Tools

Broadcast and watch

• MultiTwitch

  Alive

  Several Twitch streams on one screen: multitwitch.tv/channel1/channel2. Great for games among friends.

  multitwitch.tv

• SpeechChat

  Alive

  Reads chat messages aloud, so you don't have to keep looking at it.

  Check the permissions it asks for when you connect your account.

  speechchat.com

• Twitch Inspector

  Alive

  Checks how your stream reaches Twitch: drops, real bitrate, lost frames.

  Add ?bandwidthtest=true to your stream key to test without going live.

  inspector.twitch.tv

• VDO.Ninja

  Alive

  Brings guests (or your phone camera) into your stream from the browser, nothing to install and almost no delay. Free and open source.

  It also has a speed test at vdo.ninja/speedtest. If you use director mode with a password, don't publish that address.

  vdo.ninja

• TwitchTheater

  Unconfirmed

  Same as MultiTwitch, with more layout and chat options.

  It appears in 2025 guides, but I couldn't check it.

  twitchtheater.tv

Chat and bots

A cloud bot (Nightbot or Fossabot) is plenty to start. The desktop ones are for when you want to automate everything.

• 7TV

  Alive

  Extra animated emotes in chat. The one most viewers use today.

  7tv.app

• BetterTTV

  Alive

  The classic extra-emotes extension for chat.

  betterttv.com

• Fossabot

  Alive

  Another cloud bot, more modern and snappier than Nightbot, free.

  fossabot.com

• FrankerFaceZ

  Alive

  Browser extension that upgrades Twitch chat: extra emotes and moderation tools.

  The one for moderating. Also shows 7TV and BetterTTV emotes.

  frankerfacez.com

• Mix It Up

  Alive

  Desktop bot with a friendly interface: commands, sounds, chat games, points.

  mixitup.botWindows

• Nightbot

  Alive

  The classic cloud chat bot: commands (!socials), timed messages and spam filter.

  nightbot.tv

• SAMMI

  Alive

  Automation with visual blocks, popular with Stream Deck.

  Its Stream Deck extension is reported broken on newer Elgato software.

  sammi.solutionsWindows

• Social Stream Ninja

  Alive

  Merges Twitch, YouTube, Kick, TikTok and more into one chat and puts it on screen.

  Open source, by the author of VDO.Ninja. Perfect if you stream to several platforms at once.

  socialstream.ninja

• Streamer.bot

  Alive

  Automates everything: when someone redeems points, subs or types something, OBS does what you tell it.

  streamer.botWindows

• KapChat

  Unconfirmed

  Chat as a transparent source to lay over your stream.

  The page loads, but I couldn't confirm it still works. StreamElements has a chat widget that does.

  Use insteadStreamElements →

  nightdev.com

Alerts and tips

• DonationAlerts

  Alive

  Tips with alerts and on-screen goals.

  donationalerts.com

• SoundAlerts

  Alive

  Viewers spend bits or channel points to play a sound on your stream.

  soundalerts.com

• StreamElements

  Alive

  Free all-in-one: alerts, overlays, chat bot, tips and points store.

  It nearly shut down in May 2026 and Razer bought its assets in July. Still running, but its payment gateway closes on 31-12-2026 and tips move to PayPal.

  streamelements.com

• Streamloots

  Alive

  Viewers buy card packs that trigger things on your stream: challenges, sounds, questions.

  streamloots.com

• TipeeeStream

  Alive

  Tips and alerts, popular in France and Spain.

  tipeeestream.com

• Twidget

  Alive

  Highlights the chat message you pick on screen.

  apps.microsoft.comWindows

• Triggerfyre

  Unconfirmed

  Channel point rewards that played videos or sounds on screen.

  The site is just a landing page now and the tool doesn't respond. Streamer.bot or SoundAlerts do the same.

  Use insteadSoundAlerts →Streamer.bot →

  thefyrewire.com

Music and sounds

The biggest source of trouble: Twitch deletes VODs and warns channels over copyrighted music. «Free» doesn't mean cleared for streaming: read each one's terms.

• Chillhop Creator Cred

  Alive

  Chillhop lo-fi with permission for creators.

  Not royalty-free: it's a licence for individuals (not companies) that requires credit and registering your channel.

  chillhop.com

• Jamendo

  Alive

  Independent music under Creative Commons licences.

  The free tier is non-commercial: if your channel earns money, you need their paid licence.

  jamendo.com

• MyInstants

  Alive

  Soundboard of sounds and memes. Save your favourites to keep them handy.

  Many sounds have murky origins: keep them short and sensible.

  myinstants.com

• Pretzel

  Alive

  A player of stream-safe music, by genre.

  Still going (only its phone app closed).

  pretzel.rocks

• StreamBeats

  Alive

  Harris Heller's music made for streams, free.

  Perfect for Twitch. For monetised YouTube videos, check its terms.

  streambeats.com

• Soundtrack by Twitch

  Closed

  Twitch's own cleared-music service.

  Shut down on 17 July 2023.

  Use insteadStreamBeats →Pretzel →

  twitch.tv

VTuber and avatars

To appear as a character instead of your face: you design it in one program and another moves it by tracking your face with the webcam.

• veadotube

  Alive

  PNGtuber: a drawing that changes when you talk. The easiest way to start.

  veadotube mini is free.

  veado.tube

• VNyan

  Alive

  Free 3D VTubing with loads of chat and event reactions.

  suvidriel.itch.ioWindows

• VRoid Studio

  Alive

  Design your anime-style 3D character, free, no modelling skills needed.

  vroid.comWindows · Mac

• VSeeFace

  Alive

  Moves your 3D avatar by tracking your face with the webcam. Free and light.

  Works, but only gets patches now. Warudo and VNyan are where things move.

  vseeface.icuWindows

• Warudo

  Alive

  3D VTubing with stages, physics and chat interactions.

  warudo.appWindows

Computer audio

To split what the stream hears from what you hear, and to make the mic sound good before it reaches OBS.

• BlackHole

  Alive

  Free, open-source virtual audio cable for Mac: routes system or app sound into OBS.

  github.comMac

• EasyEffects

  Alive

  Improves your mic system-wide on Linux: removes noise, evens out volume, EQs.

  Comes with example presets for voice.

  github.comLinux

• NVIDIA Broadcast

  Alive

  Removes mic noise and blurs or replaces your camera background using the graphics card.

  NVIDIA RTX cards only.

  nvidia.comWindows

• qpwgraph

  Alive

  Shows Linux audio (PipeWire) as boxes and wires, to patch by hand what goes into OBS.

  Even simpler: Helvum.

  gitlab.freedesktop.orgLinux

• VB-CABLE

  Alive

  A virtual audio cable: routes one program's sound into another, say music into OBS on its own channel.

  Free (donations welcome). On Mac, BlackHole is better.

  vb-audio.comWindows · Mac

• Voicemeeter

  Alive

  A virtual mixing desk: brings together mic, game, music and Discord and decides what viewers hear and what you hear.

  Confusing at first: start with the basic version.

  vb-audio.comWindows

Stream Deck-style controllers

Buttons to switch scenes or mute the mic without hunting for the OBS window. No need to buy anything: your phone will do.

• Bitfocus Companion

  Alive

  Turns a Stream Deck, your phone or a browser into a control panel for OBS and lots of gear. Open source.

  Also drives a Stream Deck without Elgato's app.

  bitfocus.io

• Macro Deck

  Alive

  Free, open-source Stream Deck on your phone or browser: buttons for OBS, music and shortcuts.

  Its OBS plugin hasn't changed since 2024: test it before relying on it.

  github.comWindows

• Touch Portal

  Alive

  Your phone or tablet as a button panel: switch scenes, mute the mic…

  Free with a few buttons; remote OBS control is in the paid version.

  touch-portal.com

Stats

• SullyGnome

  Alive

  Stats for any channel: hours, viewers, games, best times.

  sullygnome.com

• TwitchTracker

  Alive

  Channel tracking and rankings, with graphs for each stream.

  twitchtracker.com

Clips and editing

• Cross Clip

  Alive

  The same, from Streamlabs.

  streamlabs.com

• Kdenlive

  Alive

  A complete open-source video editor to cut highlights from your streams.

  kdenlive.org

• LosslessCut

  Alive

  Cuts pieces out of very long recordings in seconds, with no quality loss.

  The fastest way to get a clip out of a four-hour stream.

  github.com

• Shotcut

  Alive

  A simple open-source video editor: cut, add text, export vertical or landscape.

  shotcut.org

• Shutter Encoder

  Alive

  Converts, compresses and fixes video and audio in one click, like MKV to MP4.

  shutterencoder.com

• StreamLadder

  Alive

  Turns landscape clips into vertical ones for TikTok, Shorts and Reels, with captions.

  streamladder.com

Chat games and more

• Crowd Control

  Alive

  Viewers trigger effects in your game (scares, items, traps) with channel points or bits.

  Free for streamers; only with supported games.

  crowdcontrol.live

• FakeYou

  Alive

  Text to speech with character voices.

  Many imitate real people: mind Twitch's rules.

  fakeyou.com

• inStreamly

  Alive

  Sponsorships for small channels: on-screen ads for money.

  instreamly.com

• Jackbox

  Alive

  Party games the chat plays from their phones. The games are bought on Steam.

  jackbox.tv

• Marbles on Stream

  Alive

  Marble races the chat joins by typing !play. Great for breaks.

  Free on Steam.

  store.steampowered.comWindows

• VoiceNotebook

  Alive

  Voice dictation in the browser, to type without a keyboard.

  Not for live captions: for that, LocalVocal or OBS Captions under Plugins.

  voicenotebook.com