Live Chat Overlay

Restyle the YouTube and Castr.io popout chat so you can overlay it for livestreams

Live Chat Overlay - Chrome Extension

Live Chat Overlay is a Chrome extension that allows you to overlay and customize chat messages from YouTube and Castr.io on your livestreams. It enhances your livestreaming experience by displaying chat messages as an overlay on your stream, making it easier for viewers to engage with the content.
Install from Chrome Web Store

Extension stats

Users: 624
-17
Version: 0.1.4 (Last updated: 2021-03-17)
Creation date: 2021-03-16
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://youtube.com/*
  • https://www.youtube.com/*
  • https://studio.youtube.com/*
  • https://chat.castr.io/room*
  • storage
Size: 420.86K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This extension allows you to highlight chat messages from YouTube and the Castr.io unified chat messaging windows so they can be displayed as an overlay on your livestream.

The Castr.io unified app currently works with YouTube, Twitch and Facebook*.

  • Due to a permissions issue the names are not displayed properly from Facebook. There are settings to replace Anonymous users with a replacement string.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Live Chat Overlay requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Live Chat Overlay has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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