Overlays & Stream Graphics

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Everything you need to make your stream look professional. Guides to stream overlays, alerts, widgets, starting soon and BRB screens, transitions, color grading, blend modes, and on-screen drawing. Learn how to design your layout, build overlays with Spark, and set them up in Meld Studio or OBS.

Why Playing Games With Your Chat Is Worth It (And How to Actually Pull It Off)

Viewer game nights build community fast, but managing chat requests is chaos without the right tools. Here are 4 free viewer queue elements to keep your sessions organized and your chat engaged.

7 min read

Spark on Pro and Max Just Got a Major Upgrade

Spark on Pro and Max is faster, smarter, and better looking. With the same prompt, you now get overlays in less time, with better composition and smoother animation.

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Make It Rain Pumpkin Spice on Your Fall Stream with PSL Rain

Make your stream feel instantly cozy with PSL Rain, a free chat-triggered fall overlay where viewers type pumpkin or psl and the vibes rain down.

4 min read

Turn Every Raid into a Party with Raid Rave

Raids deserve more than a chat notification. Raid Rave is a Meld Spark element that transforms every incoming raid into a full EDM-style laser light show.

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Why Chat Games Like Word Hunt Are a Streamer's Secret Weapon for Engagement

See why Word Hunt and other chat games boost streamer engagement, grow chat activity, and keep viewers coming back. Try it in Spark Gallery.

6 min read

How to Prompt Meld Studio Spark for Consistent Overlays, Widgets, and Alerts

Meld Studio Spark generates working overlay code from plain-English prompts, so output quality depends on prompt structure. The most reliable format is four parts: subject first, then position, behavior and style, with explicit hex colors for consistency across every element.

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How to Get Custom Stream Overlays and Widgets Without Coding

Meld Spark is a chat-based tool inside Meld Studio that turns plain-English prompts into custom stream overlays. Because it writes HTML, CSS and JavaScript rather than images, every overlay animates at 60fps and reacts to live events across Twitch, YouTube, Kick, TikTok and X.

11 min read

How to Add LUTs to Your Stream with Meld Studio v0.10.4.0

Give your stream a cinematic edge with one effect. Meld Studio now supports LUTs for professional color grading, and a new LUT lab to create your own custom looks.

3 min read

5 Overlays and Widgets Streamers are Creating with Meld Spark

Streamers can now create their own widgets and alerts using Meld Spark! No more templates, just describe your idea and watch it come to life live on stream.

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