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Comments from viewers watching on Vimeo now appear directly in your Streamyard chat, so you can respond and engage without switching tabs.

Here's how it works:

Note: Livestreaming to Vimeo requires a Vimeo Advanced or Enterprise plan.

📍Available on all Streamyard plans


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If you're monetized on YouTube, you can now see YouTube Jewels directly in your Streamyard chat and display them on screen as they come in.

That means you can celebrate your supporters live, the moment Jewels are gifted, without needing to switch over to your YouTube Studio or miss the message in chat.

Here’s how it works:

To use this feature, your YouTube channel must be eligible for monetization.

📍 Available on all Streamyard plans


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No more abrupt overlay changes. All overlays now automatically fade in and out, giving your streams smoother transitions and a more polished feel.

No set up required. The new fade effect is automatically applied whenever you show or hide an overlay.

📍Available on all plans

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Make presentations flow more naturally by letting guests advance the slides themselves.

Share your slides to the stage, then grant slide controls to a guest. They'll advance the slides as they present while you focus on hosting the stream.

Here's how it works:

Perfect for webinars, guest presentations, and live demos. Presenters can move through their slides at their own pace while you focus on hosting, monitoring the chat, and engaging your audience.

📍 Available on all plans

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You can now create separate portrait and landscape layouts for your Multi-aspect-ratio Streams.

Resize and reposition your camera, guests, and media in each orientation, so your content looks its best on every screen.

Here's how it works:

Create a dedicated layout that works best for each aspect ratio.

📍 Available on paid plans

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If you've built up a collection of backgrounds, overlays, and videos over time, managing them just got a whole lot faster.

You can now select multiple assets at once and perform bulk actions. Delete old uploads in one go or copy multiple assets to another brand without having to manage them one by one.

Here's how it works:

Whether you're cleaning out old uploads or organizing assets across brands, you can now do it in just a few clicks.

📍 Available on all plans

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You can now export your livestream chat history to review audience questions and feedback after your stream ends.

Here's how it works:

The chat moves fast during a livestream. With chat exports, you can easily look back on the full conversation even after your stream ends. Revisit audience questions, review feedback, and see what got people talking across all your streaming destinations.

Note: Chat exports are only available for livestreams.

📍 Available on all plans

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You can now easily see track duration and jump to any point in your background music directly in Streamyard.

Whether you're timing a beat drop or navigating to a specific part of a track, you can now control your background music without leaving the studio.

Here’s what’s new:

📍 Available on all plans

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If you're monetized on YouTube, you can now see gifted membership messages directly in your Streamyard chat and even show them on screen while you're live.

That means you can acknowledge supporters the moment memberships are gifted, without needing to switch over to your YouTube Studio or miss the message in chat.

Here’s how it works:

To use this feature, your YouTube channel must be eligible for monetization.

📍 Available on all Streamyard plans

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You can now drag and reorder guests and media assets in the backstage area, making it easier to keep your studio organized during busy streams.

Here’s how it works:

Group related guests and assets together, arrange your backstage exactly how you want, and quickly find what you need while live.

📍 Available on all plans

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You can now resize and reposition static overlays directly inside your layout, giving you more control over how your stream looks on screen.

Want to move an overlay around your guests? Resize it to better fit your layout? Now you can customize your layout exactly how you want, without leaving the studio.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Head to your Studio
  2. Open the Media assets section
  3. Click on an overlay
  4. Click the three dots on the overlay thumbnail
  5. Select Transform
  6. Adjust the size and position of your overlay anywhere on screen
  7. Click Save to override the original overlay
  8. Or click Save as new to create a new transformed version

You can even transform overlays while you're live. Once you hit save, your audience will instantly see the updated version in real time.

📍 Available on paid plans

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When your chat is moving fast, it’s easy to lose track of which comments you’ve already shown on screen.

Now, comments you’ve shown on stage are clearly marked, so you can instantly see what’s been covered and pick up right where you left off.

When you hide a comment from the stage, it will appear faded in the Comments section, making it easier to see where you left off and avoid showing the same comment twice.

Here’s how it works:

Stay on top of even the busiest chats, and keep your stream flowing smoothly.

📍 Available on all plans

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You can now add Vimeo as a destination and go live or stream your recordings—no RTMP setup or switching tools.

📍 Available on all plans

Requires Vimeo Advanced or Enterprise plan with Events functionality

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You can now open your live chat in a separate browser window, or scan the QR code to open it from your phone.

That means you can keep an eye on your chat without it getting in the way—giving you more room to move freely between panels while you stream.

How it works:

Stay on top of your audience, without crowding your setup.

📍Available on all plans

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QR codes just got an upgrade. You can now customize them with your brand colors, logo, and text—so it looks like a natural part of your stream.

Make it easier for your audience to take action. No searching for long links or digging through the chat, just show the link on screen and go.

Here’s how it works:

Your QR code appears instantly during your stream, and you can hide it anytime.

Whether you’re sharing your website, donation page, or a signup link, it’s a more seamless way to turn viewers into clicks—now in a custom design that fits your stream.

📍Available on all plans

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Turn your viewers into participants with built-in Polls. Ask questions, get instant feedback, and keep your audience engaged, all in real time.

Here’s how it works:

✨Tip: Any Poll you save to your Reusable Studio can be used again and again.

Use Polls to keep the engagement up in your streams and see who’s actually paying attention. 👀

📍 Available on all plans

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You can now make display names and headlines larger or smaller.

Use different sizes to better match your layout or highlight guest names on screen.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Enter your Studio
  2. Open the Style section
  3. Scroll to Theme
  4. Turn on Show Display Names and Show Headlines
  5. Choose a Text Size

Try a few different sizes to see what works best for your stream.

📍 Available on all plans

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We’ve refreshed Streamyard’s design, with a brighter color palette, cleaner interface and brand new logo.

The aim of this revamp is to celebrate all the improvements—big and small—that the team has brought to Streamyard in the last year, while staying true to the core simplicity that users love.

What’s changed:

What hasn’t changed:

Our new look is designed to support everything we’re building next, helping you reach more people, engage your audience, and grow your community—without compromising an inch on the delightful simplicity that makes Streamyard, well, Streamyard.

You can read the full story behind the new look here.

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We've added a search bar to your Library, so you can instantly find any recording by title.

Here's how it works:

  1. Go to your Library from the dashboard
  2. Click the search bar at the top
  3. Type the name of the recording or clip you're looking for
  4. Click on the result to open it

No more scrolling through endless pages — just search and go.

📍 Available on all plans

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A new element in the left sidebar shows you the generation progress of your AI clips.

You’ll see any ongoing generations, and an instant preview when your clips are done.

Click View below the preview to open your new clips in the Library, where you can edit, download or re-generate them.

To learn how AI clips work:

👉 Here’s our help center article

To see how AI clips can grow your audience:

👉 Check out our AI clips live tutorial

📍 AI clips are available on all plans. Amount varies by plan.

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