At Streamlabs, we believe in empowering creators to do more. Without you, the creators, we would not exist; that’s why we strive to constantly expand our tool and feature sets so you can grow your community to the next level.
Today we are thrilled to introduce “Social Reminders,” a collection of free animations that will help you grow your channels and encourage viewers to follow you on social media, like your videos, and subscribe to your channels.
The release of Social Reminders marks the latest feature in our free product offering, supporting our mission to help creators build communities, engage with their audience, and earn a living doing what they love.
Where can you use Social Reminders?
We designed Social Reminders to promote your Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Twitter, and more. With a click of a button, you can get beautiful free like and subscribe gifs, TikTok and Twitch follow buttons, subscribe banners for YouTube, and much more.
How do I Create Social Reminders?
Creating and customizing your Social Reminders is simple, easy, and, most importantly, 100% free.
Browse our complete list of Social Reminder animations, and pick the template that best suits your needs. Then, customize the title, description, and profile picture. You get instant access to the files. Simply download and follow the instructions provided in each template to add it to your live streaming or video editing software of choice.
What Formats do Social Reminders Come in?
We wanted to ensure that no matter where what kind of content you create, you can add Social Reminders to everything.
After customizing your assets, you’ll receive a ZIP folder that includes the following files:
- GIF
- MOV
- MP4
- WebM files
You’ll also receive instruction guides to help you add these animations to Streamlabs Desktop and popular video editing tools like Video Editor Video Editor, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.
How to Add to Streamlabs Desktop
When adding your Social Reminder to Streamlabs Desktop we recommend adding it as a Sponsor Banner widget. Doing this will let you control how often it will appear on your live stream.
To add a sponsor banner widget:
Step 1: Click the + sign near the Sources panel and select Sponsor Banner under Widgets
Step 2: If there are no images under Image Set 1, click Add Image. If there is an existing graphic there, click Change Media
Step 3: Upload your Social Reminder .webm to the Media Gallery, select it, then click Done
Step 4: Adjust the Widget Show Duration to the duration of your file, which is usually 3 or 5 seconds.
Step 5: Adjust the Widget Hide Duration to however long you want the widget hidden before it plays again
Step 6: Double click the Source and adjust the Banner Width/Height if the animation is cropped.
Now, just repeat this process if you have multiple social profiles you want to remind people to follow you on!
Adding Social Reminders to Video Editing Software
If you’re using Video Editors like Video Editor, Premiere Pro, or Adobe, adding social reminders is a breeze.
Video Editor is an easy-to-use, web-based video editing software from Streamlabs.
1. In your main project view, drag & drop your .webm or .mov into Files
2. Click the Video Editing button to open the editor. From there you can drag in your Social Reminders.
Premiere Pro
1. Import or drag in your .mov Social Reminder to the Project Window
2. Drag your .mov Social Reminder into the Timeline above your Footage.
After Effects
1. Import or drag in your .mov Social Reminder to the Project Window
2. Drag your .mov Social Reminder into your Composition above your Footage.
Other Free Products You Might Enjoy
At Streamlabs, we offer a wide variety of free products that can help take your live stream from a passion to profession, including:
- Free overlays
- Logo Maker
- Streamer Merch Stores
- Highlighter — A free video editing tool integrated with Streamlabs Desktop
- Intro Maker
We hope the addition of Social Reminders will help you grow your audience. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, and don’t forget to download Streamlabs Desktop.
About Streamlabs
Founded on the belief that we want to help creators make a living doing what they love, Streamlabs provides a robust suite of features to help creators better engage with their fans, grow audiences, and improve monetization. Building on this mission, Streamlabs is expanding its product with 1) Talk Studio, our browser-based streaming studio, 2) Link Space, an all-in-one bio link tool, 3) Video Editor, a video review and collaboration tool. And 4) Cross Clip, the easiest way to convert Twitch clips to videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.