



This is also where you will add your gameplay footage whether that’s from a capture card or capturing from your computer. This allows you to add graphics, webcam borders, alert boxes, cameras and loads more. Sources allow you to add different elements to a scene. However if you want to take your production to the next level you can have lots of scenes in your Streamlabs which you can switch between during streams.

For example you may have one scene for your gameplay with a facecam in the corner and then a second scene with your facecam as the whole screen for “Just Chatting” to your viewers. Scenes allow you to have differently designed screens to show at different stages on your stream. Let me explain in a little more detail what these are. Here we have three main tabs Scenes, Sources and the mixer. Once you have completed those initial steps you will be greeted with the screen below. Streamlabs will now optimise to the best settings for your specific PC. If you like one of these you can select however I would recommend skipping for now as I will show you where to get some better themes below. You can then choose one of the Free Streamlabs themes to use. Make sure to add the correct Mic & Webcam that you want to use for your stream. Streamlabs will then ask you to add your Microphone and Webcam to Streamlabs. However if you want to add some amazing themes later, Streamlabs Prime is a great place to get them. For now, selecting the Free/Starter plan is more than enough. You will be greeted with the below screen. Once you open the program you can login/create an account using your Twitch or Youtube account. The site should default to the system you are using. To do this head to and download the application for your system. The first thing we need to do is download the Streamlabs program to our computer. If you have any questions please feel free to drop them in the comments section at the end of the article. Within 30 minutes you will be ready to push the Go Live button with a great-looking stream. In this guide, I’m going to take you through everything you need to know about setting up Streamlabs for the first time. Have you decided to finally take the plunge into streaming and want a full step by step guide to setting up Streamlabs for the best possible stream performance?
