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The Top 5 .OVERLAY Import Files for Streamlabs Desktop

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Our .OVERLAY import files for Streamlabs Desktop provide a really easy way to get setup in a flash, and at Twitch Overlay we’re now providing those import files with a majority of our premium content. Here’s an overview of .OVERLAY import files, and a rundown of our most popular downloads that include them.

What is a .OVERLAY import file?

The .OVERLAY import file is a file type used with Streamlabs Desktop, it stores an entire, fully-arranged stream overlay ready to apply in one click.

Imagine your stream like an empty room in a newly built house. You’d have to paint the walls, lay the floor, fill the room with furniture, shelves, all kinds of things to bring that room function and personality – that whole process can be quite time-consuming. Now imagine a box could arrive that you just place in the middle of that room, press a button, and it instantly does all those jobs for you. In a nutshell, that’s what a .OVERLAY import file is for your stream.

How do I use .OVERLAY import files with Streamlabs Desktop?

Setup in Streamlabs Desktop (formerly known as “Streamlabs OBS”) is so easy we’ve made a 17 second video to summarize it:

So, what are we seeing here, here’s the steps (with Streamlabs Desktop open of course):

  1. Click the cog in the bottom-left corner
  2. Select Scene Collections from the sidebar
  3. Hit the Import Overlay File button
  4. Navigate to the .OVERLAY file on your hard drive, and select
  5. Enjoy your new stream overlay!

Can I use a .OVERLAY import file with OBS Studio, OBS.Live, and other streaming software?

The short answer is no, but if you’re an OBS Studio user then there’s a kinda long-winded and janky way of getting a setup imported. Here’s the steps:

  1. Install Streamlabs Desktop (I know, this isn’t a joke, bear with me)
  2. Follow the import process detailed above for Streamlabs Desktop
  3. Close Streamlabs Desktop
  4. Open OBS Studio
  5. Select Scene Collection > Import from the top bar
  6. Now normally (hopefully) a panel should appear showing you Scene Collections it has detected in Streamlabs Desktop, the .OVERLAY you imported to Streamlabs Desktop in step 2 should hopefully be among those listed.
  7. Check the box next to the scene you’re looking for, and hit Import

Hopefully that should be it, and you’ll see your overlay setup in OBS Studio. Again, this is not a 100% fool-proof way of importing, it’s really just a work around – a janky one at that!

If this process completes and everything looks in order, you should be free to uninstall Streamlabs Desktop.

The best .OVERLAY import files for Streamlabs Desktop

With the setup process out the way, it’s time to get into it and take a look at the top 5 .OVERLAY import files for Streamlabs Desktop that you can find right here at Twitch Overlay.

Rusted Titan – Fire Stream Package

At number 5 it’s a fully animated stream package that brings molten lava and hellfire to your stream. This import file brings a number of firey elements to your stream including animated stream alerts, webcam border, stream screens and more.

Go Rusted Titan

Shark Stack – Beach Stream Package

GTA stream package

Shark Stack is designed with west coast Cali vibes in mind. Bring a piece of Venice Beach to your stream with palm tree stream screens and stream alerts, and a mellow purple and orange color scheme from top to bottom.

Go Shark Stack

Gothicon – Gothic Stream Overlay

Gothic and grimdark elements make up this wholly unique stream overlay. Gothicon features misty and bottle green webcam borders, stream alerts and info panels that give your entire stream a bewitching feel.

Go Gothicon

Pure Valor – Glitchy Twitch Overlay

In runner up spot is Pure Valor, an overlay with glitchy and kinetic elements that give your stream a little life without taking the focus away from content. This overlay comes in 2 colorways, a blue & burned orange combo, or deep purple & green.

Go Pure Valor

VX Pro – Colorful Twitch Packages

A long-running favourite that tops every year end list, the VX Pro collection couples bold and eye-catching colorways with subtle animations to make your stream pop while keeping you and your media front and center. The most popular colorway is Chroma, giving a kaleidoscopic RGB package of overlay, alerts, and stream screens.

Go VX Pro

Final Thoughts

This is just a small selection of the .OVERLAY import files for Streamlabs desktop we’ve got available here. Almost every stream overlay or package in the Premium Downloads section of the site features .OVERLAY import files as standard, so take a look for yourself. We feature some of the most diverse styles available anywhere, so you’re likely to find exactly what you’re looking for. Be sure to check the Download Details panel on any item page to double-check if the dowload includes .OVERLAY files.

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Top 7 Best Free Twitch Overlays of 2022

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We’re back again to break down the best free Twitch overlays of the year according to download numbers. Each one of the downloads in this post are free and instantly downloadable right now for use with OBS Studio, Streamlabs Desktop, and any other streaming software.

The Best Free Twitch Overlays of the Year

While the past year has seen the addition of a few new items, it’s the old favourites that stay winning. That perhaps speaks to the quality of content we’ve been putting out for the past 8 years, so big self-high-five for us. Content is always ordered from newest to oldest on category pages like this one, so it’s easy to see what the latest additions are if you’re interested.

Without any further preamble, here’s the top 7 best free Twitch overlays from November 2021 to November 2022.

7. Starter Blue – Free Blue Twitch Overlay

free blue overlay

The Starter family of overlays provides a great baseline for getting your visuals in check, and there’s even deluxe upgrade options for each colorway if you like the design enough to expand on it.

Take a look at Starter Blue

6. Rogue Droid – Free Star Wars Twitch Overlay

free star wars twitch overlay

It makes sense that Star Wars would be accounted for on a list full of huge brand names, Rogue Droid is a Star Wars stream overlay that keeps things simple while tapping in to the film’s vibe.

See Rogue Droid

5. Grand Champ – Free Apex Legends Twitch Overlay

Free Apex Legends Twitch Overlay

Grand Champ is a free Apex Legends stream overlay with a slightly asymetrical finish, and features a deluxe upgrade to add tons of great features.

Checkout Grand Champ

4. Camo – Free MW2 Twitch Overlay

free call of duty twitch overlay

You’ll sense a pattern over the next few entries, as the 3 pillars of billion dollar gaming (on console at least) make their presence known. Camo is a weathered and rusted Call of Duty stream overlay perfect for MW2.

Take a look at Camo

3. Top Corner – Free FIFA Twitch Overlay

Free FIFA 22 Twitch Overlay

Here in Europe the FIFA games are a juggernaut dominating sales charts every year, so it makes sense this hypercolored FIFA stream overlay would be among the most downloaded. There’s even a deluxe upgrade!

See Top Corner

2. Storm Call – Free Fortnite Twitch Overlay

Free Fortnite Stream Overlay

Tapping into the colourful and slightly cartoonish vibe, this Fortnite stream overlay has all the essentials needed to stack crowns on streams.

Checkout Storm Call

1. Ghost Rising – Free Minimal Twitch Overlay

Destiny 2 stream Overlay

Ghost Rising follows the Destiny aesthetic, with flat and minimal stream overlay elements. It’s simple and distraction-free vibe have secured its place at the top of the list of best free Twitch overlays of 2022.

See Ghost Rising

More Free Twitch Overlays

That’s our top 7 best free Twitch overlays rounded up, but it doesn’t stop there. We’ve got a library of nearly 60 free Twitch overlays, starting soon & BRB screens, free stream alerts, and free twitch panels, so take a look at our Free Downloads section to find something that suits you.

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Minimal logo design for streamers & esports teams

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My name’s Lou and I’ve been running Twitch Overlay for over 8 years now. I’m here to tell you about a new service I’ve launched called DOJYN.

DOJYN is a minimal logo design service for streamers, content creators, and esports teams, with the aim to give everyone – whether big or small – exceptional quality branding at a very affordable price.

Dependable minimal logo design for your Twitch stream

With thousands of bots flooding social media and gig sites, it’s hard to know if there are any legit designers still out there, and even harder to trust them. I started DOJYN as a counter to that.

I’m the sole designer at DOJYN, and I bring over 20 years of real world experience at some of London’s biggest companies to each project. On top of that, everything you’ve ever seen on this website over the 8 years it’s been operational has been created by me, right down to the site itself. You’re in veteran hands when you order a minimal logo design from DOJYN.

Where can I find DOJYN?

The most ideal place is DOJYN.com, but you can find me everywhere. If you want to go right ahead and book something in, I’m active on Fiverr. Or if you’d like to follow on social media I have an IG and a Facebook.

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Free Kick Overlay & Alert Downloads

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Here you’ll find the biggest collection of unique and free Kick overlay downloads. Not only do we offer over 50 complete free Kick overlays, but you’ll find other elements like free Kick alerts, profile graphics, and loads more.

The name of the site may be Twitch Overlay, but all of the downloads you’ll see featured in this post are usable on any streaming platform, provided the software you use to stream allows you to add standard graphics, like PNGs and JPGs.

So whether you’re new to streaming and have chosen to start your journey on Kick, or a seasoned streamer exploring your options, you’ll find a Kick overlay to match your style right here. And if you decide to up your game, check out our Premium Downloads for some exciting animated designs that’ll help your thumbnail pop.

Free Kick Overlays

Free Kick overlay templates in a variety of styles and themed around popular games including Fortnite, Call of Duty, FIFA, and Apex Legends. All compatible with OBS & Streamlabs, and Stream Elements.

Free Fortnite Stream Overlay

A number of the overlays above have more robust versions in the Premium Downloads section. For instance Looterlands and the Starter family have premium editions that expand on their core design in cool and engaging ways.


Free BRB (Be Right Back), Starting Soon screens & more

Keep your Kick viewers in the loop with stylish full screen messages letting them know that you’re starting or stepping away. All the following ar easy to download and use with OBS & Streamlabs Desktop.

Free Stream Graphics - Twitch Overlay


Free Kick panels & graphics for your profile page

These Kick panels are a good looking way to draw attention to aspects of your profile page, just download for free and upload what you need.

Simple Twitch Profile Panels


Free Kick Alerts

Here are some free Kick alerts to spotlight new followers, donations, subs and more. All are instantly downloadable for use with Streamlabs or Stream Elements.

free purple twitch alerts

Take a look at our free Kick alerts section for a whole bunch of animated alerts in different colorways to match your stream.


Premium Animated Kick Overlays

Animated Chroma Stream package

This has been a brief rundown of the free things on offer here, but if you’re taking your streaming a little more seriously then premium Kick overlays are an excellent option. Most of our latest premium Kick overlays are fully animated, featuring engaging and exciting designs, and with over 138 downloads to choose from you’re definitely going to find a Kick overlay that suits your vibe. Head over to the premium downloads and have a look around.

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Top 5 Twitch Panels For Your Stream Profile

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The benefits of Twitch Panels

Twitch panels are an aspect of your channel that can help draw attention to info that’s hard to include or express on the stream itself. Plus it’s another method of expressing your style and vibe that can help tie things together with the live experience.

Here’s a rundown of some of the most popular Twitch panels available on the site. Some are free, while others are included in packages that make it super easy keeping your visuals consistent in every aspect.

5. Triforce – Zelda Inspired Twitch Panels

twitch panels - Twitch Overlay

This set of free stream panels taps in to the spirit of Hyrule, featuring the triforce alongside a series of headings.

Take a look at Triforce

4. Kyut – Cute Pastel Twitch Profile Panels

cute twitch panels

Part of the bright and soft Kyut package, these profile panels have a pastel palette and are very easy on the eye.

Take a look at Kyut

3. Streamdrome – Analog Horror Glitch Twitch Panels

vhs horror twitch panels

If you’re a horror streamer, or just dig the effect, these glitch Twitch panels might be perfect for you. Part of the streamdrome analog horror package.

Take a look at Streamdrome

2. Simple Headings – Free Stream Profile Panels

simple twitch panels

One of the first free downloads on the site, and still a hugely popular set of simple profile panels.

Take a look at Simple Headings

1. Pure Valor – Blue & Green Twitch Panels

green valorant profile panels

Eye-catching blue profile panels that draw attention without distracting. Part of the electrifying Pure Valor package.

Take a look at Pure Valor

Conclusion

This is just a small sample size of 5 Twitch panels, but you’ll find hundreds of designs and downloads across both the free and premium sections. Stream packages all feature their own sets of Twitch panels, giving your stream a visual identity on every level.

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Top 7 Best OBS Overlay Templates in 2024

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An OBS overlay is an excellent way to make your Twitch or YouTube stream standout a little. Most smaller streams don’t bother with a webcam or any kind of graphics, so even just the smallest effort can make your thumbnail more appealing than most. If you’re an OBS user, or even on Lightstream or Streamlabs Desktop, then this selection of OBS overlay templates can really help make a difference.

How to use an OBS overlay

Using an OBS overlay to jazz up your stream is easy. When you download one of the designs included below (or any of the ones found around the site), unzip the provided ZIP file, and inside you’ll find a bunch of normal, web-standard graphics like PNG and JPG files. These aren’t just easily draggable into OBS Studio, but also into Streamlabs Desktop and most streaming software. Then you just rearrange your graphics to suit your setup, and you’re good to go!

If you’re interested in a more in-depth guide, including alerts and how to make tweaks and changes to certain elements, take a look at the How to Use a Stream Overlay guide.

The best OBS overlay templates

Now we know how to use these OBS overlays, it’s time to take a look at what’s on offer. There’s hundreds on the site, some free and some paid, but all covering a whole range of styles and vibes. Whatever your personality, and the theme of your content, you’re likely to find whatever you need right here. Below are a selection of the best OBS overlay templates that span all kinds of colors and looks. They’re not in any particular order, they’re all good!

Ghost Rising Deluxe

minimal twitch overlay

Built on the foundations of the free Ghost Rising OBS overlay, Deluxe offers updated and animated elements that are subtle and visually engaging without being distracting.

See Ghost Rising Deluxe

Gothicon Fallen King

king stream overlay

Inspired by fantasy realms like The Land Between from Elden Ring, this golden OBS overlay (a sibling to the original Gothicon) is regal and lavish with gilded elements.

See Gothicon Fallen King

Future War

electric stream package

As the name suggests this futuristic OBS overlay evokes cyber warfare, with electrified and pulsing animated elements, and war torn starting soon and BRB screens.

See Future War

Kyut

cute stream overlay

Designed as a total 180 this cute OBS overlay is one of a kind, featuring bright and colourful animations, and cute stream alerts and stream screens.

See Kyut

Pure Valor Green

green valorant twitch overlay

Featuring a very stylish lime green on deep purple, this is a glitchy overlay with strong geometric shapes and clean corners. Design also available in red.

See Pure Valor

Neon Titan

neon green stream package

An audacious neon OBS overlay with a strong green glow, and surging animations that are bold and engaging.

See Neon Titan

Carbon

obs overlay - Twitch Overlay

Another bold design, but for different reasons. The Carbon OBS overlay has a strong, metallic finish, with dark spotlit alert animations.

See Carbon

Conclusion

Above are the top 7 OBS overlays, but with hundreds of designs available around the site you don’t need to hedge your bets on what you see here. There’s overlays that are wild west inspired, some that feature an RGB design, and others that are inspired by analog horror.

If none of these suit you, just head into the Premium Downloads section and play with the filters to find exactly the style and vibe you’re looking for.

 

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Get our RGB stream template on Overlay.Expert

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If you’re a user of Overlay.Expert you can now find our best-selling RGB stream template on Overlay.Expert marketplace.

VX Pro Chroma has been a huge hit on the site since arriving a few years ago, and making it more accessible is definitely key for the site. Hopefully we can get some more items from the site uploaded and usable on more apps around the web.

Overlay.Expert offers the ability for people on console to use overlays with as much ease and customisation as those streaming on PC. It’s all easily customised and tailored to your own needs, so head over to the following link to starting using our RGB stream template on Overlay.Expert

Take a look at VX Pro Chroma: https://overlay.expert/marketplace/product/664b305ddf8a09e35477a6f9

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What Games to Stream on Twitch To Gain Viewers

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If your aim is growth then finding optimal games to stream on Twitch can put you at a big advantage, and help attract new viewers. This article covers some of the tools (and mindset) that will help you set your channel up for success.

Why should I use tools to find what games to stream on Twitch?

There’s a difference between just wanting to go live and not caring who’s watching, and very specifically aiming for channel growth. Anyone can fire up League, press the “start streaming” button, and hope for the best. But with games like League, Valorant, Counter-Strike, and any of the biggest games on the platform, you’ll be joining thousands of other 0-5 viewer channels.

You’re expecting viewers in that situation to pick your needle of a stream out of a massive haystack – it’s unrealistic that growth will come that way.

Using tools to find what games to stream on Twitch can help find titles with a low amount of streamers, but high amount of engagement, giving you a much stronger chance of those viewers finding your stream.

Start with SullyGnome

It’s a goofy name, but a hell of a tool! Sully Gnome tracks practically every metric on Twitch, but has one tool that will be crucial to you – Game Picker.

Game Picker works by finding the ideal cross-section between your projected directory position, and the directory’s average viewership.

sully gnome game picker example

At the time of writing Chivalry 2 is suggested as the best game to play for a channel with 1 viewer, as the average viewership is small, but well spread among channels, so your visibility would be good.

Bare in mind, any one of the games suggested are viable choices. When looking for what games to stream on Twitch, picking the one at the top of the Game Picker list is certainly optimal, but picking one further down that you’d much rather play would not hurt your visibility much, if at all.

Check Twitch for what game to stream

The Game Picker is a great tool, but you should always check in on your chosen game before going ahead. Find the game on Twitch and see if the situation in the directory aligns with the info you’ve found on SullyGnome.

Go live at the same time as a big streamer (but only if they’re playing something obscure)

This has been a tried and true strat since Twitch’s inception. If you know ahead of time that a big streamer will be playing something which routinely gets very little viewership, then fire up a stream of it when they do! It’s a pretty cynical approach, but this is an article about viewership, so it all counts.

This approach can result in a kind of contact viewership, where people watching the big streamer might look around the directory to see who else is streaming and what they’re doing in the game.

It’s not foolproof, and is exceptionally hard to execute on, but worth considering if the stars align.

Stream a small game on release day

Everyone streams major game releases day one. That may have been viable a decade ago, but now even if you VPN yourself way up, and hop on an Australian release window you’re unlikely to make a dent. Every day there’s new and weird games hitting the internet, so turn your sights upside down and focus on a game much much smaller.

Steam’s Upcoming section is a great tool for finding games that are on the horizon and getting a little attention. But once again, you’ll need to do your own research.

If you find a game in that list you like the look of, go to the game page and look at the developer’s page to see what other games they’ve made. If you see a game or two that’s gotten pretty positive feedback, then that’s a great sign to go ahead. If this is their first game, try Googling to see if it’s been covered anywhere significant.

Conclusion

Finding what game to stream on Twitch is not an exact science. The tools and resources discussed here are very useful, but you must also use your own research and intuition to define what game works for you. Bringing all of these factors together will give you the best chance at growing your viewership.

Finally, as a little self-plug, eye-catching visuals can help your stream thumbnail standout in directories. And whaddya know, you’re in the right place to find them! Take a look at our free & premium sections to get started.

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Overlays Twitch Gratuits, Alertes de Stream et Panneaux

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Nous sommes dans le business des overlays twitch gratuits, des alertes de streaming, des écrans, des panneaux de profil depuis 2014. Au fil des années de création active de superpositions de flux, nous avons construit une bibliothèque de plus de 50 téléchargements de flux.

Ces modèles de superposition Twitch gratuits sont tous instantanément téléchargeables, et comprennent même des fichiers PSD Photoshop à éditer vous-même. Jetez un coup d’œil ci-dessous pour voir tous les superpositions Twitch, les alertes Twitch, les panneaux Twitch et les écrans de streaming disponibles gratuitement.

Overlays Twitch Gratuits

Modèles d’incrustation Twitch gratuits dans de nombreux styles et pour les jeux les plus populaires, notamment Fortnite, League of Legends, EAFC et Valorant. Tous compatibles avec OBS et Streamlabs.

Overlay de stream gratuit pour Fortnite

Un certain nombre des overlays ci-dessus sont des versions gratuites de téléchargements Premium beaucoup plus complets et riches en fonctionnalités. Par exemple, Looterlands et la famille Starter ont des éditions Premium, n’hésitez pas à les consulter.


Écrans de streaming gratuits – BRB, Bientôt en ligne, hors ligne, and stream est terminé

Des écrans de streaming bientôt et BRB pour faire savoir aux gens que vous vous êtes retiré de votre stream Twitch, Facebook ou FB Live. Tous ces éléments peuvent être téléchargés gratuitement pour OBS Studio et Streamlabs.

Ecrans de stream par Twitch Overlay


Panneaux et graphiques Twitch gratuits pour votre page de profil Twitch ou Facebook

Packs de panneaux de profil Twitch & Facebook dans toutes sortes de styles pour garder votre profil de streaming à jour avec des informations pour vos spectateurs. Prêts à être téléchargés et utilisés dès maintenant.

panneaux de profil pour twitch


Overlays de webcam et cadres gratuits

Overlays de webcam gratuites de haute qualité pour vos streams Twitch, Facebook et YouTube et pour une utilisation avec OBS, Streamlabs Desktop et d’autres logiciels de streaming.

Overlay de caméra


Alertes Twitch gratuites

Alertes de streaming gratuites pour signaler les nouveaux adeptes, les nouveaux dons, les nouveaux hôtes et les nouveaux abonnés. Téléchargement instantané et utilisation avec Streamlabs ou Stream Elements.

Alertes de stream


Overlays pour twitch personnalisées

paquet de Twitch animés

En plus de ces superpositions de flux gratuites, nous avons une grande variété de téléchargements premium, la plupart d’entre eux peuvent être personnalisés avec vos informations de flux pour une somme très modique. Si vous êtes un streamer qui commence à prendre ses diffusions un peu plus au sérieux, cela vaut la peine de jeter un coup d’œil à notre section premium. Elle comprend nos packs de streaming, qui vous permettent de personnaliser et de concevoir tous les aspects de votre streaming.

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