Overlays

Overlays are the elements you show on screen in OBS: chat, counters, timers, goal bars, alerts… You create and customize them in the Overlays tab, then add them to OBS as a Browser Source (see Overlays in OBS).

Available types

Free

• Chat — shows your chat on screen.
• Counter (Counter) — a number you increment (or driven by a trigger).
• Timer (Timer) — countdown / stopwatch.
• Goal bar (Goal bar) — progress toward a goal, which can be filled automatically (see Stats).
• Info panel (Info panel) — a text/info box.

Pro

• Jukebox — a music playback queue on screen.
• A/V alerts — audio/video alerts (image, GIF or video + optional sound), triggered by an event via triggers.

Tip

The Jukebox and A/V alerts are Pro widgets. All other overlays are free.

Customization

Each overlay can be customized (colors, size, font…). Custom fonts (that you import) are Pro; built-in fonts are free. See Library.