Adding background music to a console stream might seem like a hassle, but Lightstream Studio makes it simple with no complex hardware, dual-PC setups, or capture cards required. Watch our step-by-step tutorial on how to add music to your stream with Lightstream: https://youtu.be/f5S407p43Sg By leveraging Lightstream’s screen share feature, you can route audio straight from […]
Looking for more ways to make keyboard shortcuts even more fluid while livestreaming? Today we’re going to dive into how you can control Lightstream Studio using either a physical Elgato Stream Deck or a smartphone (iOS or Android) with the Elgato Stream Deck mobile app. Watch our latest step-by-step tutorial on how to use keyboard […]
Take Control of Your Broadcast with Lightstream Keyboard Shortcuts If you’ve ever been in the middle of a live stream then you know how trying to engage with your chat while simultaneously clicking around your screen to switch scenes or mute your mic can feel quite chaotic. We want your live production to feel as […]
Quick links: Directions | Status | Changelog | Importer → | Discord → If you’re switching to Xsolla Partner Network and want to bring your StreamElements alerts, widgets, and chatbot settings with you, our importer tool now available in early access can handle that. No need to rebuild everything from scratch, just import your existing […]
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Layer Groups now available in Lightstream Studio Console streamers using PlayStation or Xbox, our latest feature is for you. Has your Lightstream layers panel gotten out of hand? You start with a game feed and a webcam. Then you add a border. Then alerts. Then social handles, sponsor graphics, and a chat box. Before […]
We’re sunsetting the Sceneless version of Studio With the launch of our new and improved scene based workflow, we’re now sunsetting the previous Sceneless version as of September 16th 2025. While this automated flow is a great fit for some streamers, we’ve worked closely with our community to shape Lightstream Studio into the product it […]
Our first Feature Update is live! We just released a major update to Lightstream Studio and we’re excited to show you what’s new. If you’ve been following along, you know this is a big step forward. We previewed some of the changes in our previous blog post, but this update is now fully live and ready for […]
Table of Contents What is Lightstream Studio? Lightstream Studio is a cloud based streaming studio, that you can access from your web browser! No powerful streaming PC’s or capture cards necessary. How to connect Lightstream Studio to my Twitch account (or any other platform) If you signed up with Twitch, you’ll already be connected. But […]
Lightstream Studio has some overlays available to all users for free, created by the talented Amanda Cha with some animation support from Brandon (Darkened Cyrus). While we offer them in the form of templates we know you may want to mix and match or find a different aspect ratio for some assets such as a webcam overlay. You […]
Lightstream Studio’s first Feature Update is just around the corner. If you’re even half as excited as us to get in there we know the next week will be a little unbearable, but for now here’s a sneak peek to tide you over! (or make the wait even harder, sorry if we do that) Table […]