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Installing and restarting the avatar overlay

Add the overlay​

The Stream Avatar overlay link is in the Stream Avatar menu, separate from the Screen links in the Interaction Center.

Open the Stream Avatar menu in the dashboard, find the Install Overlay in OBS / TikTok Live Studio card, and copy the overlay link. Paste it as a Browser Source in OBS, or add it through Add Source → Link in TikTok Live Studio, at 1920 × 1080.

Use the Customize button on the same card to change how this overlay looks.

Never installed an overlay before? Read Installing Overlays in OBS & TikTok Live Studio first. It walks through each step.

Once it's installed, test it with Manual Actions from the dashboard.

In OBS​

  1. Copy the overlay link from the Stream Avatar menu.
  2. Click the [+] sign on the Sources panel and choose Browser.
  3. Paste the link.
  4. Click OK to save.
  5. Use Manual Actions to test it.

Installing the Stream Avatar overlay as a Browser Source in OBS

In TikTok Live Studio​

  1. Copy the overlay link from the Stream Avatar menu.
  2. Press the Add Source button and choose Link.
  3. Paste the link.
  4. Click OK to save.
  5. Use Manual Actions to test it.

Installing the Stream Avatar overlay as a Link in TikTok Live Studio

Restart overlay​

The avatar overlay loads its avatar data once, when it opens. If you change something after that, the change doesn't show until you restart the overlay.

The Restart Overlay button in the Stream Avatar menu

Restart it every time you:

  • Add a new Avatar Pack
  • Remove an Avatar Pack
  • Change the avatar settings
  • Change the overlay resolution
Caution

If a new avatar doesn't show up after you add it, the overlay almost certainly hasn't been restarted. Check this before looking for other causes.

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