Quick Guide: Setting up Streamlabs Alerts

Alerts are sounds and messages that pop up on your screen when you stream. Creators use them to celebrate events like a new follow or subscription. This guide will teach you how to get your alerts set up quickly.

• Link Your Channels
• Find your Alert Settings
• General Settings
• Fast Design (Global Editing)
• Customize Specific Alerts & Variations
• Adding the Alertbox to your Software
• Testing your Alerts
• More Resources

Before You Start: Link Your Channels

If you stream on multiple platforms like Twitch, YouTube, or Kick, you can link them all together. We highly recommend creating a Streamlabs ID to combine your accounts. If you need help creating a Streamlabs ID, check out our step-by-step guide on how to set up your Streamlabs ID here. Here’s how to merge your accounts:

1. Log into streamlabs.com.
2. Click the arrow next to your profile picture in the top right corner.
3. Click Account Settings.
4. Click the Platforms tab on the left menu.
5. Find the platform you want to add and click the Merge button next to it.

Step 1: Find your Alert Settings

1. On the left side, find Streaming essentials.
2. Click Alert Box.

Step 2: General Settings

This is where you can control how alerts work overall.

• Alert Delay: Pick how many seconds to wait before the alert shows up. We recommend between 2-5 seconds.
• Moderation Settings: You can turn on "Alert Moderation" to approve alerts before they appear on stream. The difference between Unlimited and regular is that with Unlimited you have as much time as you want to approve, while regular requires approval within a certain timeframe or it won't appear.
• Profanity Filter: This blocks "bad words" from appearing in your alerts.
• Custom Bad Words: You can type in your own list of words to block.

Step 3: Fast Design (Global Editing)

Use the Global Editing tab to give every alert the same look at the same time.

• Layout: Choose if the text goes over, under, or next to your image.
• Animations: Pick how the alert moves onto the screen.
• Font Settings: Change the size, color, and style of your text.
• Text to Speech: Set a voice to read alerts out loud.

Step 4: Customize Specific Alerts & Variations

Once your general look is set, you can customize individual events like "Twitch Follows."

1. Platform Alerts: Click a platform (like Twitch) and pick an event (like Follows) to change its specific image or sound.
2. Variations: Click + Add Variation under the specific alert you want a variation for. Then use the Condition setting to adjust what will trigger this alert.

Step 5: Adding the Alert Box to Your Software

• Streamlabs Desktop: Click the plus (+) sign in your Sources box and pick Alert Box.
• Streamlabs Plugin for OBS: Click Streamlabs in the top menu, click Widgets, and then click Add on the Alert Box widget.
• Other Software: Copy the Widget URL at the top of the page and paste it as a Browser Source in your streaming program.

Step 6: Testing Your Alerts

This is how you can see what your alerts look like before you go live.

• On the Website: Click the Test

More Resources

Looking to take your alerts to the next level? Check out our deeper guides below:

• How Do Alert Box Variations Work?: Learn how to play completely different alerts based on viewer milestones, like different layouts for sub milestones or big tips.
• Live Stream Alert Box Sounds: Ready to add custom sounds to your layout? Find the best places to source clear audio beats and effects for your alerts.
• Alerts and Widget Troubleshooting: Alerts not popping up on your screen? Follow this step-by-step checklist to clear cache and resolve hardware source errors.

Need Help?

If you have any questions or run into trouble setting up your notifications, our support team is happy to assist you at https://streamlabs.com/support.