Live Chat Overlay

Restyle the YouTube popout chat so you can overlay it for livestreams

What is Live Chat Overlay?

The 'Live Chat Overlay' Chrome extension is a tool designed for streamers to improve audience engagement on live broadcasts. It allows users to restyle YouTube's popout chat window, making it ideal for overlay during livestreams. Features include size adjustments, background color changes for better visibility, name display options, highlight words, and auto-hide messages. It supports streaming tools like OBS, ATEM Mini, and more by providing a remote URL for easy integration as a browser source.

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By: Aaron Parecki

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Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.57 (35)

Version: 0.3.8 (Last updated: 2024-01-28)

Creation date: 2020-10-05

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

https://youtube.com/*
https://www.youtube.com/*
https://studio.youtube.com/*

Size: 840.70K

Email: he*****@aaronpk.tv

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 6496 ▼ 54

Other rankings

#7060 in Tools ▼ 81

#4 in overlay keyword 45

#7 in chat keyword 56 ▼ 3

#10 in live keyword 42 ▼ 2

#70 in member keyword 10 ▼ 1

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Summary

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Restyle the YouTube popout chat so you can overlay it for livestreams. Install this extension, then use the "pop out chat" feature on a YouTube live video.

You can either full-screen the window and bring it into video streaming systems like the ATEM Mini to overlay the chat using a Luma or Chroma key, or you can get a remote URL to bring your chat into OBS, a YoloBox, or Lightstream Studio as a browser source!

Features

Add the overlay window as a browser source to OBS or other software
Change the size of the comment displayed to fit more text
Change the background color of the author name and icon
Choose between showing the commenter's full name or only their first name
Configure a list of highlight words
Auto-hide messages after a set length of time

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User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Easy to set up
Works well with OBS and Atem
Impressive to look at
Free to use
Helpful for live streaming

Cons

Issues with compatibility with other platforms (e.g. ManyCam, Restream, YouNow, Facebook)
Difficulty with technical support and troubleshooting
Some users experienced difficulties in customizing features (e.g. text color, fade out option)

Most mentioned

Easy to set up
Works well with OBS
Impressive look and functionality
Issues with compatibility with other platforms

Recent reviews

I can't delete messages in pop-up livechat. Please help

Chứng Khoán SH, 2024-03-27

Honestly, haven't used it live yet, looks nice and it's pretty simple to learn But I can seem to find a feature to auto feature comments, I moslty want to stream games and having to go to the pop-up to highlight comments would break the flow, maybe use the keywords or just for donations?

Gaming the Wolf, 2024-02-28

have tried to use this live chat overlay, doesn't work at all over here . saw the video of the creator but still not working

Online World, 2024-01-14

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Safety

Risk impact

Live Chat Overlay is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Live Chat Overlay if you trust the publisher.