OBS Studio
Add LiveSunday captions to OBS using a Browser Source.
OBS Studio is the most common streaming tool used by churches broadcasting to YouTube, Facebook Live, or recording locally. Adding LiveSunday captions takes about 2 minutes.
What you need
A saved caption link from your LiveSunday dashboard. If you haven't created one yet, go to Captions → Create caption link, choose a language and style, and save.
Steps
Copy your overlay URL
In your LiveSunday dashboard, open Captions, find your caption link, and copy the overlay URL — e.g. https://livesunday.ai/overlay/abc123.
Add a Browser Source in OBS
- In the Sources panel, click +.
- Select Browser from the list.
- Name it (e.g. "LiveSunday – Spanish") and click OK.
Configure the Browser Source
In the properties dialog:
- URL — paste your overlay URL
- Width — set to your canvas width (e.g.
1920) - Height — set to your canvas height (e.g.
1080) - Leave all other settings at their defaults
Click OK. The source will appear in your scene.
Position the overlay
The browser source fills the scene canvas by default. Since the overlay is transparent, only the caption text will be visible. You can resize or reposition it in the scene editor if needed.
Recommended
Match the width and height to your output resolution exactly. This ensures font sizes and positioning from the caption link builder scale correctly.
Start your LiveSunday stream
Go back to your LiveSunday dashboard and click Start stream. Within a few seconds, captions will begin appearing in the OBS preview.
Tips
- You can add multiple browser sources — one per language — and toggle them in different scenes.
- Shutdown source when not visible (in source properties) can save resources, but the overlay may take a moment to reconnect when the scene becomes active again.
- If captions aren't showing, confirm the stream is running in your dashboard and that the overlay URL is correct.