VR Chat Screen

VR Chat Screen is a Windows app for keeping stream chat visible while you're in SteamVR.

It can pull chat from Twitch, YouTube Live, and Kick, show it in a desktop window or a native VR overlay, display alerts in VR, and give you basic moderation and stream controls without needing to keep taking the headset off.

Current Status

This version supports two modes:

• A normal transparent desktop overlay window.
• A native OpenVR overlay that publishes the chat panel and alerts into SteamVR.

Features

• Multichat support for Twitch, YouTube Live, and Kick.
• Desktop overlay window that can be pinned with SteamVR Desktop.
• Native VR chat overlay for a read-only in-headset chat panel.
• VR alerts overlay with Banner and Above chat placement.
• Streamlabs Alert Box support in VR.
• In-app moderation for supported platforms, including delete, timeout, and ban actions where available.
• Stream controls for OBS or Streamlabs Desktop, including scene switching and audio controls.
• OAuth/API-first account login for Twitch, YouTube, and Kick.
• Emoji support, opacity controls, sizing options, timestamps, and compact overlay styling.
• Built-in update checker for GitHub releases.
• Tray menu support so the app can be hidden and restored quickly.

Run It

npm install
npm run build:openvr
npm start

Open settings to add your chat sources:

• Twitch channel names, without https://twitch.tv/.
• YouTube live URLs, video IDs, channel IDs, handles, or channel URLs.
• Kick channel names, without https://kick.com/.

For accounts and moderation, use the Accounts tab. OAuth/API is the main setup path, with browser fallback only where the app still needs it.

The app can also check GitHub releases for updates from Settings > Integrations.

Use Native OpenVR Overlay

1. Start SteamVR.
2. Run npm run build:openvr once.
3. Run npm start.
4. Open settings and enable OpenVR.
5. Adjust X/Y/Z if the panel is out of view.

The native VR overlay is mainly intended as a clean chat display. If you want to interact with the app more directly, using SteamVR Desktop is still the easier option.

Use Desktop Pinning / Change Settings

1. Start SteamVR.
2. Run npm start.
3. Open SteamVR Dashboard.
4. Open Desktop View and select the VR Chat Screen window.
5. Pin/place the window in your VR space.

Build The Windows App

npm run package

The packaged app will be created here:

dist\VR Chat Screen-win32-x64