let’s go ahead and click that. With that one click, you’ll now have all the scenes we’ve designed installed. It’s really that easy.

Let’s click through a bit and see how things look. You can easily swap any of the images or videos with the individual files included in your pack. You can also go into the text sources and change any that you need to. So, if you need to change the schedule, social media text, or any of the language we used in the game scenes, you can do this quickly, and not have to worry about the positioning.

[NerdorDie]

Hope you all like this! More overlays will support this system soon. We're really proud of this and will continue to make improvements over time, so please let us know any suggestions that you might have.

[TheSuperShadow]

For those having issues with the fonts but followed the instructions, try closing down obs and reopening, worked for me :D

[tricksterdoobs]

i just bought one of your overlays and it includes social links latest sub etc..the thing is i have no idea howto add the info so it show correctly...link to a guide for that please would be fantastic..tyvm

[harbscantina]

I actually grabbed Glitch2 recently and just this afternoon used this video to set up the new Scripts - so easy :)

[haggardgaming]

I would love a short tutorial on how to add the different colors for like the Crypto package. The default when you add it is blue but what if I wanted to use the other colors? What's the best way to do this?

[zaharishtonov]

This new system rocks guys! Great job coming up with the solution! Cheers!

[bunnyboy]

For those who cannot find the overlay file you have to first unzip the file/ extract it first then it will show up. Then go to Overlay <<<Quick it should be in the folder

[sangamchugh]

Hey, I bought the borderline stream overlay complete package, and also installed the said font. Its still not importing the screens properly.

[ronnyhuber]

Thank you very much Guys. Very helpful Content.

[hawaj.]

Could you please make the video with the latest obs updates, because it has changed since then and I don't know how to set it up!?

[SonicAlpha]

Brilliant. So much easier that when I had to set things up manually when I was using Kinetic Lite.

Though OBS does complain that the NoDLogo is missing from the welcome page/scene after importing Borderline, not sure why it wasn't installed along with everything else.

[Juicetinoderso]

Im trying for an hour now. When i want to open the script, it says it could not open the .lua, because theres no file or directory. Pls help me :(

[Riderpride]

Great video, I just picked up the Glitch 2 Overlay package with the Cyberpunk 2077 added overlays. Gonna have fun setting this up to get ready for the CP2077 official release!

[marty_byrdeGC]

Start with the base at 1920 then you can resize afterwards correct?

[rameCadenas]

Please make SuperCharged compatible with Xsplit Broadcast

[JamarLPrince]

Great video. One Follower, Donation and Sub Labels....when does that change to the actual person that follows the channel? Did I mess something up??

[solomonsignet]

With the constant update to OBS Studio. Does this still work in 2024. I am having trouble uploading my Stealth Overlay Package.

[CybaGirl]

Thank you so very much. I purchased the Predator overlay this morning :).

[rolandhoxhaj]

how can i change the texts like in the camera overlay where it says "your name"

[WombatGaming]

Thanks easy to follow, I am having trouble with the fonts. I fixed the fonts by closing OBS. Now I have a missing file, Glitch_Stream_BRB.mp4 I can see a WEBM file with that name but cant replace it.