Pick an Overlay Preset (12 styles)
The app ships 12 overlay presets to match your stream's vibe — from minimal, glass, and neon, all the way to themed premium styles like 8-Bit, Minecraft, and VTuber Alert.
✦ = Premium preset with a customizable leader icon
What you'll need
- Stream Community Manager open at Settings → Overlay
- (For premium presets) an image/GIF for the leader icon, if you want to replace it
Step 1 — Open the preset gallery
- Go to Settings → Overlay
- The top section is the Preset picker — a grid of 12 thumbnails
- Click any thumbnail — the Live Preview on the right updates instantly
Step 2 — Get to know the presets
Minimal / Standard
| Preset | Best for |
|---|---|
| Classic Box | Clean streams — rectangular box with a clear border, super readable |
| Banner | Commentary / podcast streams — thin bar that doesn't cover gameplay |
| Profile Card | Streams that highlight viewer names — has an avatar slot |
| Pill | Minimal streams — small rounded pill |
Effect-based
| Preset | Best for |
|---|---|
| Frosted Glass | Bright / lifestyle streams — modern frosted-glass look |
| Liquid Glass | High-end streams (iOS 26 refraction effect) — eye-catching but tasteful |
| Cyberpunk Neon | Gaming / esports streams — flashing neon lights |
Premium ✦
| Preset | Best for |
|---|---|
| 8-Bit Dialog ✦ | Retro / pixel-art game streams — NES-style dialog box + Pacman icon |
| Cozy Garden ✦ | Chill / craft / cottagecore streams — green tones + bird icon |
| Minecraft ✦ | Minecraft streams — blocky boxes + pickaxe icon |
| Punk Rock ✦ | Music / rock-vibe streams — hand-drawn graffiti |
| VTuber Alert ✦ | VTuber streams — comes with sub-styles A / B / C for different effects |
Step 3 — (VTuber only) pick a sub-style
If you choose VTuber Alert, you'll get a sub-option Variant A / B / C — each variant has different entry effects and icon placement.
Click through them and watch the Live Preview before deciding.
Step 4 — (Premium ✦) Upload a custom leader icon
Premium presets have a leader icon slot (the small image next to the box) — and you can swap it:
- Scroll to the Custom Message Leader Icon section (only shown for supported presets: 8-Bit, Garden, Minecraft, Punk, VTuber)
- Click Upload → pick a PNG / GIF / WebP file
- The image replaces the default icon immediately (e.g. swap Pacman for your channel mascot)
:::tip GIFs make the overlay come alive Upload an animated GIF — like Pacman chomping, a bird flapping, a pickaxe swinging. :::
Step 5 — Save
Every preset / variant / icon change is saved automatically — your overlay in OBS updates in real time over Socket.io with no need to refresh the browser source.
Tips & Troubleshooting
- Live Preview not updating: click Pin → Unpin, or refresh the Settings page.
- Premium preset looks "off" in OBS: make sure your Browser Source width matches the
widthvalue in the URL — if it's too wide it gets cropped. - Uploaded leader icon doesn't show: check the file is < 5 MB and a supported format (PNG/JPG/GIF/WebP/SVG).
- Switching presets messes up your font: each preset has a different default font — re-set the font in styling after switching.