Feb 14, 2022
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Getting Chat on Screen in OBS is a very effective way to engage users across different platforms. In this article, we will look at different ways to add stream chat to the OBS studio platform.
You can add Twitch Stream Chat to OBS or you can also have your own private chat platform added to OBS Stream
There are many benefits of having your own chat like:
The Chat Platform to use is DeadSimpleChat is Dead Simple to add to your OBS Stream and has a Free Plan with all the features available to use.
Adding DeadSimpleChat to your OBS Stream follows the exact same steps as adding Stream Chat to your OBS Stream.
Follow the below steps to add chat on Stream OBS
Steps
Step 1: Get the Chat URL from the provider
The First step is to get the chat url from the chat provider you can get this in the chat interface or if you are able to open the chat in a new window get the url from the browser that is the chat URL of the chat provider you are using.
Step2: Open the OBS and click on the "+" icon at the bottom of the OBS software as shown in the figure.
Open the OBS software and click on the "+" icon
Step3: Click on the browser button
Click on the browser on the OBS Studio
Step4: Type a name for your chat and click on the 'OK' button
Add stream chat to OBS
Step5 : Add the chat URL from the chat provider to OB
Set the chat provider url
Step6: Final Chat added to OBS
Chat added to OBS
here is how adding stream chat to OBS is very easy to do.
How to Get Twitch Stream Chat box to OBS
Add Stream Chat to OBS (Twitch Chat)
Twitch account
Adding twitch chat to your OBS Stream is quite simple.
Step1: Login to your Twitch account
Login to your Twitch AccountÂ
Step2: Go to your channel
Go to your Channel
Step3: Open the Stream Chat
Stream Chat Channel
Step4: Click on the settings button
Click On the Settings button
Step 5: Click on the pop out chat button
Step6: Copy the URL from the pop out chat
Copy the Stream Chat URL
Step7: Open your OBS Studio
Step8: click on the "+" icon on the bottom
Click on the Plus Icon
Step9: select browser from the list
select browser from obs menu
Step10: Name the chat ( we will name it Twitch chat) and click on OK.
step11: Add the URL that we copied from the pop out stream chat and adjust the height and width of the chat here and click ok.
Add the stream URL that we copied in step 6
Now you have twitch stream chat added on your OBS stream
Step A: take the URL that you copied in the step 6 above
Step B: click on view -> Docks -> Custom Browser Docks
Click on the Custom Browser Docks in OBS
Step C: A window opens up name the dock (We will name it Twitch Name Dock) and paste the URL Copied in the step 6 above and Click on the apply button
Now you have the Twitch Chat as a dockable chat. You can dock it in any section of the OBS studio software.
Dockable Stream Chat from Twitch
It is easy to add any streaming chat to OBS Studio and it increasing engagement with the audiences for sure.
Adding Dead Simple Chat to your Stream is a good option if you need customizable experience and features that makes you stand out from the crowd.
DeadSimpleChat also scales upto 10 million participants so if you have lots of viewers rest assured that the chat will work always
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