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Introduction

Why Multistream Tools in minutes.

Creation​

Regular streamer on Twitch since 2019, TheFrenchBiff - Web developer by trade - decided to combine his expertise in coding and passion for live performances when he felt the tide turning in favor of multistreaming: the act of broadcasting live simultaneously on several different platforms.

Indeed, for a long time only authorized on mobile social networks such as Instagram and TikTok, this practice was extended to all platforms by Twitch during a presentation held on October 20, 2023 during TwitchCon in Las Vegas.

However, it was since the summer of that same year that TheFrenchBiff had been working in secret on a tool capable of revolutionizing the industry: a complete system for creating overlays allowing streamers to quickly and simply implement multistreaming into their online strategy.

It is well known that one of the fundamental principles that any good developer must respect is to not reinvent the wheel, which is why TheFrenchBiff first searched extensively for an existing service that met his needs... but there were none... so he invented it!

Strategy​

Creating content on the Internet is an exciting but extremely complex field requiring you to learn a lot of things, particularly regarding everything related to audio and video, IT, community management, etc. It's definitely not about just sitting down on a gaming chair, turning on a computer and having fun while getting millions of views. If you want to devote yourself to it at least seriously, you should know that once the stream is cut, the adventure is far from over!

Indeed, being live on Twich will never be enough to fully promote your content for two very simple reasons:

  • the less you have spectators and the less you are likely to be seen
  • you instantly become invisible once your broadcast has stopped

So do you have to stream eight hours a day every day to be successful? Certainly not, it would be a monumental mistake, especially for your mental and financial health! On the contrary, it is about devoting less time to a single platform to take advantage of your new free time to exist on others. You have to think about your content in a continuous and more intelligent way.

For example, it is preferable to stream a few hours from time to time on Twitch then use, between sessions, the tools available to post the best clips produced on your YouTube and TikTok channels in order to offer short videos potentially viral that will make you gain visibility even when you sleep!

And to go further, streaming simultaneously on several platforms will inevitably bring you more viewers and will also save you valuable time transferring videos from one platform to another. But, of course, you have to do it correctly...

Needs​

During a stream, interacting with your viewers is an essential thing. It is therefore necessary to constantly have before your eyes a chat presenting their messages which can be easily read. Also, spectators will be able to trigger alerts which will have to be highlighted in one way or another; it is normal/important to thank, for example, anyone who does act of support (financial or not) through a donation, a subscription, etc.

Regarding chat, streamers are well off because there are many services offering to combine the platforms of your choice into a single, easily readable and identifiable display, some even automatically transfer messages from one platform to another. But their main concerns are often a severe lack of personalization and generally the lack of support for functionalities specific to different platforms (moderation actions, pinned or highlighted messages, commands, etc.).

On the other hand, regarding alerts it’s practically a desert. There was then no service capable of correctly managing the reception and display of alerts from several platforms at the same time while offering extensive customization; yes because each streamer has their own universe, so the display of these alerts must be different for everyone!

But that's not all, what do you do if you want, for example, to manage surveys or a queue to play with spectators spread across different platforms? Here again there are no third-party tools offering this type of service apart from Multistream Tools, a service created by a streamer to meet the needs of streamers.

Technologies​

Developed in pure HTML, JavaScript and CSS, our tools are designed for use in OBS, the industry standard software for streaming. They are modern, light, efficient and optimized because they do not depend on any third-party code and run entirely on your computer, lightning fast, very simple to configure, secure, generic, customizable as desired and powerful like no other currently on the market.

Their primary goal is to group together in one place all the events that may occur during a multistream such as alerts (follower, subscriber, etc.), chat messages, etc. but above all to be able to identify at first glance which platform these events originate from; for this, we mainly provide an activity feed but that's far from everything!

As "simple" Web pages, our tools should be integrated into OBS as browser sources or as custom browser docks. We also distribute:

  • ready-to-use overlays (to display surveys, alerts, ...) that are open source and can be used directly or serve as examples to develop new ones
  • ready-to-use themes, that also are open source, simplifying the customization of docks
  • several JavaScript and CSS files allowing to develop custom overlays, docks and themes

The possibilities are endless and now is the time to get into the details!