Awesome Live Streaming

A curated collection of the best tools, utilities and goodies for live streamers.

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Table of Contents

• Audio
• Broadcasting Software
• Broadcasting Utilities
• Broadcasting Libraries
• Chat
• Community
• OBS Plugins
• Protocols
• Overlays
• Hardware
  • Cameras
  • Microphones
  • Misc

Audio

• Virtual Audio Cable – A virtual audio device for Windows that allows you to loop-back and create advanced audio mix configurations. Windows only.

• Voicemeeter – A virtual audio device for Windows that allows create custom mixes of audio streams from and to different applications. Windows only.

• REAPER – A reasonably priced DAW capable of performing advanced stream audio processing and wiring the output into your broadcast studio.

• ReaPlugs – A number of free plugins by the creators of Reaper. Many of these are useful for live streaming. EQ, Delay, Gate, Compressor, etc.

• Rogue Amoeba's Loopback 💰 – Enables advanced audio routing and loopback on macOS. Requires a signed kernel extension so it needs security hardening disabled from recovery mode on recent macOS versions. macOS only.

• Blackhole – a modern macOS virtual audio loopback driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency. macOS only.

Broadcasting Software

• Meld Studio - macOS. Live stream production software with a polished UI and built in video effects.

• OBS Studio - Crossplatform. Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming.

• Streamlabs Desktop – Crossplatform. A fork of OBS using an electron based interface.

• Wirecast 💰 – macOS + Windows. Live stream production tool with conferencing and remote guest features.

• vMix 💰 – Windows only. Live stream production software with conferencing and remote guest features.

Broadcasting Utilities

• keycastr – macOS. Useful for screencasts to visualize keypresses as an overlay.

Broadcasting Libraries

• FFmpeg – A powerful low-level tool that can be used to broadcast in advanced use-cases.

• GStreamer – a pipeline-based multimedia framework that links together a wide variety of media processing systems to complete complex workflows.

Chat

• Chatterino – Chatterino is a chat client for Twitch chat. It aims to be an improved/extended version of the Twitch web chat.

• Chatty – Chatty is a chat software specifically made for Twitch, in the spirit of a classic IRC Client.

Community

• /r/streaming – A space for content-creators from Twitch and YouTube to network, trade advice and share their experiences.

• /r/twitch – An unofficial place for discussions surrounding Twitch.tv.

• OBS Discord – A great resource for getting techincal support and learning more about the project.

OBS Plugins

• VDO Ninja - a browser-based plugin that enables low-latency, high-quality video chat rooms and remote video feeds. It offers a customizable and platform for remote guests and can be added as a browser plugin to most popular streaming products.

• OBS NDI - an extension for OBS Studio that allows users to send and receive video and audio sources over a local network using the Network Device Interface (NDI) protocol. This enables seamless integration of multiple sources and devices in real-time.

• OBS Move Transitions allows for moving a source to a new position during a scene transition.

Protocols

• SRT - The Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) protocol is an open-source video transport protocol that enables low-latency and high-quality streaming over unpredictable networks.

• NDI - a proprietary, IP-based technology that allows high-quality, low-latency video and audio transmission over a local area network (LAN).

Overlays

• StreamElements - Customizable overlay builder with free themes.

• Canva - Canva is a general purpose design tool, but offers easy methods for creating your own overlays.

• OWN3D - Free and paid animated overlays and alerts.

• Visuals By Impulse - Free, paid and custom stream overlay design services.

Hardware

Cameras

• Logitech C920 - A tried and true streaming webcam loved by many.

Microphones

• Audio-Technica AT2020+ - one of the most popular series of professional microphones used by streamers.

Misc

• Stream Deck a customizable hardware controller designed for content creators, such as streamers and video editors.

• Touch Portal a software-based alternative to hardware controllers like the Stream Deck, which turns your smartphone or tablet into a customizable macro keypad. It enables users to create custom buttons and actions for various applications, such as streaming, video editing, and productivity tasks.