Streamlabs’ new monthly tipping service doesn’t take a cut from streamers

Top streamers, including Pokimane, have also chimed in and threatened to move to other services. Livestreaming service Streamlabs got caught with its hand in the cookie jar. Lightstream, a competitor to Streamlabs in the live streaming business, took to Twitter with a meme to point out how similar Streamlabs’ new Streamlabs Studio website looks compared to Lightstream’s own. And that includes the vast library of pre-made overlays for that extra hot looking stream. Only now you don’t need to mess around with it in a browser then paste a URL into your streaming software. There’s one area I’m less impressed with, and that’s in the actual setup process.

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The system also integrates with X’s new live broadcast chat functionality, so you can monitor chat messages in the Streamlabs desktop add as you stream. The desktop app also lets you adjust monetization options on the fly, including custom alerts for tipping and overlays for branded content. Additionally, content creators have access to the Streamlabs merch store so they can hawk branded products while they stream. Creators using X will also have access to the company’s line of widgets for increased engagement.

“Streamlabs OBS is built on top of the OBS open-source platform; Streamlabs OBS is also open source, and our code is publicly available. Streamlabs and Twitch are yet to respond to these issues, but if not resolved, this could be a potential pitfall in their budding partnership. One of the biggest blows to Streamlabs has been the response of celebrated streamer, Pokimane, who is a partnered streamer of the company. However, in light of these new accusations, she has threatened to sever ties with the company.

• However, the plagiarism accusations have already led to a significant backlash.
• Twitch recently announced that it would be partnering with Streamlabs to launch Streamlabs Studio – allowing Xbox Twitch users to create custom overlays, alerts, and presets.
• The Streamlabs Podcast Editor provides resizing tools to quickly reformat content for other platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
• The new Podcast Editor will be available as part of the Streamlabs Ultra subscription — a $19 monthly (or $149 per-year) all-in-one subscription for Streamlabs creator applications like Streamlabs Console and Video Editor Pro.

It’s in beta right now, but if you’re involved in fundraising there you can connect your account up directly with Streamlabs for integration in your streams. The developers promise setup to streaming should only take 60 seconds, and while I didn’t time it, it feels accurate. If you already use Streamlabs, your stuff is automatically pulled in when you log in. If you’ve been using OBS to this point, no worries, your stream setup can be imported in a jiffy. Of course, if you’re starting from scratch it’ll probably take at least a few minutes. We first looked at it in the middle of 2017 when it started supporting Mixer, and everything that’s great about it still applies.

Streamlabs helps streamers jump into podcasting with new Podcast Editor

Streamlabs is banking on you normally having a web browser open and any number of other applications. In a very simple test between this and the program I’m most familiar with, XSplit, I found some definite differences. Streamlabs OBS, with the same exact stream setup as XSplit, used 300MB less RAM on my PC. That’s quite a lot, with XSplit almost pushing 1GB at times while Streamlabs OBS was much less taxing at sub-700MB. On the landing page, Streamlabs makes a bold claim about its version of OBS regarding CPU usage. The developers say its could see performance could be improved by as much as 25 percent which, if true, is reason alone to use it for your streams.

Pokimane, one of the most popular creators on Twitch, is one such streamer. “Streamlabs better resolve this entire thread of issues or i’ll be asking them to take my face off the platform + look to use another donation service,” she wrote on Twitter. As streaming has grown more and more popular, so too has the need for tools to do it on consoles like Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch, as well as PC. Normally it requires a capture card and that doesn’t even include the effort that goes into creating a quality-looking production. Streamlabs has partnered with Twitch to offer a suite of tools to console-based streamers to help with just this.

Creators can use the text-based editor to create clips, generate translations and add subtitles.

• Perhaps just as importantly, Streamlabs Studio allows users to broadcast their gameplay and livestream production without use of a capture card that would otherwise be necessary for a proper setup.
• Streamlabs and Twitch are yet to respond to these issues, but if not resolved, this could be a potential pitfall in their budding partnership.
• The web-based Streamlabs Studio will let streamers customize their broadcasts with widgets and overlays, such as a chat panel or live stream alerts.
• Additionally, content creators have access to the Streamlabs merch store so they can hawk branded products while they stream.
• You can hook up a variety of different payment methods, including PayPal, and the information is very clear, easy to understand and manage.
• “We are taking immediate action to remove OBS from our name,” reads the comment.

However, it could help Twitch streamers who don’t have a capture card or capable PC to make their broadcasts stand out from the pack. The catch is Streamlabs Studio is exclusively available for Twitch streamers broadcasting on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S, and unlike Streamlabs OBS, it’s not free. You will need to pay a monthly fee of $4.99 or an annual fee of $49.99 to use Streamlabs Studio’s services. Both subscriptions do have a seven-day free trial if you wish to try it out before committing fully to a paid subscription, which you can cancel at any time.

Bottom line on Streamlabs OBS

With Twitch’s partnership, Streamlabs Studio was launched, starting on Xbox. Typically, Twitch streamers who broadcast their console gameplay have had to run the video through a PC with the help of a capture card if they want to add bells and whistles like onscreen donation alerts or custom layouts. Xbox owners can now select “Streamlabs” as a destination in the Twitch app and log into the Streamlabs Studio website to customize their stream. The site works on mobile and tablets, so you don’t even need a PC to personalize your stream or switch between preset scenes. Lightstream, a separate service that also offers a way for console users to customise their overlays when streaming, tweeted out a comparison shot of its website compared to Streamlabs Studio’s.

The OBS Project, short for Open Broadcaster Software, provided the open source technical framework for Streamlabs. But in spite of Streamlabs’ decision to include “OBS” in its name, the company and the open source project were apparently never on good terms. Streamlabs has yet to respond to the accusations outside of its reply to Lightstream. The image shows the two websites side by side with almost identical layouts, copy, and even quotes from users.

Streamlabs is bringing livestreaming tools to X

Mileage will vary, though, as it very much depends just how much other stuff you currently have going on when you’re streaming. It’s understandable that Streamlabs and Logitech would want to get more involved in such a growing market, though it’s not a guaranteed golden ticket. Facebook shut down its own podcasting app less than a year after it launched. Meanwhile, Spotify, which claims to be the biggest podcast publisher in the US, recently announced a wave of layoffs within its podcasting division.